Current Trends in Chemical Curricula,
Současné trendy v obsahu chemického vzdělávání

Department of Chemistry Education, Faculty of Science, Charles University
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University

International conference; single event; took place in Prague in September 2008

To encourage the discussion and description of trends in chemical education; to share opinions and experiences from introducing new and innovated content into the chemistry education at all levels

Teachers, chemists and program managers from tertiary level institutions

International conference

International impact; participants from six European countries (Czech Republic, Latvia, Poland, Slovak Republic, Spain and Turkey)

Conference proceedings that include 54 contributions divided into five coherent group:
- Changes in Content of Chemistry Education
- New Ways of Education and Evaluation
- New or Innovated Laboratory Experiments
- Innovation of the Traditional Curricula
- Education of Chemistry Teachers

The meeting has offered a good background for the cooperation between key experts in the area; the conference was also a good platform for the presentation of new results gathered in all problematic fields.
Published papers represent a good overview of problems and issues related to the conference objectives and serve as a good source of information for those who are interested in modern and effective chemistry education.

http://web.natur.cuni.cz/ctcc/

Petra Kinzlova

Department of Science and Research, ICT Prague

Member of CIAAU Team in ICT Prague