Empowering Geography Teachers through Geoscience and Sustainability Education
Friday, 31 October | Half-day workshop | Geoscience Conference, Măgurele

As part of the Geoscience Conference, we are pleased to host a dedicated educational workshop for secondary school geography teachers from Ilfov County, organized within the STEAM EXPERIENCE project in partnership with the Ilfov County School Inspectorate and the European Geoscience Union.

Inspired by the model of the GIFT Workshops at the EGU General Assembly, this half-day event will offer teachers the opportunity to explore innovative approaches to teaching geosciences through hands-on activities, demonstrations, and interactive discussions.

The program will feature:

The program will feature:

• Practical workshops based on EarthLearningIdea activities and other interactive resources developed within the GEFO (Geoscience Education Field Officer) initiative.
  
• Sessions on the importance of geosciences in understanding natural phenomena, hazards, and environmental changes, highlighting their relevance in high-school education.
  
• Examples of STEAM integration showing how geoscience topics can foster curiosity, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary learning among students.
  

Exchange of good practices between researchers and teachers, aimed at strengthening the role of geoscience in curricula and extracurricular activities.

By participating, teachers will gain ready-to-use classroom resources, inspiration for project-based learning, and new connections within the geoscience education community.

Organizers & Partners:

National Institute for Earth Physics (GeoEduLab) – coordinator

Ilfov County School Inspectorate – educational partner

European Geoscience Union

STEAM EXPERIENCE Project Consortium – national partners in STEM/STEAM education (University of Bucharest – Faculty of Geology and Geophysics (UB-FGG), Babeș-Bolyai University-Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering (UBB_FSIM)

Geoscience Conference Organizing Committee

Agenda – Educational Workshop for Geography Teachers

Friday, 31 October | Geoscience Conference, Măgurele

09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome & Opening Session

09:30 – 10:00 | Keynote & Inspiration Talk

• SGAR  – FROM EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS IN GEOPHYSICS – Florina Tuluca, SGAR  
• BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN STEM EDUCATION AND GEOSCIENCE CAREERS: THE ROLE OF THE EGU GEOSCIENCE FIELD OFFICER IN ROMANIA – Dragos Tataru, Cristina Simionescu, Eduard Nastase, Alexandru Macovei,  National Institute for Earth Physics, Romania

10:00 – 10:30 | Workshop goals and educational projects presentations

10:30 – 12:30 | Hands-on Session I – EarthLearningIdea Activities

• Teachers work in small groups to test selected classroom experiments (e.g., models for earthquakes, climate change, energy, and natural hazards)
• Discussion on classroom adaptation and STEAM integration
  

12:30 – 13:30 | Lanch break

13:30 – 15:00 | Hands-on Session II – STEAM EXPERIENCE Modules

• Practical activities and demonstrations based on educational kits and resources developed in the project (e.g., DIY sensors, simple monitoring instruments, interactive data visualization)
• Exchange of ideas on project-based learning with geoscience topics
• Sharing outcomes from group activities
• Good practices and lesson plans for classroom implementation
• Conclusions and future collaboration opportunities
  

15:00 – 15:30 | Posters & PICO, Coffee & Networking (students | teachers | researchers)