El aprendizaje basado en problemas es una metodología centrada en el estudiante donde el profesor plantea un problema y los estudiantes trabajan en grupos pequeños para investigar y encontrar una solución aplicando los conocimientos adquiridos. El aprendizaje basado en proyectos implica que equipos de estudiantes con diferentes perfiles trabajen juntos en proyectos para resolver problemas reales, desarrollando habilidades como el trabajo en equipo y la resolución de problemas complejos. Ambos métodos ponen el foco en el estudiante y promueven un apre
Esta resolución establece nuevos requisitos patrimoniales y de mitigación de riesgos para los Operadores de Servicios Postales de Pago en Colombia. Los requisitos incluyen montos mínimos de capital para garantizar la prestación eficiente del servicio y sistemas para administrar riesgos como lavado de activos. La resolución también clarifica el proceso de habilitación y registro que deben seguir los operadores para iniciar legalmente sus operaciones.
Este projeto de lei obriga fornecedores a devolverem o dobro do valor pago por produtos comprados online que não forem entregues na data acordada. O fornecedor terá 5 dias para devolver o dinheiro por meio de transferência bancária ou cheque. O consumidor ainda poderá exigir indenização por danos morais.
This document provides a summary of an 8th standard mathematics lesson plan on polygons taught by Vaishnavi Raj. The 45 minute lesson aims to help students recall and understand the characteristics of polygons through discussion and activities. Students are asked to identify polygons in different situations and calculate attributes like the number of sides and angles. The lesson concludes with students demonstrating their understanding that polygons are geometric shapes with sides and angles of equal measure.
El aprendizaje basado en problemas es una metodología centrada en el estudiante donde el profesor plantea un problema y los estudiantes trabajan en grupos pequeños para investigar y encontrar una solución aplicando los conocimientos adquiridos. El aprendizaje basado en proyectos implica que equipos de estudiantes con diferentes perfiles trabajen juntos en proyectos para resolver problemas reales, desarrollando habilidades como el trabajo en equipo y la resolución de problemas complejos. Ambos métodos ponen el foco en el estudiante y promueven un apre
Esta resolución establece nuevos requisitos patrimoniales y de mitigación de riesgos para los Operadores de Servicios Postales de Pago en Colombia. Los requisitos incluyen montos mínimos de capital para garantizar la prestación eficiente del servicio y sistemas para administrar riesgos como lavado de activos. La resolución también clarifica el proceso de habilitación y registro que deben seguir los operadores para iniciar legalmente sus operaciones.
Este projeto de lei obriga fornecedores a devolverem o dobro do valor pago por produtos comprados online que não forem entregues na data acordada. O fornecedor terá 5 dias para devolver o dinheiro por meio de transferência bancária ou cheque. O consumidor ainda poderá exigir indenização por danos morais.
This document provides a summary of an 8th standard mathematics lesson plan on polygons taught by Vaishnavi Raj. The 45 minute lesson aims to help students recall and understand the characteristics of polygons through discussion and activities. Students are asked to identify polygons in different situations and calculate attributes like the number of sides and angles. The lesson concludes with students demonstrating their understanding that polygons are geometric shapes with sides and angles of equal measure.
This document describes a company that undertakes turnkey projects for fertilizer plants, chemical plants, rice bran oil extraction and refining, and liquid glucose. They cater to various plant requirements by providing individual equipment, fabricated steel structures, technological units, and system design and implementation. Some of the equipment and structures they provide include evaporation and concentration units, material handling units, drying units, size reduction units, packing units, steam boilers, biomass gasifiers, cooling towers, reaction vessels, and machinery for agro-industries. The company is ISO 9001:2008 certified and backed by experienced professionals, having executed projects in India and abroad for government organizations and private industries.
Секция «Эффективность e-learning – оценка качества» Оценка качества e-learnin...Олег Савченко
Секция «Эффективность e-learning – оценка качества» Оценка качества e-learning на основе международных и национальных стандартов Международный образовательный.
El movimiento "Yo soy 132" en México lucha por la libertad de expresión, el derecho a recibir información imparcial y la democratización de los medios de comunicación. Exige una mayor competencia entre medios como Televisa y TV Azteca, acceso a Internet como un derecho constitucional, y la creación de una "sociedad de red" con transmisión bidireccional de información que no pueda ser manipulada.
