INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

 

EDUCATION,ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

 

IES   Rosalía Castro, 28-30 June, 2005. Santiago de Compostela. SPAIN

 

 

Organitation:

 

Consellería de Educación e Ordenación Universitaria. Xunta de Galicia

Instituto de Ciencias da Educación, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.

Instituto Superior Pedagógico "Enrique José Varona" (ISPEJV) Universidad Pedagógica de la Habana

 

Colaboration:

 

Instituto Enerxético de Galicia

 

Aims:

 

-         To analyse the energy problems and sustainable development issues

-         To promote discussions about the production-consumption of energy and the future alternatives.

-         To formulate school proposals on these subjects for differente levels and disciplines of the curriculum.

-         To foster a worlwide exchange of experiences.

-         To contribute to the change of behaviour patterns to favor saving and responsible consumption of energy resources.

 

 

Topics:

 

-         The Energy: Sources, distribution, and consumption. The Energy system.

-         Renewable and non renewable energy resources.

-         Energy programs and sustainability. Environmental impact and new Technologies.

-         Educational approaches on energy matters for curricular development.

-         The energy debate and Sustainable Development. Pedagogical proposals for classroom activities.

-         Resources about energy and sustainability into the web. Materials for classroom and teacher training.

 

Activities:

 

-         Plenary lectures

-         Workshops

-         Pannels of experts

-         Exhibitions of bibliographical and technological materials

-         Communications and posters

-         Field trip to visit Galician Energy facilities.

 

Participation:

 

Complete text of plenary lectures and summaries of workshops, communications and posters should be presented before 30 April to be edited in a CD-Rom for to the participants. Deadline for free registrations 16th May.

Summaries of the papers should be sent by electronic mail to the below address with a maximum of 300-500 words.

 

Xunta de Galicia. Consellería de Educación. Dirección General de Formación Profesional y Enseñanzas Especiales. Servicio de Formación del Profesorado.Edificio Administrativo San Caetano s/n, bloque 2, 2º andar. 15781 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña). Spain. Fax 981 546551.

E-mail    xsfp@edu.xunta.es

The whole papers after the acceptance of the communication should be sent to

pmendoza@usc.es  at Santiago University, before 25th June, for the publication in the proceedings of the Conference.

 

 

Organisation:

 

-         Education Council. Galician Autonomous Government.Santiago. Spain

-         Science Education Institute. Santiago University. (ICE)

-         ISPEJV. Pedagogical University. La Habana. Cuba.

 

 

Collaborators:

 

-         Energy Institute of Galicia (INEGA)

-         Sustainable Development Center (CDS). Xunta de Galicia

-         ISPEJV. Pedagogical University. La Habana. Cuba.

-         Galician Science Teachers Association (ENCIGA)

-         Galician Technology Teachers Association (APETEGA)

-         Association for Physics and Chemistry Education (AEFiQ-Curie). Alacant. Spain.

 

 

Scientific Committee.

 

-         Dra. Arminda Pedrosa (Coimbra University, Portugal)

-         Dr. Manuel Bermejo (Santiago University, Spain)

-         Dra. Laurinda Leite (University of Minho, Portugal)

-         Dr. Aldo Borsese (Genova University, Italy)

-         Dr. Albert Gras-Martí (Alacant University, Spain)

-         Dr. Jose Mendoza (ICE,Santiago University, Spain)

-         Dr. Pablo Meira (Santiago University, Spain)

-         Dr. Rafael Bosque (ISPEJV, Pedagogical University of La Habana, Cuba)

 

Organizer Committee:

 

-         Manuel A. Fernández (Workshop of Environmental Education,ICE, Santiago University, Spain)

-         José Mendoza (ICE,Santiago University,Spain)

-         Juan Fundora (ISPEJV, Pedagogical University, La Habana, Cuba)

-         Roberto Pérez (ISPEJV, Pedagogical University, La Habana, Cuba)

-         Mario Arrastía (ISPEJV, Pedagogical University, La Habana, Cuba)

 

 

PROGRAMME

 

28 June 2005 -  First day

 

9-9,30-   Handing out working materials

 

9,30-10   Opening by Education Authorities

 

10-11,30  Opening Lecture  “The world energy problem and the educational commitment”. Prof. Emilio Menéndez. Complutense University. Madrid.

 

11,30-12  Coffe break

 

12-14      Papers and posters

 

 

LUNCH

 

 

16-17  Lecture “Energy Education in Latin America”. Prof. Yuri Milachay. Applied Sciences University. Lima

 

17-18  Papers and Posters

 

18-18,30  Coffee break

 

18,30-20,30  Round Table  “Education proposals on energy education in different countries: Cuba, Perú, Portugal and Spain”.Chair: Manuel A. Fernández.

 

 

29 June 2005  -  Second day

 

 

9-10,30.  Lecture  “Web resources for teacher training on alternative energies”. Prof. Albert Gras-Martí. Alacant University

 

10,30-21  Guided tours: Sotavento Experimental wind farm and ENDESA power station (As Pontes, A Coruña)

 

 

30June  2005  -  Third day

 

 

9-10 . Lecture  “The use of solar power in the schools”. Prof. Juan Fundora. Pedagogical University. La Habana

 

10-12Workshops  for small groups of 25 teachers.

 

12-12,30. Coffee break

 

12,30-13,15. Lecture  “General energy issues in Galicia and its teaching applications” (INEGA)

 

13,15-14.  Lecture  “Sustainable Development in our Community”. (CDS, Xunta de Galicia)

 

 

LUNCH

 

16-17,30.  Lecture  “ Renewable Energies in the European Union”. Prof. Danyel Reiche. Berlin Free University.

 

17,30-18,30.  Papers and Posters

 

18,30-19.  Coffee break

 

19-20,30.  Round Table “The importance of renewable energies to prevent climate change and its educational use”. (INEGA, Greenpeace, ADEGA, Santiago University). Chair: José Mendoza

 

20,30.   Closing  Ceremony.