Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

The Astronomy teaching needs to be sensitive to the needs of teachers, encouraging and adding to their routines and pedagogical practices. The comet is a potential interdisciplinary approach to insert Astronomy concepts. The development of concept through workshops and virtuals simulator contributed significantly to the construction of teacher knowledge in a continuing teacher training through of the D. Shön's practical-reflective, J. Dewey's progressive education and D. Ausubel's meaningful learning. The Bardin's Content Analysis revealed that training centered on a single topic favors the teacher's teaching and learning process. Teachers demonstrated a change in their pedagogical, professional practice and motivational like a research news themes and use a new teaching tools.

Biography:

Jaqueline de Souza Valdemiro Campos is a doctoral student in the Education for Science program at the Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquisa Filho". She completed her master's degree in Astronomy Teaching at the University of São Paulo. She is a pedagogue and works with Continuing Teacher Training and Astronomy Teaching. Her interests include initial and continuing teacher training for Astronomy Teaching and meaningful learning.