Talk

Astronomy Education As A Means To Transform Our Worldviews

Talk
Teaching methods
3rd Shaw-IAU Workshop
Thursday Oct. 14, 2021
UTC: 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Friday Oct. 15, 2021
UTC: 8:45 a.m. - 9 a.m.

The way we see the world is a construction whose characteristics are historical, cultural, social, psychological and strongly associated with teaching and learning processes, mainly through formal education and outreach. We will discuss what elements the actions of Education in Astronomy should have to contribute to the construction of solidarity world views, respectful of diversity and modern in terms of the relationship of human beings with the sky in our time, with projection to a future in peace. and social harmony, linked to the sky.

About Camino Néstor

Nestor Camino lives in Esquel, Patagonia Argentina. He is Profesor en Fisicomatemáticas, Licenciado en Astronomía y Doctor en Ciencias de la Educación. He is a professor in university and secondary levels working on Educational Research and Teaching of Astronomy. He is an Independent Researcher at CONICET (Education, research plan: Worldviews and Innovative Proposals for the Didactics of Astronomy"). He coordinates NAEC Argentina (AAA-OAE-IAU). His specialty is Research in Didactics of Astronomy, having published several articles and participated and directed research projects and educational innovation. His subjects of interest are the Didactics of Astronomy linked to the subjects of Light, Gravity, Naked Eye Astronomy and Worldviews."

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