In July 1997 the 1st EAAE Summer School was organized by the Working group 3 in order to train school teachers interested in astronomy or topics related to this science. A group of 40 teachers from eight European countries exchanged experiences, shared their knowledge, developed skills and teaching methods all in a friendly atmosphere. La Seu d'Urgell, a Spanish Pyrenean resort, was chosen as the site of these activities. Over a week, general lectures, working groups, workshops, poster displays and observations took place.
Topics included:
The twelve instructors were highly qualified and well respected members of their profession. The activities were very practical and designed to help the classroom teacher: many of the experiments and observations may be conducted by students without expensive specialist equipment.
At the end of the course, participants commented on how much material and how many activities had been included in just one week. Teachers involved in the Summer School remarked that this week of activities was a very good investment of their time.
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 General Lectures: Not just talk and chalk |
 Plenty of opportunity to participate in working groups
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 Workshops: Cheap, quick and easy teaching aids demonstrated by experts |
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 An international mosaic of the participants' classwork |
 A free flow of shared ideas and different points of view |
 Daytime observations... |
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 ...and observations at night |
 The Summer School: A taste of adventure |
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Report from Rosa M. Ros, Spain
Last edited June 11, 1998
