NEW EAAE SUMMER SCHOOLS in 2010

14th Summer School in Varna - Bulgaria

15th Summer School in Cadiz - Spain

The European Association for Astronomy Education is the first all-European network for teachers interested in Astronomy. The EAAE has a set of working groups which works in various fields. The spirit of WG3 working group on training teachers of EAAE is to offer teachers access to specific research, to new educational materials and methods and the possibility to exchange experiences.

The aim of the Working Group 3 (Teachers Summer Schools)  is to promote very active participation and the exchange of ideas.The following types of activities are normally scheduled on these 5 day courses:

General Lectures (GL) are normally presented by ESO/ESA/IAU astronomers.

General Working groups(GWG) focus on general discussions related to teaching astronomy in Europe.

Workshops (WS) will be held in small groups (20 participants). The objective of WS is to offer teachers very practical and didactic presentations.

Observation sessions (OS) can be held during the course depending on the weather. The goal is to introduce the participants to astronomical observations. The course will offer participants a special observation in Cosmocaixa Madrid Science Museum.

Poster session (PS) will be organised, to which participants are invited to contribute by presenting posters of particular astronomical activities. The posters will be presented during the course in English.

Evaluation Session (ES) of different activities will take place at the end of the course. There will be a chance to make comments on the course contents in a general discussion.

Some images of the EAAE/IAU Summer School 2009, Madrid.

To learn more about Teachers Summer Schools and learn about the didactic materials that have been produced in the previous courses browse the EAAE SS Menu on the right of the page.