Ocean Schools. First teacher training session

The Ocean Schools educational program, designed for teachers and students of all ages and educational levels, starts again with its first phase dedicated to teacher training.

For the 2026–2027 school year, the program, developed in collaboration with the LTER-Italy Network (Italian Long-Term Ecological Research Network), continues its exploration of biodiversity, inviting the school community to observe, document and interpret the relationships between living organisms and the environments we inhabit.

How do we observe an ecosystem? What tools do researchers use to study changes in nature over time?

The first of Ocean Schools' three online training sessions focuses on ecological observations and the methods used by scientific research to study ecosystems.

Nicola Vuolo, researcher, palaeontologist and science communicator, will guide teachers and educators through an exploration of the work of the LTER-Italy Network, which includes 69 research sites across Italy, where environmental data and information have been collected over several decades.

An opportunity to gain first-hand insight into ecological research and discover how observation, data collection and participation can become valuable tools for knowledge and learning in the classroom.

The session is free of charge and open to teachers of all educational levels and educators. The training will be available online from 13 November upon registration, and can also be accessed at a later date.

Free participation with mandatory registration via this link.

Pre-recorded event: registered participants will receive an email with a link to access the video content.