Programme

1st DAY
Introduction and Overview of the Course from Prof. George Neofotistos and Dr. Sofoklis Sotiriou. Presentation of the participants. Keynote Talks by Prof. Ioannis Papamastorakis (on Modern Cosmology), Dr. Rosa Doran (on Galileo Teachers Training Programme), Prof. Christine Kourkoumelis (on ATLAS-CERN). 
2nd DAY
Astronomy and Cosmology Open Science Resources: Learning Repositories, Learning Technologies and International Specifications, with emphasis on astronomy and cosmology – What is there and how Teachers can benefit from that [Lecture/Demonstration, 2 hours], A Primer on Current Open Issues on the Universe [Lecture, 2 Hours] The Sub-Atomic Adventure – Demonstration of Students’ Analysis Tools (HYPATIA, ATLANTIS, AMELIS) [Lecture/Demonstration, 2 hours]. 
3rd DAY
History of Science Lecture I: The 17th Century Era: Kepler, Galileo, Newton [Lecture, 2 hours], Learning Object Repositories – Tools and Services for Teachers [Lecture/Demonstration, 3 hours], 18.00 Visit to the Skinakas Observatory.
4th DAY
History of Science Lecture II: 400 Years Since Galileo [Lecture, 2 hours], The Future of Telescopes [Lecture, 2 hours], Issues related with Science Education Digital Resources [Lecture/Demonstration, 2 hours].
5th DAY
Toward the Moment of Creation I: The Current State of Theories and Experiments [Lecture, 2 hours], Toward the Moment of Creation II: CERN’s Large Hadron Collider [Lecture, 2 hours].
6th DAY
Getting Connected: How to Bring the Scientific Explorations to the Classroom [Lecture, 2 hours], Presentation of participants’ work. Evaluation of the course. Closing Session - Conclusions.