Este documento discute las diferencias entre medio, fuente y objeto de la prueba en el proceso legal. Primero, introduce el tema y la importancia de la valoración de la prueba por parte del juez. Luego, revisa definiciones de "prueba" de acuerdo a varios autores legales. El documento analiza el concepto de prueba desde diferentes perspectivas como un medio para establecer los hechos, un resultado de convicción en la mente del juez, y un conjunto de razones que surgen de los medios presentados.
Використання інформаційно-комунікативних технологій на уроках історії для роз...Ирина Дерусова
В наш сучасний час все більше и більше медіатехнології впливають на наше життя. І найбільший вплив вони мають саме на дитину, бо діти легше і швидше сприймають усякі технічні нововведення. І тому, з огляду на сучасні реалії, освіта просто повинна йти в ногу з прогресом, адже всім вже відомий той факт, що сьогодні діти з великим задоволенням подивляться телевізор, посидять за комп’ютером, ніж прочитають книгу.
The Mecelle was the civil code of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was the first attempt to codify a part of the Sharia-based law of an Islamic state.
Luis Antonio Robles nació el 24 de octubre de 1849 y fue un afrocolombiano que hizo grandes contribuciones a la historia de Colombia a través de los cargos públicos que ocupó. Luis Antonio Robles es considerado un símbolo de coraje, superación y amor por su raza.
Este documento presenta los elementos básicos y principios de la fotografía para analizar e interpretar imágenes. Explica conceptos como punto, línea, encuadre, planos, puntos de vista, tamaño, formato, luz y color. También cubre características como iconicidad, sencillez, monosemia y originalidad. Propone estrategias de lectura denotativa y connotativa, y ofrece ejemplos de fotografías para su análisis.
Katarzyna Kwiatek-Grabarska: Can Students Become Citizen Scientists?, COST Ac...John Harlin
Katarzyna Kwiatek-Grabarska is a geography and computer science teacher at Complex of Schools No. 5 in Zabrze, Poland. She's also the Scientix Ambassador in Poland, a GLOBE Program teacher, and a coordinator for Science Day and STEM Discovery Week. Ms. Kwiatek-Grabarska graduated from the Faculty of Earth Sciences at the University of Silesia in Katowice in the field of geography. Postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Informatics and Materials Science in the field of computer science. From the beginning of her professional career, she has been involved in the implementation of many educational projects at national and international level. She is an active teacher of the GLOBE Program. She encourages students to become interested in science by organizing numerous workshop trips to scientific institutions, outdoor research, tourist and sightseeing trips, as well as annual competitions for students. In her talk she asks, “Can students be citizen scientist?”
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
http://alpineinstitute-las.org/science/cost-workshop-2018/
Jelle Kabbes: GLOBE National Light Measurements & Rhine River, COST Action w...John Harlin
Jelle Kabbes is assistant country coordinator for GLOBE in The Netherlands and a geography teacher at Rembrandt College. He
co-designed a project for sustainable urban lighting called GLOBE National Light Measurement. Students all over the Netherlands build their own spectroscope in science or geography class. The teacher assigns the students a neighborhood by using a GIS-environment. The students visit the neighborhood and observe through their spectroscope which kind of lighting residents use: incandescent, compact fluorescent, or LED. Data is entered in GIS. Schools in urban environments have to be creative in finding research sites for citizen science. This is one example. Jelle is looking for partners for international citizen science projects studying weather and water on shared rivers. Besides the scientific goals and student development, he’s keen on the cultural, social, and language skills that citizen science can support. Mr. Kabbes’ plenary session shared lessons from GLOBE National Light Measurements and his thoughts on cooperatively researching the Rhine River.
