ASTRONOMY: Online Labs for Inquiry Minds – Comenius Training Events by NUCLIO

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 11/04/2014 - 15/04/2014
09:00 - 18:00

Location
University of Twente - Faculty of Behavioral Sciences

Category(ies)

Comenius

In order to participate in this training event you need to fill the pre-registration form. We will send you a certificate for your pre-registration. With this document you have to apply to your national Comenius and Gruntvig Agency. If you succeed in your application you have to let us know (geral [at] nuclio [dot] pt) as soon as possible in order to confirm your participation and give you further information related to the course payment and other practical details. The deadline to apply for funds in your national agency is SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 !! This training event can be funded if you have a national representative for Comenius/Gruntvig Programme (only European Countries)

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INFORMATION ON COURSE SESSION
SESSION: 1 SESSION ID: 56547
DATE OF START:	11/04/2014		TIME OF START:	09:00
DATE OF END:	15/04/2014		TIME OF END:	18:00
Deadline for registration:	17/09/2013

STREET AND NUMBER:	Drienerlolaan 5
NAME OF HOST INSTITUTION:	University of Twente – Faculty of Behavioral Sciences	POSTCODE:		7500
TOWN / CITY:	AE Enschede	COUNTRY:		Netherlands
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS COURSE SESSION, NAME AND TITLE:	Ana Costa
TEL NR:	+351964306389
EMAIL:	geral [at] nuclio [dot] pt
IDENTIFICATION OF THE TRAINER/S: NAME, PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION, ROLE DURING THE TRAINING:	• Ton deJong – Science Educator – (Netherlands) . Fraser Lewis – Astrophysicist (UK) • Maria Luísa Teixeira de Almeida – Astronomer (Portugal) . Rosa Doran – Astronomy Educator (Portugal) • Carlos Santos – Astrophysicist (Portugal)
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ENVISAGED:	25	FEE IN € FOR ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS :		000.00
COURSE FEE IN € (TUITION AND MATERIALS):	750.00	CANCELLATION FEE IN € (WHERE APPLICABLE):		100.00
CANCELLATION RULES:	Cancellation fee is applicable if cancellation occurs after March 1st 2014
PROVISION FOR SPECIAL NEEDS:	No
SPECIAL REMARKS::	Particip. are advised to bring their own computers. To request a pre-registration certificate please fill the following form: www.galileoteachers.org/courses/pre_registration

FULL DESCRIPTION OF TRAINING CONTENTS

Preparation	NUCLIO will previously prepare a page with all the relevant information related to the training event such as: course description, detailed programme and travel guidance. Participants should be capable of attending sessions in English. All participants will be invited to bring their own computers. A complete digital package with all the needed material will be made available to participants. Participants will be invited to prepare ideas for lesson plans targeting the areas of expertise related to Modern Astronomy topics. The main idea is to help participants create good scenarios for the introduction of such topics within their national curricula. By the end of the training they will bring home an improved scenario composed by a well structure lesson plan including several of the newly acquired knowledge and techniques.
Objectives	This training program invests in ICT for science teaching, in particular online labs 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. This training event was 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. 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 use of online labs and tool. This training curriculum can also be used as a tool to bridge the digital divide enabling a graceful transition from paper technology to digital format. The material was carefully chosen for their flexibility to be applied in different levels of difficulty and age.
Methodology	The selected activities are all well tested interactive activities exploring the Inquiry Based Science Education approach. The methodology in this training event is to reproduce with participants the activities as they should be implemented in classroom exploring all possibilities and proposing a methodology for their use. The selection was carefully studied to enable educators to address modern topics of Astronomy while targeting important Physics and Math concepts. The construction of the programme drives the user from basic astronomy and its consequences to our daily lives, for instance the understanding of celestial motion and the sequence of days and nights, seasons etc., moving forward to more advanced phenomena such as searching for asteroids or understanding the solar cycle and the effects on climate change. The training event is composed of lectures and practical hands-on activities. The team of educators for this training event was carefully selected to address the different topics in a deep but also pedagogical approach. The design of the programme includes lectures followed by theoretical practical sessions and practical sessions where the participants will be immersed in the methodological scenario we are hereby teaching. Participants will have the opportunity to experiment: – Continuous evaluation of students throughout the flow of the lesson. – Promotion of Inquiry Based Science Education while using free tools and resources (available on the web) and adapted to the curricula in several countries. – Promotion of real research in classroom while addressing curriculum content. Participants will have the opportunity to evaluate the training sessions, the trainers and the afterward usage and applicability of the resource. Daily discussions will be promoted to assess the tools, their prospects and the used methodology.- The activities selected for this training event are all ICT based.
Follow-up	The construction of a large support network for science educators is in the core of these group activities. All participants will be invited to actively participate in our already existing and active social networks and forums and, to exchange their experiences and successes via our website or periodical newsletter. Participants will have follow-up support from trainers and other science educators already trained in similar venues around the globe. All participants will be encouraged to implement the resources in the classroom and becoming therefore Galileo Teachers. Further development can be achieved by educators that master some of the resources and promote teacher training in their schools. Those will achieve the status of Galileo Ambassador and will thus reinforce our support network. Campaigns and contests incentivizing the use of the learned resources are regularly promoted by GTTP. All participants will be invited to create their own online portfolio with the material acquired in the training. They will have access to other participant’s portfolios and the possibility to interact with other participants. They will also be trained in the assessment of their pupils by using pre and post validation methodology.

PROGRAMME OF THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES (DAY BY DAY)

Day 1
Program presentation
Participants presentation
Lecture: Inquiry Based Science Education
Practical Activities:
Planetary Software to awake inquiry minds
Daily evaluation and discussion

Day 2
Lecture: From the Big Bang to Stellar Spectra
Practical Activities
Robotic Telescope for science in the classroom
Image Processing and analysis with Salsa J
Cultural Party – Participants exchange tipical cookies and snacks from their countries

Day 3
Exploring data archives:
Sun4all
CosmoQuest
Faulkes Telescope
Session in Netherlands – COSMOS Planetarium (http://www.cosmossterrenwacht.nl/page.php?33)
Daily evaluation and discussion

Day 4
Introduction to photometry
Real research in the hands of students (i.e searching for asteroids)
Metadata and science repositoriesDaily evaluation and discussion
Course dinner

Day 5
Petcha-Kutcha – Participants present their countries and their work.
Evaluation of the course and BrainStorming
Visit to: the city of Deventer

TYPE OF CERTIFICATION OF ATTENDANCE AWARDED

	Certificate of attendance including description of training content and time input.