Science education in schools: international workshop

An international workshop on science education in schools will take place from 11 to 14 October in Bucharest, Romania.

Workshop topics will include:
- formal, informal and non-formal science education in schools;
- inquiry-based science education (IBSE) and problem-based learning (PBL);
- student-focused and active learning in science education;
- project-based science teaching;
- real and virtual experiments in science education;
- e-learning and virtual reality in science education;
- new science curricula in schools across Europe;
- enlarged participation in science education (local communities, industry, research institutes, universities, parents);
- the EU's Lifelong Learning and Seventh Framework Programmes.

The event is aimed at researchers in the field of science education, and managers and personnel from the institutions involved in science education.For further information, please visit:
http://education.inflpr.ro/en/ses07.htm(opens in new window)