Teaching Science in Europe II

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Teaching Science in Europe II (2006-2008)
-What European teachers can learn from each
other- initiated by Science on Stage
Deutschland e.V. Third meeting within the
Education Conference EduNetwork 07 14.-16.09.07
in Potsdam, Germany
Prof. Dr. Herbert Gerstberger, Didaktik der
PhysikPädagogische Hochschule Weingarten (D) -
gerstberger_at_ph-weingarten.de Pascal Daman, Lycée
de garçons de Luxembourg (L) pascal.daman_at_educatio
n.lu
www.science-on-stage.de info_at_science-on-stage.de
Supported by
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Teaching Science in Europe IIInterdisciplinary
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Looking back Teaching Science in Europe I
(2004-2006)The interdisciplinary approach of
Science Teaching
Product

• Aims
• discuss key items of science teaching
• learn from different approaches in Europe
• exchange ideas, teaching materials
• try to get synergies
• emphasize the European perspective of education
• build a network of teachers (e.g. Salerno )

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Teaching Science in Europe IIInterdisciplinary
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1st Meeting in Wolfsburg September 22.-24.09-2006

• 42 participants from13 countries

• Constitution of specialized sub-groups
• Basics
• Art and Science
• Sport and Science
• Music and Science
• Astronomy

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Teaching Science in Europe IIInterdisciplinary
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2nd ( unofficial) Meeting in Grenoble April
01.-06.04.2007

• 12 participants from 8 countries

• Proposal of course correction
• One topic only with a real interdisciplinary
  approach
• Learning through problems
• Research assignment
• Try to integrate the work made in the sub-groups
  if possible

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Teaching Science in Europe IIInterdisciplinary
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Mathematics
Language
Art
?
Assignment
Music
Science
History
Economics
?
?
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Teaching Science in Europe IIInterdisciplinary
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Example building a pyramid
Mathematics
Economics
History Art
Language
Music
Hydrostatics
Mechanics
Astronomy
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Teaching Science in Europe IIInterdisciplinary
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• Goals for SOS2
• Find other assignments which would be appropriate
  for an interdisciplinary approach
• 3 topics have been proposed
• Building a bridge
• Finding out why the banana is yellow (colours)
• Picture of the world
• 1 topic has been worked out
• Preparing cakes and baking them in a sun-oven
  (Dionysis Greece)

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Teaching Science in Europe IIInterdisciplinary
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3rd Meeting in Potsdam September 14.-16.2007

• 23 participants from 13 countries (registered)

• Question
• How can we generalize the interdisciplinary
  approach to non-scientific disciplines and
  cultural domains and what would be the advantages
  and risks.
• Goals
• Find assignments and sub-assignments to realize
  interdisciplinary teaching units
• Linking of sub-assignments
• Formulate questions to evaluate the work
• How to integrate the former sub-groups?

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Teaching Science in Europe IIInterdisciplinary
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• Questions and problems
• In which frame (within or outside school
  lessons)?
• How many teachers (self confidence /
  competences)?
• Age of the pupils?
• Duration of the activity?
• Materials?

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• Next steps
• Collect materials, and realize teaching units
  about the assignments
• (Sept. 07 Apr. 08)
• Send documentations to Herbert Pascal (before
  May 15th, 2008)
• Production of a booklet (May 08 Sept. 08) and
  a corresponding website
• Presentation at Science on Stage Germany
  (23.10.- 26.10.2008)
• Distribution of the booklet all over Europe

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• Proposed schedule
• Saturday, 15.09.0710.00 10.20 Introduction (H.
  Gerstberger, P. Daman)10.20 10.30 Presentation
  (C. Grandpré)10.30 11.30 Workshop11.45
  12.15 Workshop
• Sunday, 16.09.0709.30 09.45 Introduction09.45,
  5 11.00 Workshop11.30 11.40 Presentation J.
  Obdrzalek14.00 14.30 Summary, results, further
  steps