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General
The Educational Project with Robotic Telescopes (PETeR) is an online laboratory that aims to engage Spanish students in science and technology and to foster the acquisition of STEM skills through their active participation in real astronomical research using robotic telescopes.
Through the project's website, the educational community has access to state-of-the-art robotic telescopes and can request astronomical observations and develop scientific projects. The website also offers educational resources on different astronomical topics adapted to primary and secondary school curricula, allowing students to familiarise themselves with the scientific practice and with programmes for visualising and analysing astronomical images.
PETeR is a project of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), launched at the end of 2005 and managed through its Outreach and Press Unit. The coordinator of the project manages the observation time with different robotic telescopes allocated to PETeR and the implementation of the project in schools, and offers advice to users on scientific, technical or didactic aspects. Within the framework of PETeR, teacher training courses on Astronomy and the use of robotic telescopes in education are also offered at regional, national and international levels.
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Over 450 schools from across Spain, ranging from primary to secondary education and vocational training, participate in PETeR. The project is also open to international schools collaborating with Spanish institutions on specific astronomical endeavors.
Since 2015, we have trained more than 2600 teachers and educators from more than 60 countries of the five continents through the different courses, face-to-face and online, that we organize or in which we participate in the framework of PETeR.
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The IAU Office of Astronomy for Education Center Italy: Astronomy for a better world – and we are trying hard!Abstract Founded in March 2021, the Office of Astronomy for Education Center Italy (I-OAE) is an international office of the IAU, coordinated and funded by INAF. I-OAE promotes and supports innovative and inclusive learning practices as well as teacher training courses. In its early years, I-OAE has developed a series of collaborative processes
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VIII Astronomy Education Adventure in the Canary IslandsThe Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), together with other scientific and educational institutions, organises the eighth edition of the international school for teachers "Astronomy Education“Sala Grande” of the IACTEC building (July 24-28) Parque Tecnológico y Científico de las Mantecas 38320 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife IAC headquarters (July 29) C/ Vía Láctea, s/nSpainDate-Past