Mapping science education projects in Europe and getting teachers, researchers, policy makers and other science stakeholders to know about them
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Mapping science education projects in Europe and getting teachers,
researchers, policymakers and other science
stakeholders to know about themDr. Àgueda Gras-Velázquez
European Schoolnet’s Science Programme Manager
27/02/2014
The work presented in this document is supported by the European
Commission’s FP7 programme – project Scientix 2 (Grant agreement N.
337250). The content of this document is the sole responsibility of the
consortium members and it does not represent the opinion of the European
Commission and the Commission is not responsible for any use that might
be made of information contained herein.
Scientix, the community for science
education in Europe
The work presented in this document is supported by the European
Commission’s FP7 programme – project Scientix 2 (Grant agreement N.
337250). The content of this document is the sole responsibility of the
consortium members and it does not represent the opinion of the European
Commission and the Commission is not responsible for any use that might
be made of information contained herein.
Dr. Àgueda Gras-Velázquez
European Schoolnet’s Science Programme Manager
27/02/2014
www.europeanschoolnet.org - www.eun.org
European Schoolnet (EUN)
Promoting the use of ICTand digital technologies in the classroom
Promoting the Europeandimension in schools
Improving the quality ofeducation in Europe
Network of30 Ministries
of Education in Europe
Three areas of interest: services to schools, research and innovation, sharing of learning resources
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EUN STEM Projects
• Dissemination• Training / school
activities• Piloting /
Evaluation
Ingenious is co-funded by the European Commission’s FP7
programme. The document reflects solely the views of its
authors. The European Commission is not liable for any use
that may be made of the information contained therein
ingenious-science.eu
• Most significant project ever funded by European Commission FP7 Science in Society programme targeting education
• € 8.3 M – 50% from EC funding
inGenious
• Unique consortium due to:
• Career focus
• Industry engagement
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• Collecting practices / activities for schools from industry
• Pilot schools – test + evaluate practices info for new practices
• Workshops, academies, summer schools for teachers
• Webinars / chats: experts answering questions from students
• Online Communities of practice / discussions
• Dissemination / information on careers in industry
• School – industry collaboration needs analysis
• Network of 2000 schools by end 2013, 5000 schools by end October 2014
• Setting up of STEM National Platforms
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Face to face events• workshops (~30 attendees)
• Copenhagen (30-31 Mar12) done (w/eSkills)
• Rotterdam (17-19 May12) done (w/Shell)
• Bratislava (23-25 Sep12) done (w/EUCYS&Intel)
• Tours (1-3 Mar13) done (w/STm)
• Brussels (17-19 May13) done (w/naOp&eTw)
• Berlin (23-25 Sep13) done (w/EPCA)
• 2014:
•York (career counsellors)
• Brussels (finalists competitions)
• Lisbon (most active teachers)
• academies (~80 attendees)
• Bad Hofgastein (19-21 Oct12) done
• Madrid (8-11 Mar13) done
• 2014: Stockholm (heads of schools)
• summer schools (~160 attendees)
• Istanbul (24-26 Aug12) done
• Barcelona (23-25 Aug13) done
• 2014: Split (22 – 24 Aug 2014)
• Over 1,200 teachers in the pilot
online Community, and over 24,000
pupils reached
• 14 online communities of practice for
350 educators to discuss online with
industry experts
• 23 online webinars with industry
experts reaching more than 9,200
pupils
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Go-Lab: Global Online Science Labs for Inquiry
Learning at School
The Members of the Go-Lab Consortium make no warranty of any kind with regard to this document, including, but not limited to, the impliedwarranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The Members of the Go-Lab Consortium shall not be held liable for errorscontained herein or direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of thismaterial.The information and views set out in this deliverable are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the EuropeanUnion. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may bemade of the information contained therein.
© Go-Lab Project - Global Online Science Labs for Inquiry Learning at SchoolCo-funded by EU (7th Framework Programme)
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About Go-LabWhat is Go-Lab:
The Go-Lab Project wants to provide teachers and students with access to scientificinstruments (remote & virtual laboratories) to help them, respectively, to enrichtheir teaching and have a hands on experience on science. Go-Lab wants to provideteachers with a federation of good quality laboratories to use within theirclassrooms.