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
http://alpineinstitute-las.org/science/cost-workshop-2018/
Dr. Tania Jenkins co-founded EvoKE (Evolutionary Knowledge for Everyone), in Bern, Switzerland. She is a scientist-turned science communicator. Half-way into her second postdoc in ecology she discovered her passion for outreach. Since then, she has worked in museums and universities creating scientific exhibitions, workshops, science festivals, and immersive games. She believes in breaking barriers between scientists and the public, which leads her to host science “speed-dating” events where members of the public can speak to a range of researchers and explore a range of research topics. In her previous role at the Museum of Zoology in Lausanne she organised an event series where visitors would do research with a scientist in the exhibition. She co-founded EvoKE (Evolutionary Knowledge for Everyone) to promote higher scientific literacy in evolution, which she explained in this talk. Dr. Jenkins’ parallel session explained her project EvoKE: Evolutionary Knowledge for Everyone.
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
http://alpineinstitute-las.org/science/cost-workshop-2018/
John Harlin & Dan Patton: LETS Study Climate: Sharing the Local Elevation Tra...John Harlin
John Harlin
Director, Alpine Institute at the Leysin American School in Switzerland
Dan Patton
Science teacher at Leysin American School
“LETS Study Climate: Sharing the Local Elevation Transect Survey”
After a long career in adventure journalism, Mr. Harlin returned to his roots in science and Switzerland by launching the Alpine Institute, which coordinates citizen science and outdoor education at the Leysin American School. He is the co-chair of the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA)’s working group on learning and education.
Following earning his masters in education and his bachelor’s in science from the University of Alaska, Mr. Patton has been teaching high school for a decade. At the Leysin American School he was a co-founder of the school’s main citizen science project, LETS Study Leysin, as well as the student exposition conference, Globe Day. His science classes involve considerable hands-on participation from students, including experiments with aquaponics, building robot gardeners, and designing and printing in 3D. He co-chairs the STEAM committee for ECIS, the Educational Collaborative of International Schools.
Mr. Harlin and Mr. Patton's plenary talk shared LAS’s LETS Study Leysin project (LETS = Local Elevation Transect Survey) and the school’s desire to launch a worldwide network of mountain schools doing transects of their own backyards, thus creating a global school-based project: LETS Study Climate.
Katarzyna Kwiatek-Grabarska: Scientix, the community for science educationn i...John Harlin
Katarzyna Kwiatek-Grabarska
Geography and computer science teacher at Complex of Schools No. 5 in Zabrze, Poland. Scientix Ambassador in Poland. GLOBE Program teacher. Coordinator for Science Day and STEM Discovery Week
“Can Students be Citizen Scientists?”
Ms. Kwiatek-Grabarska graduated from the Faculty of Earth Sciences at the University of Silesia in Katowice in the field of geography. Postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Informatics and Materials Science in the field of computer science. From the beginning of her professional career, she has been involved in the implementation of many educational projects at national and international level. She is an active teacher of the GLOBE Program. She encourages students to become interested in science by organizing numerous workshop trips to scientific institutions, outdoor research, tourist and sightseeing trips, as well as annual competitions for students. In her talk she asks, “Can students be citizen scientist?”
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
http://alpineinstitute-las.org/science/cost-workshop-2018/
Maaike de Heij: Engaging Pupils in Sustainable Landscapes, COST Action worksh...John Harlin
Maaike de Heij, PhD
Project manager SUSTAIN, University of Groningen
“Engaging pupils in ‘citizen science’ research projects on sustainable landscapes”
Dr. de Heij works at Science LinX, the science center of the Faculty Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Here, she coordinates educational programs for secondary school pupils to stimulate their interest in STEM. She also coordinates outreach activities at science festivals. Since September 2017, she is project coordinator of the Erasmus+ project SUSTAIN. SUSTAIN aims to engage pupils at secondary schools and their families in research project on bird migration and water management. The 12 partners will develop e-learning modules on “sustainable landscapes” in Spain, Cyprus, and the Netherlands, linking learning inside and outside the classroom. Dr. de Heij’s parallel session shared insights on “Engaging pupils in ‘citizen science’ research projects on sustainable landscapes”.
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
http://alpineinstitute-las.org/science/cost-workshop-2018/
Andy Ruck: Signposts for Citizen Science Practice in Educational Contexts, CO...John Harlin
Andy Ruck, PhD
University of Stirling, U.K.
