In this blog post, we would like to introduce SHORE initiative. SHORE aims to enhance the knowledge and understanding of the water habitat and the sustainable use of our water (Blue literacy) among students, teachers, and educators at primary and… Read More »SHORE, Empower students as the agents of change
The INSE team extends holiday cheers to all partners and readers. We are thrilled to announce the successful funding of our proposal, titled “The SCIence literacy BOaRd Game: a new tool for improving science literacy with informal youth education (SCIBORG)”.… Read More »Merry Funding News and Happy holiday season!
Our first networking workshop on science education took place on 21st of November at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna, Austria. The workshop centered on fostering connections, sharing insights, and exploring potential collaborators among initiatives. … Read More »Networking Workshop on Science Communication
A group of international experts defines ten principles of science education as follows: Reference: Harlen W. (2010). Principles and big ideas of science education. Association for Science Education, 60 pages.
In this blog post, our goal is to write about skepticism towards science, particularly in Austria. This topic has become a focus of political and media debate in the last two years due to topics like COVID-19-pandemic, human made climate… Read More »Science Skepticism
On the 20th of September, our project and steering board meeting took place at the Haus der Wildnis in Lunz am See, Austria. All partners participated and discussed the project’s progress and the next steps. We are very much looking… Read More »Second INSE project meeting
One of the ongoing projects INSE has the honour of being partnered with is a Sparkling Science project, which uses fairy stories to teach children about the future of the planet and our resources. In this Sparkling Science project,… Read More »‘Sparking’ interest in Science
In this blog post, our goal is to explore citizen science as an integral part of science education initiatives and dig a bit deeper into different stages of contributory citizen science projects in the field of ecology and environmental sciences.… Read More »Citizen Science in Science education
As a network of science communication specialists, we have created a partnership across different scientific disciplines to create a sustainable and multi-faceted approach to science education. We wanted to properly introduce you to our core team of partners and to… Read More »Our partners
While the school year draws to a close, the opportunity for learning does not. Last week, we had several workshops with school students of different age groups in the Haus der Wildness, Lunz. The Haus der Wildnis is the UNESCO… Read More »Welcoming in the summer holidays!