Κεντρική ομιλία

Σύντομη περίληψη

The talk will discuss selected concepts of sustainable development with its implications on the future of chemistry teaching. A justification will be given to re-orient the chemistry curriculum along the philosophy of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Different models of integrating ESD with the teaching of chemistry will be presented and illustrated by cases from lower and upper secondary chemistry classrooms. The examples show that a combination of the philosophical framework of ESD with the teaching of chemistry has large potential to help students developing general educational skills for contributing to the development of a sustainable future. However, it also opens learning for a more balanced view towards chemistry in its societal and professional context.

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Σύντομο βιογραφικό ομιλητή

Prof. Dr. Ingo Eilks FRSC is a full professor for chemistry education at the University of Bremen, Germany, since 2004. From 2023, he additionally will work as an adjunct professor for science education at Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia. Having been educated as a high school teacher for chemistry and mathematics, he early engaged in the domain of chemistry education research and development. His research interests encompass, among others, socio-scientific issues-based science teaching, education for sustainable development, or innovations in higher education. For more than 20 years now, these interests are deeply connected to cooperatively working with teachers following specifically adopted models of action research in science education. Ingo Eilks has written so far about 600 articles, chapters, textbooks, or has co-edited different books and special issues in national and international journals. Recent achievements were the 2017 Award for the Incorporation of Sustainability into Chemical Education by the American Chemical Society, the invitation to be a lead author of the 2019 Global Chemicals Outlook II by the United Nations Environmental Program, or having been selected one of the STEM ambassadors of the year 2021 in Germany.