The 3rd steering board meeting of the INSE project took place on the 8th of April, 2024. In the first part, Eva Feldbacher presented the project progress in the individual work packages. Following this, the partners presented their activities to… Read More »Steering board meeting of INSE project, 2024
PRACTICE: In the workshop series (Fairy Tale Workshop, Circular Workshop, Future Workshop), research will be conducted on a regional raw material as a valuable resource. The starting point is a fairy tale or legend, which then becomes a future fairy… Read More »Teacher Training Program:“One day there will be…” : Creating Knowledge – Narrating Futures
Approximately 30% of the Austrian population are skeptical about science, more than a third rely on common sense instead of science (oeaw.ac.at/sciencebarometer). But how do we arrive at these opinions and attitudes? Surveys of the population on various topics are… Read More »INSE activities at Borg Wiener Neustadt
The Federal Ministry for Climate Protection and the Forum for Environmental Education are looking for projects that deal with ecological, economic, social and cultural aspects of sustainable development and are committed to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals as part of… Read More »Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Award 2024
The natural sciences fascinate with their diversity and their ability to reveal the secrets of nature. But what exactly is science? How much creativity is allowed? And why do scientists often talk about provisionality? These questions were explored by the… Read More »How do natural sciences work? A look behind the scenes
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