teachers

Imaggeo on Mondays: Watching the world from space with EarthKAM

Diana Cristina Bejan November 26, 2018

Photo: Awesome trip above the Earth. Credit: Diana Bejan (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

This photo was taken from the International Space Station (ISS), approx. 400 km above the Earth, in the NASA-led educational project Sally Ride EarthKAM (www.earthkam.org), Mission 58, April 2017. The image was requested by a team of 10th and 11th grade students from the National College of Computer Science, Piatra-Neamț, Romania, coordinated by me. The lenses used on the digital camera mounted on ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Sharing geoscience with kids and educators

Olivia Trani November 16, 2018

Meet Marina Drndarski, a biology teacher at the primary school in Belgrade, Serbia and an active participant in EGU GIFT and Planet Press programs (Credit: Marina Drndarski)

GeoTalk interviews usually feature the work of early career researchers, but this month we deviate from the standard format to speak to Marina Drndarski, a biology teacher at the primary school Drinka Pavlović in Belgrade, Serbia. Marina has been involved with EGU’s geoscience education activities for more than five years; she is an active contributor to Planet Press articles, bitesize press relea ...[Read More]

Educators: apply now to take part in the 2019 GIFT workshop!

Olivia Trani October 17, 2018

The topic of the 2019 edition of GIFT is ‘Plate tectonics and Earth’s structure – yesterday, today, tomorrow’.

The General Assembly is not only for researchers but for teachers and educators with an interest in the geosciences also. Every year the Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) is organised by the EGU Committee on Education to bring first class science closer to primary and high school teachers. The topic of the 2019 edition of GIFT is ‘Plate tectonics and Earth’s structure – yesterday, today, ...[Read More]

A young participant’s experience at the 2018 General Assembly: So much to discover!

Pariphat Promduangsri September 12, 2018

Today we welcome probably one of the youngest participants who attended the 2018 General Assembly, Pariphat Promduangsri, a 16-year-old science baccalaureate student at Auguste Renoir high school in Cagnes-sur-mer, France, as our guest blogger. With a deep interest in the natural world and in taking care of the environment, Pariphat was a keen participant at the conference. She gave both oral and ...[Read More]