“Signposts for Citizen Science Practice in Educational Contexts”
As a PhD candidate researcher at the University of Stirling, Scotland, Mr. Ruck is investigating a school-based citizen science and habitat restoration project called Polli:Nation. The program engages pupils from 260 primary and secondary schools across the UK in the active transformation of their school grounds into pollinator-friendly habitats, as well as in monitoring the effects of this work through contributions to a large-scale habitat survey. He spent the academic year of 2016-17 as an active participant in this project, carrying out participant-observation, focus groups with pupils, and interviews with teachers and project staff.
Mr. Ruck’s plenary, “Signposts for citizen science practice in educational contexts”, shared insights into the successes and challenges of this attempt to embed citizen science into a mainstream curricular context. He outlined four "signposts for practice" in order to maximise the learning potential of citizen science projects for young people. These are handily summarised as "4 Rs": Regular, Real, Relevant, and Responsive (with and in place).
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
http://alpineinstitute-las.org/science/cost-workshop-2018/
Margaret Gold is a mobile industry veteran now applying mobile and web technologies in the fields of Citizen Science and Citizen Observatories - where anyone can take part in scientific research and environmental data collection. Currently a Project Officer at the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) on the WeObserve project, she has also worked at the Natural History Museum in London in the Digital Collections Programme inviting the public to help transcribe the labels of digitally imaged specimens. For more than 15 years she worked with entrepreneurs and inventors to launch new businesses to market. She has also run numerous creative collaboration events, including Hack Days and ThinkCamps. Ms. Gold was also the Co-Founder & Co-Organiser of Over the Air, London’s Annual Tech Fest celebrating software development as a creative pursuit, which ran for 9 years. Her move into the field of Citizen Science started as a consortium partner in the FP7 funded Citizen Cyberlab project as Director and Co-Founder of The Mobile Collective.
In addition to her keynote, “Hacking for Science”, Ms. Gold led a student breakout session, “There’s an App for that!”, in which students brainstormed what brand new app they might invent for science, using the technology built into their smartphones.
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
http://alpineinstitute-las.org/science/cost-workshop-2018/
Mary Ford: The Explorer's Mindset, COST Action workshop, Leysin 2018 slidesJohn Harlin
Mary Ford
Director of Education Programs at National Geographic Society, USA
Keynote: “The Explorer Mindset”
Before directing education at the Society, Ms. Ford was their Senior Manager for Citizen Science. She has an undergraduate degree in environmental science and policy from Harvard University and a master’s degree in environmental management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Her career has focused on environmental education and citizen science. She has worked at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, the World Wildlife Fund, the Council for Environmental Education, and the National Audubon Society. She has taught preschool, middle school, and high school, and has done ecology research from Borneo to Siberia. Ms. Ford has served on the board of the North American Association for Environmental Education, the Education Operating Committee of the American Forest Foundation, and the board and Education Working Group of the Citizen Science Association.
In her keynote talk, Ms. Ford described her field research on orangutans and her National Geographic expedition experiences swimming with Arctic icebergs, among many other adventures in science. Her breakout session encouraged students to ask behind-the-scenes questions about the world’s most famous natural history organization.
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
http://alpineinstitute-las.org/science/cost-workshop-2018/
LETS (Local Environmental Transect Survey) is a citizen science project where students map and measure trees along an elevation gradient to study the effects of climate change on forest biomes. Over 400 students and 30 teachers have participated in LETS days, where they survey over 600 trees across 1200 meters in elevation. Students record species, measure trees, and enter the data which is then analyzed to show trends in species distribution with elevation. Participating in the authentic science project helps students better understand issues like climate change and how it affects their local environment.
Teachers designed an inquiry-based science program for students to learn about climate change and ecology. The program involved students doing hands-on science to learn about topics like glaciers and the environment. Teachers selected appropriate science content and tailored curricula to match students' interests, knowledge, and abilities based on national science standards.
This document describes a company that undertakes turnkey projects for fertilizer plants, chemical plants, rice bran oil extraction and refining, and liquid glucose. They cater to various plant requirements by providing individual equipment, fabricated steel structures, technological units, and system design and implementation. Some of the equipment and structures they provide include evaporation and concentration units, material handling units, drying units, size reduction units, packing units, steam boilers, biomass gasifiers, cooling towers, reaction vessels, and machinery for agro-industries. The company is ISO 9001:2008 certified and backed by experienced professionals, having executed projects in India and abroad for government organizations and private industries.
