Every year, ESERA Summer Schools for science education PhD students are held. At a summer school, students present their research work to a small group of seven other PhD students and to two experienced science education researchers (mentors). They then have opportunities to discuss their work in depth over the course of a week. They also hear about the other PhD projects in their group and contribute to the discussion about them. There is also a poster session where everyone discusses their work with all who are interested and where they get written feedback on their poster from a group of science education researchers as well as their peers. Workshops are also provided by experienced educators – and there are social events.
The ESERA Summer school 2024 took place in Tartu in Estonia from August 19 to August 24, 2024. It has been hosted by the Institute of Ecology and Earth Science, Centre for Science Education at the University of Tartu. A total of 47 students and 14 mentors has participated from 18 different countries.
Rauno Nieto and Janari Teessar, two doctoral students who are supported by the SciCar project, has participated and contributed to the ESERA Summer School 2024.
The summer school opening event has been supported by the SciCat project, which has taken place at the AHHAA centre.