We are announcing 3 new Comenius and Gruntvig training events for June and July of 2013. The main objective of these programs is to introduce educators in the use of new methodologies for science teaching based in the use o modern tools and resources that rely on recent advances of science. The training events were prepared for an adult audience with interest in new methodologies to address science and science related topics using as a guideline real research examples, namely in the field of Astronomy and Space Research. More...
Universe Quest – Building Games for Education
17/06/2013 – 21/06/2013, New Castle upon Tyne, UK
A training event promoted in partnership with Learnit3D (http://www.learnit3d.com/)
This training event is based on new methodologies to address science and science related topics using as a guideline: Educational Games, Scientific Illustration and Astronomy. Games for education are considered nowadays one of the Holy Grail for engaging students and inspiring them in science topics. ICT and games are part of their daily lives and its pedagogical capability is overwhelming. The main objective of this training is to prepare teachers and adult trainers in the use of serious games for education and to provide practical examples of its power for addressing real data handling (Research Based Science Education) while promoting the learning of different science topics in a learn by doing approach.
Please find more information here:
Comenius - PT-2013-105-001 (for teachers)
Gruntvig - PT-2013-106-001 (for adult trainers)
Astronomy@MyBackPack
15/07/2013 – 19/07/2013, Cascais, Portugal
29/07/2013 – 02/07/2013, Volos, Greece
The advent of free science content on the web opened a whole new area for science education. Students can now learn mathematics, physics, geography, chemistry and other subjects while using real astronomy and space data, available for free on the internet. Participants will be introduced to an efficiently and well tested methodology that relies on the use of such resources to tackle school curriculum content. The programme is built to address the needs of schools ranging from easy access to computers and internet to those still not reached by these devices. The methodology is based in an IBSE approach and range from the manipulation of databases to the construction of observing devices using readily available material.
Please find more information here:
Comenius - PT-2013-104-002 (for teachers)
Gruntvig - to be announced soon (for adult trainers)
Astronomy@MyPC
08/07/2013 – 12/07/2013, Turku, Finland
29/07/2013 – 02/07/2013, Volos, Greece
This training program invests in ICT for science teaching using the inquiry based methodology. The main objective of this programme is to introduce educators in the use of new methodologies for science teaching. Themes are based in the use of modern tools and resources that rely on recent advances of science. The advent of free science content on the web opened a whole new area for science education. Students can now learn mathematics, physics, geography, chemistry and other subjects while using real astronomy and space data, available for free on the internet. Participants will be introduced to an efficiently and well tested methodology that relies on the use of such resources to tackle school curriculum content. The methodology is based in an IBSE approach and range from the manipulation of databases to the construction of observing devices using readily available material.
Please find more information here:
Comenius - PT-2013-103-002 (for teachers)
Gruntvig - to be announced soon (for adult trainers)