Interdisciplinary Approach For Teaching School Level Astronomy.
TalkTeaching Methods and Tools
5th Shaw-IAU Workshop
Thursday Nov. 30, 2023
UTC: 8:15 a.m. - 8:25 a.m. America/New_York: 3:15 a.m.- 3:25 a.m.
Thursday Nov. 30, 2023
UTC: 6:45 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. America/New_York: 1:45 p.m.- 1:55 p.m.
Loraien Raju Kalathil (International School of Photonics, Cochin University of Science and Technology)
Coauthors: Asmita Redij (Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education)
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This study uses a pedagogical framework that eliminates the subject boundaries and introduces a cohesive interdisciplinary teaching approach to teach subjects like Astronomy which are inherently interdisciplinary. Focusing on the topic of seasons, which involves aspects of geometry, science, geography, arts etc., this work demonstrates the benefits of cross-subject integration. It delves into the process of finding the apt school level topic for study, making concept maps about the topic and using it for designing this interdisciplinary lesson plan, for synchronized implementation by teachers. It will also address the pros and potential challenges during the implementation.
About Loraien Raju Kalathil
Loraien Raju Kalathil is pursuing the 5 years integrated masters in Photonics at the International School of Photonics in India. Along with her research interests in nanophotonics and material sciences, she is also deeply interested in physics education research, and is currently working on interdisciplinary teaching approach for school level astronomy.
