Teacher training
The GDCh Chemistry Teacher Training Center Erlangen-Nuremberg
Within the framework of our training center, we offer professional development courses and workshops for chemistry teachers, thereby actively contributing to the implementation of innovative teaching and learning concepts in school practice. Our work focuses on experimental chemistry education, the use of digital media in chemistry teaching, and education for sustainable development (ESD). Through collaborations with partners from science, industry, and school practice, we are able to offer a diverse program that is aligned with current developments in the education sector.
Most of our training sessions take place in the facilities of the Chair of Chemistry Education at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. Our training offerings are further complemented by external training (e.g., at schools) and online courses.
Focus areas of training
The core content areas of our center are in the fields of
- experimental school chemistry
- the use of digital media in chemistry education
- sustainability and renewable energy
A special concern is to integrate recent developments in the chemical sciences and their diverse applications into contemporary chemistry teaching.
A particular feature of the Chemistry Teacher Training Center at FAU is that it offers courses not only for primary education but also for all school types within the three-tier Bavarian school system. Some courses are also conducted across different school types.
Program
All events are recognized by the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture as supplementary measures to official teacher professional development. Participants from the respective school types may be released from teaching duties by their supervisors, provided there are no school-related reasons preventing this.
Registration
Unless otherwise specified, please send your registrations to our training center (see contact details). Please include your name and your school. Alternatively, you can register via the online database FIBS (http://fortbildung.schule.bayern.de). You will find our training courses under “External Providers – Universities – University of Erlangen-Nuremberg – Chemistry Teacher Training Center” (https://fibs.alp.dillingen.de/suche/externe_anbieter.html). There you can also find details about the course content.
Your registration is only valid once it has been confirmed by us via email or telephone.
Teachers from outside Bavaria are kindly requested to register by email (see contact details).
Information about our program
Important note!
For training sessions with practial/laboratory workshops, appropriate clothing must be worn:
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A sufficiently long cotton lab coat with long sleeves and safety goggles (both provided by us)
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Sturdy, closed, and slip-resistant footwear (no ballet flats)
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Shorts and skirts are not suitable
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Street clothing made of synthetic fabrics (e.g., nylon stockings) should not be worn in the lab, as their burning and melting behavior can pose an increased risk in case of fire
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subscribe to the NewsletterLocation and Directions
The training center is located in the FAU Campus Regenburger Straße building (formerly EWF).
Getting there by public transport
- by tram:
Tram line 6 (direction Doku-Zentrum) runs directly from the Aufseßplatz U-Bahn station to the EWF / Regensburger Straße 160, Nuremberg. Stops: Immelmannstraße or Fliegerstraße/EWF.
Tram line 9 (direction Doku-Zentrum) runs from the Hauptbahnhof U-Bahn station via the Doku-Zentrum directly to the EWF.
At the Doku-Zentrum stop, tram line 9 changes to tram line 6 (direction Westfriedhof). Just stay seated.
Stops: Fliegerstraße/EWF or Immelmannstraße.
- by S-Bahn:
The S-Bahn line S2 runs from the Hauptbahnhof to the Dutzendteich stop. From there, it is about a 5-minute walk to the EWF.
Getting there by car
- From the A73:
At the Nürnberg-Zollhaus junction, exit the A73 motorway towards “Kornburg, Stadion, Messe, Nürnberg-Zentrum” and continue onto Münchener Straße (B8). Drive straight ahead until you reach the intersection where there is a sign for right-turners to the Doku-Zentrum. Turn right here onto Bayernstraße (B4r). Follow the road as it becomes Jitzhak-Rabin-Straße (B4r). After passing under a railway bridge, turn left onto Regensburger Straße (B4). At the next traffic light, turn left onto Fliegerstraße. You have now reached your destination, the EWF (large building complex on the left). - from the A9:
From the Nuremberg-Fischbach junction exit the A9 motorway at the Nürnberg-Fischbach junction and follow federal road B4 towards “Stadion, Messe, Nürnberg-Fischbach, Nürnberg-Zentrum.” Continue straight ahead, following the road as it becomes Regensburger Straße (B4). After passing under a railway bridge, turn left at the next traffic light onto Fliegerstraße. You have now arrived at your destination, the EWF (large building complex on the left).
Parking
ou can park directly in the parking lot behind the former EWF building or on the adjacent streets. Please note that Boelkesstraße and Rosenstraße are reserved for residents.