GEOschools - Teaching Geosciences in secondary schools

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GEOschools (2011-2013) aimed to provide advice, teaching aids, instruments and other support for teaching geoscience in secondary schools.

The GEOschools project brought together geoscientists from universities, teaching training institutions, schools, museums and geoparks.

The project supports innovative teaching of geosciences in secondary schools and raising awareness on geoheritage. The overall aims are:

  • To bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and school knowledge in the field of geosciences
  • To increase teachers' knowledge and students' interest in geosciences
  • To improve the didactics of geosciences in European schools
  • To promote education for sustainable development.


The specific objectives and expected results are:

  • To conduct an interest research on geosciences concepts
  • To conduct a comparative research on national geosciences curricula in the six participating countries (Austria, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, UK)
  • To develop a multi-lingual school geosciences dictionary
  • To produce a common Framework on geosciences literacy principles
  • To develop, test and evaluate teaching modules in geosciences
  • To provide support to teachers and their students in the didactics of geosciences.


The project also supports school-science collaboration by bringing teachers and practising geoscientists together in a variety of activities in geoparks, geotopes and museums as well as in the classroom.

The activities, materials and the GEOschools approach are regularly disseminated to teachers through the GEOschools open conferences.

 

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