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Abstract: The Exo4Edu Romania initiative is a component of the Exo4Edu Erasmus+ project[1,2], collaborating with three additional countries: France, Portugal, and Albania. The project is leaded by Paris Observatory, France. The project provides easily comprehensible information regarding exoplanets and the search for extraterrestrial life in the Universe, also available in the Romanian language. Simultaneously, there is a focus on enhancing skills in STEAM subjects. The initiative created a toolkit featuring a revised database of exoplanets, along with resources and activities in Romanian, enabling educators to instruct their students more effectively in their own language. Furthermore, to fulfill the primary objective, researchers from the Romanian Academy organized a nationwide training initiative aimed at providing teachers with high-quality, innovative courses[3] and activities[4] to implement in their educational institutions. Consequently, similar to a massive avalanche, by training 21 teachers, we were able to reach and educate a greater number of children in their respective schools.
References:
[1] - Mirel Birlan, Ana Naghi, Sorin Marin, Carmen Busu, Iharka Szücs-Csillik, Alain Doressoundiram, Gustavo Rojas, Mimoza Hafizi, Francoise Roques - Învățarea astronomiei prin intermediul modulului educațional al exoplanetelor – Astro-Space-Fest 2025 Targoviste 16-17 octombrie 2025
[2] - Mirel Birlan, Alain Doressoundiram, Sorin Marin, Diana Ionescu, Florent Deleflie, Alin Nedelcu - L'astronomie comme vecteur pour les sciences exactes dans l'éducation formelle - 2eme Symposium francophone de la Recherche scientifique, Bucharest, Roumanie, 27-28 novembre 2023.
[3] – Iharka Szücs-Csillik - Education case studies for Quality Education in Astronomy – Romanian Astronomical Journal 32 (1), p. 159–176, 2022.
[4] - Iharka Szücs-Csillik – How long would it take to reach your chosen exoplanets? and How do you imagine an exoplanet? - https://scholar.exoplanet.eu/ portal: To do in Class/Educational activities.