Biology – Ecology: Meeting between secondary school teachers and faculty members from the FdS

On October 7, the Department of Biology and Ecology hosted, for the fourth time80 secondary school teachers (biology and earth sciences in middle and high schools, biotechnology in high schools, and biology and ecology in high schools) collaborating with 19 teacher-researchers (Faculty of Sciences, University of Marseille) and researchers (CNRS, IRD, INRAE, CIRAD), specialists in the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases in plants and animals.The program, funded by MUSE through KIM-RIVE (Infectious Risks and Vectors), involves each of the 19 teams of teachers working with a researcher on a scientific article of their choice and making it accessible in the form of a poster and a set of activities that can be carried out directly in the classroom.All of this educational work will result in the publication of a book in the “From Lab to Classroom” series, titled “Teaching the Concept of Health Ecology,” the first volume of which, “Evolution in Action,” has been distributed to all secondary schools in France (12,000 copies).

These were very rewarding days, both for the faculty members and for the researchers and faculty-researchers, who always enjoy reconnecting with the many high school teachers who were trained at the Faculty of Sciences!

Sylvie Hurtrez-Boussès and Mathieu Sicard