From SciDev – http://m.scidev.net/global/policy/news/physics-for-development-movement-needs-a-strategy–2.html Mićo Tatalović 15/10/12 [BRUSSELS] The emerging global ‘physics for development’ movement needs a common strategy to define the field, a conference has heard. This would enable practitioners to work towards common goals of improving physics education and research, with a view to using results in development. The importance of such a […]
Author Archives: Ram Venugopal
One month ago we started in Guatemala. Since then and worked in four schools, two in Guatemala and two in El Salvador. Where, besides sharing experimental workshops and cultural astronomy, we were able to document the local, ancient astronomy, teachers also do training, linking schools with astronomers and most importantly: linking children from different places. […]
The final report can be downloaded in pdf
The IAU Office of Astronomy for Development is excited to present to you, and invites you to participate in, a peer review platform for astronomy educational activities developed in partnership with UNAWE (http://www.unawe.org/) and LCOGT (http://lcogt.net/). This project is led by the co-Chairs of the OAD’s Task Force 2 (Children and Schools, https://astro4dev.org/task-forces/children-and-schools/) Pedro Russo […]
