Scientific literacy at the school: a proposal of a new methodology

This work is the result of a close collaboration between the eight partners of this program, from five European countries, with their different values and cultures, working methods, needs, etc. This plurality reinforces what unites scientists and teachers: the love for knowledge, that both groups create and transmit in a common intellectual space that exceeds any type of borders. PROJECT: Scientific literacy at the school: improving strategies and building new practices of science teaching in early years education (SciLit). ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. 75 pages PDF document[EN] The document has been structured into four parts. The first part presents "A New Concept of Scientific Literacy", considering the challenge of new technologies and their influence at school. The second part, "Scientific Competence of Teachers in the Countries of the Project", analyzes the different educational systems of these countries in relation to the scientific competence of their pre-service and in-service teacher, in account of the initial training of the educators and the subsequent continuous training they receive. The third part, "A Proposal to Improve the Learning of Science in Early Stages", presents a historical introduction of the methods of teaching science used in the near past, as well as the description of the new methodology with which the CSIC at School has trained teachers for many years. The fourth point, "Recommendations to Improve Scientific Learning at a Young Age", contains a final analysis and a meditation with suggestions and recommendations to Improving the Teaching of Science in School, considering it as a real ingredient of the common European Cultural Heritage.European Commission 2016 -1- ES01- KA201- 025282N