Workshop GIFT 2011

Geosciences Information for Teachers -

Evolution and Biodiversity

Vienna - Vienne - Wien

April, 3 - 6 2011

during the

European
Geosciences
Union

General Assembly - Austria Center Vienna

URL of this page: http://www.atmosphere.mpg.de/enid/gift

Invitation to teachers in Europe

The European Geosciences Union EGU kindly invites for the nineth time European teachers to the workshop 'Geosciences Information For Teachers' (GIFT). The workshop takes place during the EGU General Assembly 2011 in the Austria Center in Vienna. The participation and accomodation in the workshop as well as parts of or the full travel (depending on the price) are granted for about 60 science teachers in Europe. The EGU General Assembly is the largest conference in Geosciences in Europe and attracts every year thousands of scientists from all over the world.

Registration is now possible for the workshop in April 2011.

Please download the INFORMATION FOR APPLICATION

The application should be sent to Carlo Laj or the members of the EGU Committee on Education (see section "Contact" at the top of the page).

We strongly recommend to apply before the deadline of December, 3rd, 2010.

The language of the workshop is English.

Lecture during GIFT 2007

This workshop offers teachers of secondary schools an opportunity to upgrade their knowledge in geophysical themes and to shorten the time between discovery and text books.
The workshop program combines scientific presentations on current research by leading scientists participating to the EGU General Assembly, with hands-on activities presented by science educators that can be used by the teachers in their classrooms. Also, teachers are encouraged to give short presentations of special activities they have developed themselves.

Further information about the workshop 2011 can be found on the GIFT Flyer 2011 .

Registration to GIFT 2011 and the EGU General Assembly (Please inform yourself about the conference programme 2011) is free for the selected teachers and travel/living grants are available. Accepentence of the grants and/or free registration implies for the teacher the obligation to attend the entire workshop and to provide a feedback of its effectiveness.

We are awaiting your application and would appreciate to welcome you in Vienna. Please inform also your colleagues about this workshop.