Секция «Эффективность e-learning – оценка качества» Оценка качества e-learnin...Олег Савченко
Секция «Эффективность e-learning – оценка качества» Оценка качества e-learning на основе международных и национальных стандартов Международный образовательный.
El movimiento "Yo soy 132" en México lucha por la libertad de expresión, el derecho a recibir información imparcial y la democratización de los medios de comunicación. Exige una mayor competencia entre medios como Televisa y TV Azteca, acceso a Internet como un derecho constitucional, y la creación de una "sociedad de red" con transmisión bidireccional de información que no pueda ser manipulada.
Este documento discute las diferencias entre medio, fuente y objeto de la prueba en el proceso legal. Primero, introduce el tema y la importancia de la valoración de la prueba por parte del juez. Luego, revisa definiciones de "prueba" de acuerdo a varios autores legales. El documento analiza el concepto de prueba desde diferentes perspectivas como un medio para establecer los hechos, un resultado de convicción en la mente del juez, y un conjunto de razones que surgen de los medios presentados.
Використання інформаційно-комунікативних технологій на уроках історії для роз...Ирина Дерусова
В наш сучасний час все більше и більше медіатехнології впливають на наше життя. І найбільший вплив вони мають саме на дитину, бо діти легше і швидше сприймають усякі технічні нововведення. І тому, з огляду на сучасні реалії, освіта просто повинна йти в ногу з прогресом, адже всім вже відомий той факт, що сьогодні діти з великим задоволенням подивляться телевізор, посидять за комп’ютером, ніж прочитають книгу.
The Mecelle was the civil code of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was the first attempt to codify a part of the Sharia-based law of an Islamic state.
Luis Antonio Robles nació el 24 de octubre de 1849 y fue un afrocolombiano que hizo grandes contribuciones a la historia de Colombia a través de los cargos públicos que ocupó. Luis Antonio Robles es considerado un símbolo de coraje, superación y amor por su raza.
Este documento presenta los elementos básicos y principios de la fotografía para analizar e interpretar imágenes. Explica conceptos como punto, línea, encuadre, planos, puntos de vista, tamaño, formato, luz y color. También cubre características como iconicidad, sencillez, monosemia y originalidad. Propone estrategias de lectura denotativa y connotativa, y ofrece ejemplos de fotografías para su análisis.
Katarzyna Kwiatek-Grabarska: Can Students Become Citizen Scientists?, COST Ac...John Harlin
Katarzyna Kwiatek-Grabarska is a geography and computer science teacher at Complex of Schools No. 5 in Zabrze, Poland. She's also the Scientix Ambassador in Poland, a GLOBE Program teacher, and a coordinator for Science Day and STEM Discovery Week. Ms. Kwiatek-Grabarska graduated from the Faculty of Earth Sciences at the University of Silesia in Katowice in the field of geography. Postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Informatics and Materials Science in the field of computer science. From the beginning of her professional career, she has been involved in the implementation of many educational projects at national and international level. She is an active teacher of the GLOBE Program. She encourages students to become interested in science by organizing numerous workshop trips to scientific institutions, outdoor research, tourist and sightseeing trips, as well as annual competitions for students. In her talk she asks, “Can students be citizen scientist?”
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
http://alpineinstitute-las.org/science/cost-workshop-2018/
Jelle Kabbes: GLOBE National Light Measurements & Rhine River, COST Action w...John Harlin
Jelle Kabbes is assistant country coordinator for GLOBE in The Netherlands and a geography teacher at Rembrandt College. He
co-designed a project for sustainable urban lighting called GLOBE National Light Measurement. Students all over the Netherlands build their own spectroscope in science or geography class. The teacher assigns the students a neighborhood by using a GIS-environment. The students visit the neighborhood and observe through their spectroscope which kind of lighting residents use: incandescent, compact fluorescent, or LED. Data is entered in GIS. Schools in urban environments have to be creative in finding research sites for citizen science. This is one example. Jelle is looking for partners for international citizen science projects studying weather and water on shared rivers. Besides the scientific goals and student development, he’s keen on the cultural, social, and language skills that citizen science can support. Mr. Kabbes’ plenary session shared lessons from GLOBE National Light Measurements and his thoughts on cooperatively researching the Rhine River.
