Navigation Links
Hands-on learning turns children's minds on to science
Date:3/2/2011

Coordinated by Innsbruck University Botanic Garden, with support from London-based Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), INQUIRE is a practical, one-year, continual professional development (CPD) course targeted at qualified teachers working in eleven European countries. Its focus on inquiry-based science education (IBSE) reflects a consensus in the science education community that IBSE methods are more effective than current teaching practices.

Designed to reflect how students actually learn, IBSE also engages them in the process of scientific inquiry. Increasingly it is seen as key to developing their scientific literacy, enhancing their understanding of scientific concepts and heightening their appreciation of how science works. Whereas traditional teaching methods have failed to engage many students, especially in developed countries, IBSE offers outstanding opportunities for effective and enjoyable teaching and learning. It provides stimulating environments for students to explore their learning in authentic situations. Knowledge is built through testing ideas, discussion with teachers and peers, and direct interaction with scientific phenomena. In fostering a practical, hands-on approach, IBSE can lead to a 'minds-on' comprehension of scientific concepts.

INQUIRE's partner institutions will offer IBSE training and support to teachers and educators and help them become reflective practitioners. The participation of two of Europe's leading science education research institutions King's College, London and the University of Bremen BRD is also critical, providing an analytical framework and standards benchmark for the programme.

Biodiversity loss and global climate change, among the major scientific as well as political challenges of our age, are core INQUIRE concerns. It is envisaged that, with IBSE training, teachers will be encouraged to find engaging, innovative and practical approaches to these subjects throug
'/>"/>

Contact: Suzanne Kapelari
suzanne.kapelari@uibk.ac.at
43-512-507-5943
University of Innsbruck
Source:Eurekalert  

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. New free, hands-on tool supports sustainable living choices
2. Hands-on: From classroom to employment
3. Tweeting teenage songbirds reveal impact of social cues on learning
4. WUSTLs Living Learning Center shares the worlds first full Living Building certification
5. Studying illnesses caused by worms: Scientists are learning how immune cells communicate
6. Gene limits learning and memory in mice
7. Learning to live on land: How some early plants overcame an evolutionary hurdle
8. The neurosciences and music -- IV learning and memory
9. Online learning supplements watershed program
10. Game theoretic machine learning methods can help explain long periods of conflict
11. Learning about riparian areas from photographs
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
Related Image:
Hands-on learning turns children's minds on to science
(Date:5/23/2013)... are billions of animal and plant specimens from birds, ... stacked, stored and preserved in jars and collection drawers. ... to understanding how the Earth,s biodiversity is changing in ... only the information were easily accessible. , A new ... a team from the University of Colorado Boulder, is ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... Forest Service scientists are part of "Landscapes of Resilience", ... Foundation, will examine how collaborative planning and stewardship of ... , The TKF Foundation announced today that Landscapes of ... funding. In addition to research on the role of ... the 3-year, $585,000 grant will contribute to the creation ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... and engineers must join together in a major new ... a crisis in providing Earth,s people with clean water ... focus of a comment article in the current edition ... newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world,s ... L. Sedlak, Ph.D., and Jerald L. Schnoor, Ph.D., explain ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):CU-Boulder helps tap crowds to digitize museum records of bugs and plants 2CU-Boulder helps tap crowds to digitize museum records of bugs and plants 3CU-Boulder helps tap crowds to digitize museum records of bugs and plants 4'Landscapes of Resilience' to study how people use nature as a source of recovery 2
... lean on their national oil companies in ways that ... prices for the rest of the world, according to ... companies, like Saudi Aramco, Petrleos de Venezuela and China ... oil reserves, dwarfing the ExxonMobils of the world. ...
... DENVER - As oncologists already know and newly diagnosed ... to patients is increasingly becoming dependent on the specific ... cancer moves from being one common disease to multiple ... getting access to the right treatment within clinical trials ...
... medical community a new way of figuring out exactly how ... functions. University of Central Florida Engineering Assistant Professor Shaojie ... the subunits that make up RNA (ribonucleic acid). ... along with DNA and proteins. Knowing how all three ...
Cached Biology News:Book examines state-owned oil firms, prices and pollution 2Book examines state-owned oil firms, prices and pollution 3Using online patient communities and new trial approaches to optimize clinical research 2Using online patient communities and new trial approaches to optimize clinical research 3
(Date:5/24/2013)... , May 24, 2013 InspireMD, ... in embolic protection stents, announced that Alan Milinazzo ... Craig Shore , the Company,s Chief Financial ... Conference on Thursday May 30, 2013 at The Pfister Hotel, ... The format of the conference includes a number ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... 24, 2013 This market report ... kinase profiling carried out in May 2013. The ... breakdown of the responses for each question, its ... It also highlights some interesting differences, particularly between ... bottom-up models were developed to estimate the in ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... OK (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 The ... casualties. And following its ravage, the mayor of Moore, one ... for new houses, said a report from cnn.com. Reaching out ... tornado victims complimentary Molderizer and Safe Shield to counter the ... the report published on May 22, 2013, caused 24 deaths, ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... Quincy Bioscience, a leading research company ... proteins to support healthy living, is pleased to ... apoaequorin in Food and Chemical Toxicology ... Industrial Biological Research Association. , The objective ... effects, if any, of apoaequorin, in rats following ...
Breaking Biology Technology:InspireMD To Participate In Benchmark Investor Conference On May 30th 2InspireMD To Participate In Benchmark Investor Conference On May 30th 3InspireMD To Participate In Benchmark Investor Conference On May 30th 4Kinase Market Profiling - In House & Outsourced Trends 2015 Forecast in New Research Report at ReportsnReports.com 2Kinase Market Profiling - In House & Outsourced Trends 2015 Forecast in New Research Report at ReportsnReports.com 3Kinase Market Profiling - In House & Outsourced Trends 2015 Forecast in New Research Report at ReportsnReports.com 4Mayor of Oklahoma-Tornado-Impaired Town Proposes Storm Shelter Bill, My Cleaning Products Offers Complimentary Molderizer and Safe Shield to Help Victim with Looming Mold 2Safety Assessment Study of Apoaequorin Published in Food and Chemical Toxicology 2
... JERUSALEM and NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, October 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/,-- ... launching at this week,s American,Society of Anesthesiologists ... total,solution Microstream(R) Monitoring System (MSM(TM)), powered by ... wireless technology for,continuous central station monitoring, is ...
... PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 15 Telik, Inc.,(Nasdaq: ... and Drug Administration (FDA),has removed the partial hold ... follows a complete review of TELCYTA data by,the ... development. Telik, Inc. of Palo Alto, CA ...
... Lower Dose Associated with Fewer Adverse Events in Healthy ... ... (NYSE: GSK ) HIV protease inhibitor LEXIVA(R),(fosamprenavir calcium) may now be ... of protease inhibitors in the,bloodstream. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Cached Biology Technology:Oridion Launches its Fully Integrated Remote Monitoring System and SARA Software for Improved Patient Safety 2Oridion Launches its Fully Integrated Remote Monitoring System and SARA Software for Improved Patient Safety 3Oridion Launches its Fully Integrated Remote Monitoring System and SARA Software for Improved Patient Safety 4FDA Removes Partial Hold on TELCYTA Clinical Development 2FDA Approves Administration of LEXIVA(R) with Lower Dose of 'Boosting' Medication Ritonavir 2FDA Approves Administration of LEXIVA(R) with Lower Dose of 'Boosting' Medication Ritonavir 3FDA Approves Administration of LEXIVA(R) with Lower Dose of 'Boosting' Medication Ritonavir 4