This, thanks to the first Teaching Day - Science Teachers, organized by the Science and Technology Dissemination and Dissemination Team of the University of La Serena.

With the purpose of sharing knowledge, the University of La Serena developed the First Conference of “Teaching - Science Teachers: University Students for a Day”, which brought together teachers from different corners of the Coquimbo Region.

The activity corresponds to a “pack of classes” of a theoretical-practical nature linked to science and technology topics directly associated with initiatives and activities developed by academics from the University of La Serena.

The Rector of the ULS, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, highlighted that the institution is a strengthening actor in the scientific area for teachers in our region, allowing them, through this day, to update knowledge, “which is vital for the comprehensive training of the students".

In addition, he indicated that science and technology, represented in this activity by teachers of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology, "evidence that our country has highly trained human capital for the challenges in the area, on a global scale."

The objective of the conference seeks to provide feedback on the professional training of teachers, as well as the pedagogical activities associated with research and the study of science that they teach with students, in order to transfer scientific knowledge applying the sense of “Open University” promoted by the institution.

The coordinator of the ULS Science and Technology Dissemination and Dissemination Team, Alejandra Leyton, stated that it is expected that “this will be the first of many DoCiencia conferences, where we can incorporate teachers from more communities and remote sectors. , to bring them closer to the research initiatives that are being developed at the University.”

For her part, Estefanía Vásquez, a teacher at the Antonio Varas School in Vicuña, who works in the areas of Chemistry and Natural Sciences, highlighted the initiative. “I found it quite interesting, because it not only tries to rescue what we as teachers have to teach students today, but rather, it emphasizes the level of professionalism that we must have in the face of the new changes and challenges that exist in education".

In this way, the University of La Serena continues to work on sharing knowledge with the community in response to the institutional seal.

Written by Sergio Muñoz, Science and Technology Dissemination and Dissemination Team

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