11th International Conference of the Geological Society of Greece / "Geoenvironment: past, present, future", Athens 24-26 May, 2007
Committee of Geosciences Didactics / Round tableThursday 24/5/2007
Στο πλαίσιο του 11ου Συνεδρίου της Ελληνικής Γεωλογικής Εταιρίας που οργανώνει το Τμήμα Γεωλογίας και Γεωπεριβάλλοντος του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών από τις 24 έως τις 26 Μαΐου 2007 στο Τμήμα Γεωλογίας και Γεωπεριβάλλοντος στην Πανεπιστημιούπολη Ζωγράφου, η επιτροπή της Διδακτικής των Γεωεπιστημών συμμετέχει με την οργάνωση συζήτηση στρογγυλής τράπεζας στις 24 Μαΐου (Πρόγραμμα Συνεδρίου).
ROUND TABLE: GEOSCIENCES DIDACTICS
Topic: «Geosciences Didactics-Bridging the gap between secondary education and universities»
In the frame of the current workshop the necessity of the development of Geosciences didactic and its contribution to the gap bridging between Tertiary and Secondary Education will be discussed. The fast rhythm of knowledge accumulation implies the necessity of selecting the appropriate curriculum of studies in Secondary Education. For the above reason, what teaching should ensure for each student is a method to come closer and to exploit knowledge in order to interpret phenomena or procedures that are related with his/her natural environment, during his/her studies, but also later in his/her life. The “reconstruction” of scientific knowledge into school knowledge is necessary so as to reinforce the basic contemporary geological knowledge that is needed to every student and future active citizen. However, is it quite easy and feasible to put into practice the proposals and the scientific findings of the researchers from the field of the geosciences didactic in the everyday school life?
COORDINATOR:
Dr. Georgia Fermeli, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, Dept of Historical Geology & Paleontology NKUA, Chair of Geosciences Didactic Committee, [email protected]
SPEAKERS:
Professor Michael Dermitzakis, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment Dept of Historical Geology & Paleontology, NKUA, f. Vice-Rector of University of Athens
Professor Paul Marinos, School of Civil Engineering, NTUA, President of the Geological Society of Greece
Dr. Stauroula Alexandropoulou, Responsible of Environmental Education-Secondary Education, Messinia prefecture