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Geosciences Information for Teachers (GIFT) Introduction to GIFT

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Introduction to GIFT

Margo Branch.pdf
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The EGU Committee on Education has organised Geosciences Information for Teachers (GIFT) workshops since 2003. These are normally two-and-a-half-day teacher enhancement workshops held in conjunction with EGU's annual General Assembly. There, selected top-level scientists working in the Earth sciences offer the invited teachers talks centred on a different theme every year. Teachers are also provided with teaching strategies and activities related to the theme. For the past few years, the EGU has also organised GIFT workshops at different locations worldwide.

The main objective of the GIFT workshops is to spread first-hand scientific information to science teachers of secondary (and primary) schools, significantly shortening the time between discovery and textbook, and to provide the teachers with material that can be directly transported to the classroom. In addition, the full immersion of science teachers in a truly scientific context and the direct contact with world leading geoscientists are expected to stimulate curiosity towards scientific research that the teachers then transmit to their pupils.

The annual evaluation data and feedback from the teachers involved indicate the great success of this strategy for the teachers, their colleagues and their pupils.

Aims & scope

The EGU Geosciences Information for Teachers (GIFT) programme offers teachers of primary school to high school the opportunity to upgrade their knowledge in geoscience themes and to shorten the time between new discoveries and textbook information.

The programme includes three different activities:

Applying to participate in a GIFT workshop

EGU General Assembly 2024 GIFT Workshop

The EGU General Assembly 2024 GIFT Workshop will take place on 14–17 April 2024 and will focus on ‘The Changing Climate of Our Planet’. Please see the full brochure (PDF document, 3.9 MB) for more details.

Teachers and educators from Europe and around the world can apply to participate in the GIFT workshop by filling in an online application form.

The application form for the EGU General Assembly 2024 GIFT Workshop is currently closed.

Application periods are from 17 October 2023 until 10 December 2023.