4th GTTP in Chile
The fourth GTTP workshop in Chile was held from 12 to 15 July at the Escuela F-96 Libertadores de Chile.
GTTP workshop at IAU General Assembly XXVIII
A GTTP workshop will be held on 1-2 September, followed by IAU General Assembly XXVIII in Beijing, China.
The workshop is designed to present modern resources for science teaching to the different grade levels. The material presented range from hands-on with daily materials to digital resources. Participants will have an opportunity to get acquainted with modern resources that use Inquiry Based methodology being produced in the scope of the EC funded project (Discover the Cosmos) as well with “Dark Skies Rangers” a set of environmental/astronomy-based lesson plans for grades 3 through 12 that helps students learn the importance of preserving dark skies.
Contacts: Hongfeng Guo – / Connie Walker / Rosa Doran
GTTP at EWASS 2012
A GTTP training session will be held in Rome, on Friday, 6th of July 2012, at the Pontificia Università Lateranense during European Week of Astronomy and Space Science (EWASS).
During EWASS 2012 there will be a special teacher training session were we intend to introduce modern tools for science education such as: Planetaria Software, Image processing software, hands-on activities with readily available material, etc. Participants will have the opportunity to get in touch with the “Discover the Cosmos” tools and learn how they can be involved with this (EC FP7 funded project) that brings real research into classroom.
GTTP during COSPAR 2012
COSPAR 2012 – Pannel of Education Session – 17 and 18 July 2012, @ Mysore
There will be a special GTTP session during the next COSPAR (COMMITTEE ON SPACE RESEARCH) Assembly that will take place in Mysore from 15th to 22nd of July. This session is integrated in the scope of the COSPAR Panel of education sessions PE-1 and PE-2. The training session will take place in the framework of session PE-2.
This will be the first teacher training session promoted by the Panel of Education (PE). The PE vision is to establish a strong and sustainable support network with the mission to integrate space research in science curricula across the world, empowering educators for this cutting edge task.
GTTP Morroco 2011
Two GTTP training workshops took place in Morocco in 2011. The first one was in October 19th at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane. Representative teachers and one school director from 2 primary schools, one middle school and two high schools (9 persons in total) in Ifrane and the nearby city Azrou, were introduced to the GTTP program and benefited from a hands on observational training using a telescope.
Another GTTP training was organized in Dec 12th, 2011 in the Oukaïmenden observatory located in the High Atlas Mountains near Marrakech.
