Organization:International Geoscience Education Organization

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The International Geoscience Education Organisation (IGEO)
AbbreviationIGEO
Formation2000; 24 years ago (2000)
TypeINGO, standard organisations
HeadquartersFounded in Sydney, Australia . At 2000
Region
Worldwide
Official language
English
AffiliationsIUGS IAPG
Websiteigeoscied.org

The International Geoscience Education Organisation (IGEO) is an international non-governmental organization aimed to promote the improvement of the quality of geoscience education worldwide.

About

The International Geoscience Education Organisation was created in the framework of the 3rd International Conference on Geoscience Education in Sydney,[1] Australia.  It conducts research activities for the enhancement of quality in geoscience education over the world and searching for policies on that subject.[2]

Activities

IGEO organizes the following events:

  • GeoSciEd:  The conference on Geoscience Education which take places every 4 years.
  • Session on geoscience education during the International Geological Congress.
  • IESO: International Earth Sciences Olympiad and it was established as one of the major activities of IGEO.
  • Commission on Geoscience Education at IUGS (COGE): team of international experts which work to include new policies on geoscience education at regional level.[3]
  • Geoscience Education Survey: IGEO reports on the subject to collaborate with the nations over the world in looking for solutions on the inclusion of geosciences in the curricula properly, especially in the countries where mining resources are the base of economy.[4]

Teaching Resources

IGEO share content to be used by teachers in education at school level. The material is reviewed by experts with the goal of including in the scholar curricula and effective teaching methods in geoscience education.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.igeoscied.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/TheEvolutionOfGeoscienceEducation10June2016.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ↑ Clarke, I. F., ed (2000). GeoSciEd III: dedicated to teaching &learning: conference proceedings. AGSO record. Canberra: AGSO. ISBN 978-0-642-39812-3. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/248285. 
  3. ↑ King, Chris; Gorfinkiel, Denise; Frick, María (2021-01-02). "International comparisons of school-level geoscience education– the UNESCO/IGEO expert opinion survey". International Journal of Science Education 43 (1): 56–78. doi:10.1080/09500693.2020.1854894. ISSN 0950-0693. Bibcode: 2021IJSEd..43...56K. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2020.1854894. 
  4. ↑ Villacorta, Sandra P.; Sellés-Martínez, José; Greco, Roberto; Oliveira, Anete M.; Castillo, Ana M.; Regalía, Diego Arias (2019). "LAIGEO y su contribución a la mejora de la enseñanza y difusión de las geociencias en América Latina y Caribe: Actividades realizadas y proyectos futuros" (in Spanish). Serie Correlación Geológica 35 (2): 67–76. ISSN 1666-9479. https://researchers.cdu.edu.au/en/publications/laigeo-the-south-american-chapter-from-igeo-and-its-actions-to-pr. 
  5. ↑ King, Chris (2008-09-01). "Geoscience education: an overview". Studies in Science Education 44 (2): 187–222. doi:10.1080/03057260802264289. ISSN 0305-7267. Bibcode: 2008SScEd..44..187K. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057260802264289. 

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