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ACTIVITIES AND COURSES

"SCHOOL AND SCIENCE MUSEUM: COOPERATION FOR IMPROVING TEACHING,
LEARNING AND DISCOVERING"
European In-service training course for teachers and museum educators

The SMEC working group offers a training course for primary school teachers and museum educators.

The course aims to contribute to teachers' and museum educators' development of competences relating to the teaching of sciences through the use of museums as educational resources.

The participants, from EU member states and from centre-eastern European associated countries, can cover course fees and travel and subsistence expenses through Life Long Learning grants of European Union (National Agencies).



The course takes place at the Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany. During the course the participants have the opportunity to use the collections, meet the staff and experience the educational programmes of the museum. The accommodation for the participants is inside the Deutsches Museum.


Sixth edition 5 – 10 December 2011
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english | italian


Fifth edition 7 – 14 November 2010
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english | italian


Fourth edition 7 – 14 December 2008
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english | italian


Third edition 11 – 18 November 2007
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english | italian


Second edition 6 – 11 March 2006
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english | italian


First edition 8 – 13 November 2004
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english | italian | german

 

The first edition of the SMEC course took place during the European Science Week

read what participants said about the course



CONTACT SEMINAR COMENIUS 2.1 e 1.1
Teaching and Learning in Primary Schools through Natural Science Museums

Country: Spain
Venue: Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid
Dates: 6, 7, 8, 9 May 2004

SMEC, in collaboration with the Spanish National Agent organised a contact seminar in order to create new European projects between institutions interested in science education.

The seminar encouraged the development of both Comenius 1 School partnerships and Comenius 2.1 projects involving initial or in-service teacher education institutions.

To the seminar could participate:

  • Primary Schools
  • Natural Science Museums
  • Initial or In-service Teacher Trainer Institutions and/or Universities

Interested institutions can request funding from the National Agencies of the European Union for participation to the seminar.


For details about the objectives, programme and modes for participation to the seminar click here.

 

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