1. Educational Institution “Francisk Skorina Gomel State University” Educational Institution «Vitebsk State Technological University» Educational Institution «Polessky State University» Project 543707-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-DE-TEMPUS-JPHES – „EcoBRU“

2. Educational Institution “Francisk Skorina Gomel State University” Educational Institution «Vitebsk State Technological University» Educational Institution «Polessky State University» Consultations with teachers of secondary schools have been realized оn 16.10.2015, 23.02.2015. More than 25 teachers of secondary schools participated in questionnaire. The most interesting directions for school teachers for GIS-technologies study in ecology, as well as extracurricular forms of ecological education and upbringing were detected.

3. Educational Institution “Francisk Skorina Gomel State University” Educational Institution «Vitebsk State Technological University» Educational Institution «Polessky State University» GIS-Technologies in Study and Research Activities in Geography and Ecology – Definition of geoinformation systems and its use in ecology – Ecological mapping in MapInfo environment – Digital terrain models and its ecological analysis in Surfer programme.

4. Educational Institution “Francisk Skorina Gomel State University” Educational Institution «Vitebsk State Technological University» Educational Institution «Polessky State University» GIS-Technologies in Study and Research Activities in Geography and Ecology Сourse gives the opportunity to master instruments for studying and modeling one of the most significant aspects of ecosystems – a spatial one, as well as to evaluate and visualize the peculiarities of formation and development of ecological situations in different regions, the peculiarities of structure of ecological relationships and interaction both between natural and natural- anthropogenic territorial complexes and subsystems of one complex.

5. Educational Institution “Francisk Skorina Gomel State University” Educational Institution «Vitebsk State Technological University» Educational Institution «Polessky State University» GIS-Technologies in Study and Research Activities in Geography and Ecology The course presupposes the adaptation of actual methodologies of ecological spatial modeling, modern technologies of creation of various ecological maps and surface models, operations of geoinformation analysis used for ecosystems studies, its components and existing spatial-time relationships.

6. Educational Institution “Francisk Skorina Gomel State University” Educational Institution «Vitebsk State Technological University» Educational Institution «Polessky State University» GIS-Technologies in Study and Research Activities in Geography and Ecology Such issues as GIS application for environmental protection practical problem solving, work with databases which exist in the organizations dealing with management and environment exploitation, for geoinformation provision of environmental measures.

7. Educational Institution “Francisk Skorina Gomel State University” Educational Institution «Vitebsk State Technological University» Educational Institution «Polessky State University» GIS-Technologies in Study and Research Activities in Geography and Ecology Credits (1 credit=30 hours) Total Number of Hours Classroom Activity Independent Activity (hours) 1,3403010

8. Educational Institution “Francisk Skorina Gomel State University” Educational Institution «Vitebsk State Technological University» Educational Institution «Polessky State University» Organization of Ecological Education and Upbringing in Extracurricular Forms of Study – Problems of Ecological Education and Upbringing in Extracurricular Activities with Pupils – Forms and Methods of Ecological Education and Upbringing of Secondary School Pupils – Practical and Experimental Activities Dedicated to the Atmospheric Air, Water Reservoirs, Soils Investigation – Practical and Experimental Activities on Flora and Fauna Investigation – Study of Influence of Economic Activities on Environment – Ecological Right – Preparation of Didactic Material of Ecological Contents Aiming at Formation of Ecological Culture and its Approbation in Experiment.

9. Educational Institution “Francisk Skorina Gomel State University” Educational Institution «Vitebsk State Technological University» Educational Institution «Polessky State University» Organization of Ecological Education and Upbringing in Extracurricular Forms of Study Ecological education and upbringing is a relevant social, economic, psychological, pedagogical, humanitarian and ethical problem which aims at the development of environmentally friendly and responsible personality. One of the most significant ethical and ecological properties developed in the process of ecological upbrining and education is ecological responsibility which manifests in adequate, responsible attitude of a person to nature.

10. Educational Institution “Francisk Skorina Gomel State University” Educational Institution «Vitebsk State Technological University» Educational Institution «Polessky State University» Organization of Ecological Education and Upbringing in Extracurricular Forms of Study Advanced training course presupposes the provision of learners with theoretical knowledge and methodology of giving classes of ecological contents. Advanced training course will promote the use of acquired knowledge of applied character during the lessons and stimulate the formation of ecological thinking.

11. Educational Institution “Francisk Skorina Gomel State University” Educational Institution «Vitebsk State Technological University» Educational Institution «Polessky State University» Organization of Ecological Education and Upbringing in Extracurricular Forms of Study Credits (1 credit=30 hours) Total Number of Hours Classroom Activity Independent Activity (hours) 2,472383834