11.08 | Citizen science and basic education: how to develop a project with schools’ engagement in scientific research?
The practical approaches to develop schools’ engagement in scientific research is the topic of the STEM Education Hub next free online seminars. On the 11th of August, at 14.00-16.00 (BST), specialists from the UK and Brazil will lead roundtables to discuss and explore with participants the concept of citizen science and practical approaches to implement research/evidence-based pedagogies. The event will have simultaneous interpretation available in both English and Portuguese.
Register for the seminars taking place on Zoom here.
The sessions will discuss schools’ projects focused on scientific research and developed in collaboration with universities and/or non-formal educational spaces. More information about the program and panelists’ profiles soon.
| Time (BST) | Activity | Guiding questions | Mediation | Panelist |
| 14.00 | Welcome and Presentation | N/A | Isabela Milanezzi | Luis Serrao & Arthur Galamba |
| 14.05 | Citizen Science | What is citizen science and how can it be relevant to scientific literacy in schools? | Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Reis (UPFR) | Prof. Dr. Natália Ghilardi-Lopes (UFABC) |
| 14.25 | Q&A | Audience questions | See above | See above |
| 14.35 | Case study I | Practice-based insights from a BR collaboration project between university and schools using citizen science | Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Reis (UPFR) | Prof. Dr. Natália Ghilardi-Lopes & Prof. Jussara Almeida Bezerra & Prof. Diana Ribas Rodrigues Roque |
| 15.00 | Q&A | Audience questions | See above | See above |
| 15.15 | Case study II | Practice-based insights from a UK collaboration project between university and schools through citizen science | Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Reis (UPFR) | Ms. Janice Ansine (The Open University) |
| 15.40 | Q&A | Audience questions | See above | See above |
| 15.55 | Closing session | N/A | Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Reis | N/A |
Rodrigo Arantes Reis
Rodrigo Arantes Reis is an associate professor at the Federal University of Paraná. Adviser on the Graduated Program in Sustainable Territorial Development and Graduated Program in Science and Mathematics Teaching at UFPR. Coordinator of the Mobile Laboratory for Scientific Education at UFPR and the Interinstitutional Project on Citizen Science at School (PICCE). Member of the Advisory Committee for Scientific Dissemination of (CA-DC) CNPq and Dean of Outreach and Culture at UFPR.
Natalia Pirani Ghilardi-Lopes
Natalia Pirani Ghilardi-Lopes is an associate professor at the Federal University of ABC. She is an advisor at the Graduate Program in Evolution and Diversity at UFABC and at the Graduate Program in Teaching and History of Science and Mathematics at UFABC. She coordinates the research group on “Citizen Science and Environmental conservation” at UFABC, and is a supervisor at the Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica Citizen Science Program. She is a founding member of the Brazilian Citizen Science Network.
Jussara Almeida Bezerra
Jussara Almeida Bezerra currently is a school director at a municipal school in São Bernardo do Campo (SBC), São Paulo. She has experience as a Kindergarten and Elementary Education teacher at SBC and Diadema. She also teaches in postgraduate courses related to Childhood Education, Literacy and Active Learning Methodologies. She is a master’s student at UFABC in the Teaching and History of Science and Mathematics program, and focuses her studies on the interfaces of Citizen Science and Education.
Diana Ribas R Roque
Diana Ribas R Roque has a bachelor and teaching degree in Biology Science at Brasília Catholic University and a masters in Science and Mathematics History Teaching at Federal University of ABC. She teaches science in english at Basic Education and a researcher at the Citizen Science research group af UFABC.
Janice Ansine
Janice Ansine is Senior Project Manager – Citizen Science, The Open University (OU), UK and manages projects that use innovative educational technology engaging the public to participate and learn about biodiversity and nature using innovative, easily accessible web-based tools and resources (see www.iSpotnature.org and Treezilla). Janice also contributes to accessible and innovative OU citizen science teaching (e.g. www.open.ac.uk/citizen-science-and-global-biodiversity ) and research, see https://citsci.kmi.open.ac.uk. With graduate / postgraduate qualifications and experience in media, environmental management and science & society, she has a wide-ranging background leading initiatives in communications, public engagement, outreach, non-formal learning and behaviour change around sustainability, science and the environment.
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