CosmoAmautas: Virtual teacher training in vulnerable regions in Peru Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development

Virtual Program in Peru Improves Rural Teachers’ Scientific Competence

Ram Venugopal — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:07:56 +0000

The goal of the CosmoAmautas project is to increase the scientific literacy in Peruvian school teachers and promote equity and inclusion in STEM education through teacher training. In 2022, we ran a 6-day virtual workshop to train 74 teachers in several topics across astrophysics with focus on applications of the scientific method. The participants were [...]

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Overview: CosmoAmautas- Virtual teacher training in vulnerable regions in Peru

Ram Venugopal — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:24:15 +0000

Countries in Latin America are going through the worst educational crisis in their history according to UNESCO. The case of Peru is particularly critical, with the highest reported mortality per capita due to COVID-19, more than 85% of schools closed throughout 2020 and 2021, and the entire public education system declared in a state of [...]

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