Chemistry Teachers ’ Training in Poland

The following report is an integral part of the project documentation and presents the national situation in Poland with reference to chemistry teacher training and science teachers in general. It briefly introduces the initial and pre-service teacher training, listing the most prestigious and best recognized higher education institutions in Poland offering courses and programmes for prospective chemistry teachers both at Universities as well as Technical Universities. In the second part the report tackles the details of the in-service teacher training and it concentrates on the methods and didactic techniques applied to train and develop a practising teacher’s career. The last part of the report focuses on the overall evaluation of the Polish national situation mainly with the use of the Polish teachers ’ comments and review of the Polish publications on the teacher training. Finally the role of the project in the teacher training will be mentioned; its impact on bridging the gap between the practising teachers and experts and its influence on the end user – the student. The exchange of the views of educational and scientific sector representatives could lead to better consolidation of common policies and methods facilitating wider interest in scientific subjects at schools and universities. 1. National Situation on Teacher Training in Polan