Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

The reconfiguration of the learning landscape, where the classroom must become the centre of innovation, the personal needs of students must be prioritised, technology must play a fundamental role, and where students must be challenged to create the future is imperative for 21st century education. START IN THE ADVENTURE OF LEARNING ABOUT THE UNIVERSE is a new optional school subject for the primary level in Romania, it is part of the national curriculum and its main aim is to develop STEAM competences through integrated, inter- and transdisciplinary approaches, key competences, as well as transversal competences. The learning activities are structured taking into account 3 main topics: Exploring the Solar System, Travelling and Travellers in Outer Space and Jobs of the Future.

About Elisabeta Ana Naghi

Math teacher, with a teaching experience of over 37 years and, at the moment, I fill in the position of counsellor at the Romanian Ministry of Education, Department of Control. Since I began my career, as the Romanian NAEC (2019) I have succeeded in initiating and coordinating astronomy-related activities at all educational levels: formal, non formal and informal, activities that have been basically dedicated to students from primary, secondary and tertiary level and their teachers, without neglecting local communities all over Romania.

About Felicia Calmuc

English teacher

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