The webinar will be held online. After registration, you will receive a Zoom link.

Speaker: Lothar Kurtze (FTP-Europlanet, The Schools’ Observatory – TSO)

Webinar Description

An Introduction to how to register and observe with the TSO telescopes in the classroom. We will also show you the online tools you can use to analyze your images. And finally, we will inform you about an image competition where your students can participate with their images made with the telescopes.

More Information:

FTP-Europlanet is a partner of The Schools’ Observatory, a Liverpool John Moores University initiative providing free access to the Liverpool Telescope, the world’s largest fully robotic telescope, and a network of 20+ other telescopes with a diameter of 2m, 1m and 0,40m. It supports STEM education by allowing students to request real-time space images, analyze data, and explore resources tailored to the  curricula.

Key Features and Offerings:

• Real-Time Astronomy: Students can request, capture, and analyze images from professional telescopes.
• Accessibility: Offers resources for all ages, including, primary, secondary, and STEM club support.
• Tools: Includes educational software (AstroLab, Makali’i) to analyze FITS files and data.
• Curriculum-Linked: Activities focus on science, maths, engineering, and coding.
• Special Events: Occasional opportunities to observe unique celestial objects, such as comets.
• Optional participation at the StAnD Image Competition:
  See the StAnD – Image Competition page for the details.

Who should attend:

• Primary and secondary school teachers of all subjects.
• School leaders and STEAM coordinators.
• Informal science educators (science centres, museums, planetariums).
• Teacher trainers, researchers, and education policymakers.
• Anyone interested in embodied learning and innovative approaches to astronomy and STEAM education.

Registration and Next Steps:

The webinar will be held online. After registration, you will receive a Zoom link.

Register now!

The webinar will be held online. After registration, you will receive a Zoom link.

Speaker: Rosa Doran (NUCLIO)

Webinar Description

Interdisciplinarity is essential for meaningful learning in the 21st century, and astronomy offers an ideal entry point, naturally connecting scientific investigation with broader cultural, historical, and societal contexts. In this webinar, we will explore how interdisciplinary approaches can be designed and implemented in both classroom and informal settings to deepen learners’ engagement with astronomy while fostering connections across science, the arts, language, sustainability, and citizenship education among other discipline domains. .
Drawing on insights from the Astro‑Journeys framework and the Big Ideas in Astronomy, the session will highlight practical strategies, examples of interdisciplinary activities, and the pedagogical principles that support learners in making sense of complex, real‑world problems. Whether you are a teacher, educator, or science communicator, this webinar will provide concrete ideas for enriching your programmes through meaningful integration of multiple disciplines.stro-Journeys.

What you will learn:

• Understand the value of interdisciplinary learning using astronomy as the overarching theme
• Explore how astronomy naturally links to other subjects such as mathematics, history, arts, and other topics such as sustainability
• Discover practical examples and templates of interdisciplinary activities to use with learners
• Learn how to align interdisciplinary approaches with national curricula and the Astro‑Journeys competence framework
• Gain insights into designing learning experiences that build critical thinking, creativity, and inquiry skills

Who should attend:

• Primary and secondary school teachers of all subjects.
• School leaders and STEAM coordinators.
• Informal science educators (science centres, museums, planetariums).
• Teacher trainers, researchers, and education policymakers.
• Anyone interested in embodied learning and innovative approaches to astronomy and STEAM education.

Registration and Next Steps:

The webinar will be held online. After registration, you will receive a Zoom link.

Register now!

During a working day bringing together primary science teacher educators, dedicated to the new curriculum frameworks for the Bachelor’s degree in Primary Education and the new Master’s programme for successful teaching candidates as part of the teacher education reform, Emmanuel Rollinde led a session focused on astronomy education.

His presentation introduced key issues addressed by research in astronomy education, drawing in particular on resources from the OAE and the framework of the Big Ideas in Astronomy. The aim was to highlight how to design coherent, progressive and research-informed astronomy teaching starting from primary school, in line with The Erasmus project Astro-Journeys. 

Two case studies were then explored with participants:

• A study of a Van Gogh painting: using a depiction of the night sky, participants worked on identifying celestial objects and estimating the possible date of observation represented in the painting. This activity connected art, sky observation and scientific reasoning.
• Human Orrery and time scales: an activity focusing on time scales and modelling, closely aligned with primary curriculum expectations.

The day highlighted how astronomy provides a powerful context to connect educational research, teacher training and classroom practice.