Main aim (s):
• Offer students the opportunity to perform personalized scientific experiments with online labs
• Offer teachers the possibility to enrich their classroom activities with demonstrations and access to on-line laboratories
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Hypothesis
Experimentation
Conclusion
Orientation
Following the Inquiry cycle
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Teachers (planned)
– 1000 teachers
from 15
countries
– Over 4 years
– Participate in the
testing
– Contribute to the
development
– Contribute to the
distribution
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http://scientix.eu
Primary and Secondary (4 – 21 years old)
&
maths &
engineering & technology
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Conference 2011
Workshops
Portal
Scientix 1: 2010 - 2012
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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal (disseminate projects)
Workshops
Scientix
observatory
Collaboration
between projectsNational Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel
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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal (disseminate projects)
Workshops
Scientix
observatory
Collaboration
between projectsNational Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel
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scientix.eu• Navigation: 8 languages (en,
fr, de, pl, it, es, ro, nl)
• Sections:o Projectso Resourceso Newso Eventso Communityo Conferenceo Scientix Liveo In your countryo Observatoryo Newsletter + Email
digest every second Tuesday
o Social Media
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Projects: e.g. Creative little scientists
http://www.creative-little-scientists.eu/
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OPEN SCIENCE - Promotion of research and development
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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal (disseminate projects)
Workshops
Scientix
observatory
Collaboration
between projectsNational Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel
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Scientix European Conference6-8 May 2011, Brussels
• Key note speech – Sir John Holman, UK• Posters session• 46 talks• 2 Round tables• 25 stands presenting EU funded projects • 10 mini-workshops• 379 participants from 37 countries
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Scientix 2 European Conference24- 26 October 2014, Brussels
• Key note speech • Posters session• Talks• Round tables• 25 stands presenting EU funded projects • Workshops• BUT this time…
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Scientix 2 European Conference24- 26 October 2014, Brussels
• Key note speech • Posters session• Talks• Round tables• 25 stands presenting EU funded projects • Workshops• BUT this time… 550 participants• AND EUN will be covering:
• hotel accommodation for all • 200 flights for teachers
http://scientix.eu
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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal (disseminate projects)
Workshops
Scientix
observatory
Collaboration
between projectsNational Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel
Future Classroom Lab
A flexible learning space to experiment with different styles of learning, facilitated by technology, furniture and design.
A space to promote discussion on future learning strategies with teachers, students and policy makers.
Six different zonesSupported by industry:
Microsoft, Acer, Panasonic, Promethean, Smart, Dymo-Mimio, RM Education, Planet PC, Fourier
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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal (disseminate projects)
Workshops
Scientix
observatory
Collaboration
between projectsNational Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel
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Promote collaboration between projects
1. Project managers meetings / workshops (1 – 3 times a year). First one 27 – 29 Nov 2013
2. Scientix offers online meeting room
3. Scientix workshops Project workshops (e.g. Scientix Teachers workshops)
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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal (disseminate projects)
Workshops
Scientix
observatory
Collaboration
between projectsNational Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel
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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal (disseminate projects)
Workshops
Scientix
observatory
Collaboration
between projectsNational Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel
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Scientix National Contact Points
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Scientix
Ambassadors
(Teachers!)
Country Teachers Ambassadors Deputy Ambassadors Missing1 Austria 3 1 22 Belgium 3 1 23 Bulgaria 3 1 24 Croatia 2 1 15 Cyprus 2 0 26 Czech Republic 3 1 27 Denmark 3 1 28 Estonia 3 1 2 19 Finland 3 1 2
10 France 3 1 211 Germany 3 1 212 Greece 3 1 213 Hungary 3 1 214 Iceland 3 1 215 Ireland 3 1 216 Israel 2 1 117 Italy 3 1 218 Latvia 2 1 119 Lithuania 3 1 220 Luxembourg 1 0 1 121 Malta 2 0 2 122 Netherlands 3 1 223 Norway 3 1 224 Poland 3 1 225 Portugal 3 1 226 Romania 3 1 227 Slovakia 3 1 228 Slovenia 2 1 129 Spain 3 1 230 Sweden 3 1 231 Switzerland 3 1 2 232 Turkey 2 1 133 United Kingdom 3 1 2
TOTAL 90 30 60
1st kick-off29 Nov – 1 Dec 2013
2nd kick-off6 Dec – 8 Dec 2013
3rd kick-off14 Feb – 16 Feb 2014
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http://scientix.eu
@scientix_eu
• Request translations of teaching materials.
• Participate in forums.
• Join teachers directory.
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European Schoolnet Science Programme Manager // Scientix project manager
Àgueda Gras-Velázquez, European Schoolnet, Brussels, BE
(agueda.gras@eun.org)
More information
European Schoolnet - Web Editor // Scientix portal manager
Přemysl Velek, European Schoolnet, Brussels, BE
(premysl.velek@eun.org)
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