CTS TEACHING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Program

The practice of Science Teaching in the context of citizen education. Importance of Science Education in current society. Scientific literacy and citizen training. World movement STS (Science, Technology and Society). Meaning, objects and content proposed in CTS courses. Approach to social issues. Conceptions and objectives of Environmental Education (EE). EE and the formation of the ecological subject. Teaching Strategies for STS and EE (Teaching STS, Science, Technology, Society and Environment). Development, application and evaluation of teaching materials with a STS approach.

Bibliography
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