Dates: 1-6 & 8-13 July 2018 | Venue: Marathons, Greece

The European Science Education Academy (ESEA) is proud to announce a new series of exciting Summer Schools for 2018 under the framework of ‘Inspiring Science Education.’ The six courses offered are based on the latest educational trends and will be held in beautiful Marathon, Greece in the summer.

Dates: 17-23 June 2018 / 16-22 June 2019 | Venue: Terceira island, Azores

This engaging, interactive course will give you the tools to turn your classroom/school into a robust, dynamic learning environment. It will also draw inspiration from the Azores island’s unique volcanoes, rich biodiversity to apply innovative methodologies.

Dates: 14-22 July 2018 | Venue: Pasadena, California, USA

Join the teacher training at the 42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly to be held in Pasadena, California. The workshop will cover learning methodologies for robotic telescope use in the classroom, planetarium software, image processing that bring real cutting-edge science to the hands of educators and their students.

Dates: 29 July – 4 August 2018 | Venue: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Join the adventure in the Canary Islands surrounded by some of biggest astronomical telescopes in the world. The workshop for teachers will include hands-on activities, inquiry-led teaching, use of e-Learning resources, and also a visit to Teide Observatory.

Dates: 16-18 August 2018 | Venue: Vienna, Austria

Join the annual GTTP teacher training workshop in Vienna in August 2018. During this teacher training, scientific topics will be introduced in teaser talks by scientists and then the teachers will work on materials in several workshop sessions related to the topics.

Dates: 3-8 September 2018 | Venue: Cardiff, Wales

In this course, teachers will get to explore astronomical sites in the UK while generating inquiring minds as one Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate with a live example of the scientific methods. The course is held at the Cardiff University.

Dates: 4-10 October 2018 | Venue: Innsbruck, Austria

In this course, teachers will be led through these subjects in a series of discussions and interactive lectures that will also focus on a state-of-the-art overview of Solar System exploration. The course will be held in Innsbruck at the Austrian Space Forum.

Dates: November 2018 | Venue: ESTEC, The Netherlands

The European Space Agency (ESA) together with the Galileo Teacher Training Programme (GTTP) organise an annual workshop for teachers, covering practical sessions, inquiry-based learning, and lectures from ESA scientists, with a tour of ESA.