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
http://alpineinstitute-las.org/science/cost-workshop-2018/
Dr. Tania Jenkins co-founded EvoKE (Evolutionary Knowledge for Everyone), in Bern, Switzerland. She is a scientist-turned science communicator. Half-way into her second postdoc in ecology she discovered her passion for outreach. Since then, she has worked in museums and universities creating scientific exhibitions, workshops, science festivals, and immersive games. She believes in breaking barriers between scientists and the public, which leads her to host science “speed-dating” events where members of the public can speak to a range of researchers and explore a range of research topics. In her previous role at the Museum of Zoology in Lausanne she organised an event series where visitors would do research with a scientist in the exhibition. She co-founded EvoKE (Evolutionary Knowledge for Everyone) to promote higher scientific literacy in evolution, which she explained in this talk. Dr. Jenkins’ parallel session explained her project EvoKE: Evolutionary Knowledge for Everyone.
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
http://alpineinstitute-las.org/science/cost-workshop-2018/
John Harlin & Dan Patton: LETS Study Climate: Sharing the Local Elevation Tra...John Harlin
John Harlin
Director, Alpine Institute at the Leysin American School in Switzerland
Dan Patton
Science teacher at Leysin American School
“LETS Study Climate: Sharing the Local Elevation Transect Survey”
After a long career in adventure journalism, Mr. Harlin returned to his roots in science and Switzerland by launching the Alpine Institute, which coordinates citizen science and outdoor education at the Leysin American School. He is the co-chair of the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA)’s working group on learning and education.
Following earning his masters in education and his bachelor’s in science from the University of Alaska, Mr. Patton has been teaching high school for a decade. At the Leysin American School he was a co-founder of the school’s main citizen science project, LETS Study Leysin, as well as the student exposition conference, Globe Day. His science classes involve considerable hands-on participation from students, including experiments with aquaponics, building robot gardeners, and designing and printing in 3D. He co-chairs the STEAM committee for ECIS, the Educational Collaborative of International Schools.
Mr. Harlin and Mr. Patton's plenary talk shared LAS’s LETS Study Leysin project (LETS = Local Elevation Transect Survey) and the school’s desire to launch a worldwide network of mountain schools doing transects of their own backyards, thus creating a global school-based project: LETS Study Climate.
Katarzyna Kwiatek-Grabarska: Scientix, the community for science educationn i...John Harlin
Katarzyna Kwiatek-Grabarska
Geography and computer science teacher at Complex of Schools No. 5 in Zabrze, Poland. Scientix Ambassador in Poland. GLOBE Program teacher. Coordinator for Science Day and STEM Discovery Week
“Can Students be Citizen Scientists?”
Ms. Kwiatek-Grabarska graduated from the Faculty of Earth Sciences at the University of Silesia in Katowice in the field of geography. Postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Informatics and Materials Science in the field of computer science. From the beginning of her professional career, she has been involved in the implementation of many educational projects at national and international level. She is an active teacher of the GLOBE Program. She encourages students to become interested in science by organizing numerous workshop trips to scientific institutions, outdoor research, tourist and sightseeing trips, as well as annual competitions for students. In her talk she asks, “Can students be citizen scientist?”
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
http://alpineinstitute-las.org/science/cost-workshop-2018/
Maaike de Heij: Engaging Pupils in Sustainable Landscapes, COST Action worksh...John Harlin
Maaike de Heij, PhD
Project manager SUSTAIN, University of Groningen
“Engaging pupils in ‘citizen science’ research projects on sustainable landscapes”
Dr. de Heij works at Science LinX, the science center of the Faculty Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Here, she coordinates educational programs for secondary school pupils to stimulate their interest in STEM. She also coordinates outreach activities at science festivals. Since September 2017, she is project coordinator of the Erasmus+ project SUSTAIN. SUSTAIN aims to engage pupils at secondary schools and their families in research project on bird migration and water management. The 12 partners will develop e-learning modules on “sustainable landscapes” in Spain, Cyprus, and the Netherlands, linking learning inside and outside the classroom. Dr. de Heij’s parallel session shared insights on “Engaging pupils in ‘citizen science’ research projects on sustainable landscapes”.
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
http://alpineinstitute-las.org/science/cost-workshop-2018/
Andy Ruck: Signposts for Citizen Science Practice in Educational Contexts, CO...John Harlin
Andy Ruck, PhD
University of Stirling, U.K.
“Signposts for Citizen Science Practice in Educational Contexts”
As a PhD candidate researcher at the University of Stirling, Scotland, Mr. Ruck is investigating a school-based citizen science and habitat restoration project called Polli:Nation. The program engages pupils from 260 primary and secondary schools across the UK in the active transformation of their school grounds into pollinator-friendly habitats, as well as in monitoring the effects of this work through contributions to a large-scale habitat survey. He spent the academic year of 2016-17 as an active participant in this project, carrying out participant-observation, focus groups with pupils, and interviews with teachers and project staff.
Mr. Ruck’s plenary, “Signposts for citizen science practice in educational contexts”, shared insights into the successes and challenges of this attempt to embed citizen science into a mainstream curricular context. He outlined four "signposts for practice" in order to maximise the learning potential of citizen science projects for young people. These are handily summarised as "4 Rs": Regular, Real, Relevant, and Responsive (with and in place).
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
http://alpineinstitute-las.org/science/cost-workshop-2018/
Margaret Gold is a mobile industry veteran now applying mobile and web technologies in the fields of Citizen Science and Citizen Observatories - where anyone can take part in scientific research and environmental data collection. Currently a Project Officer at the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) on the WeObserve project, she has also worked at the Natural History Museum in London in the Digital Collections Programme inviting the public to help transcribe the labels of digitally imaged specimens. For more than 15 years she worked with entrepreneurs and inventors to launch new businesses to market. She has also run numerous creative collaboration events, including Hack Days and ThinkCamps. Ms. Gold was also the Co-Founder & Co-Organiser of Over the Air, London’s Annual Tech Fest celebrating software development as a creative pursuit, which ran for 9 years. Her move into the field of Citizen Science started as a consortium partner in the FP7 funded Citizen Cyberlab project as Director and Co-Founder of The Mobile Collective.
In addition to her keynote, “Hacking for Science”, Ms. Gold led a student breakout session, “There’s an App for that!”, in which students brainstormed what brand new app they might invent for science, using the technology built into their smartphones.
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Mary Ford: The Explorer's Mindset, COST Action workshop, Leysin 2018 slidesJohn Harlin
Mary Ford
Director of Education Programs at National Geographic Society, USA
Keynote: “The Explorer Mindset”
Before directing education at the Society, Ms. Ford was their Senior Manager for Citizen Science. She has an undergraduate degree in environmental science and policy from Harvard University and a master’s degree in environmental management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Her career has focused on environmental education and citizen science. She has worked at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, the World Wildlife Fund, the Council for Environmental Education, and the National Audubon Society. She has taught preschool, middle school, and high school, and has done ecology research from Borneo to Siberia. Ms. Ford has served on the board of the North American Association for Environmental Education, the Education Operating Committee of the American Forest Foundation, and the board and Education Working Group of the Citizen Science Association.
In her keynote talk, Ms. Ford described her field research on orangutans and her National Geographic expedition experiences swimming with Arctic icebergs, among many other adventures in science. Her breakout session encouraged students to ask behind-the-scenes questions about the world’s most famous natural history organization.
For more information on the COST Action Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science, visit:
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LETS (Local Environmental Transect Survey) is a citizen science project where students map and measure trees along an elevation gradient to study the effects of climate change on forest biomes. Over 400 students and 30 teachers have participated in LETS days, where they survey over 600 trees across 1200 meters in elevation. Students record species, measure trees, and enter the data which is then analyzed to show trends in species distribution with elevation. Participating in the authentic science project helps students better understand issues like climate change and how it affects their local environment.
Teachers designed an inquiry-based science program for students to learn about climate change and ecology. The program involved students doing hands-on science to learn about topics like glaciers and the environment. Teachers selected appropriate science content and tailored curricula to match students' interests, knowledge, and abilities based on national science standards.