Mapping science education projects in Europe and getting teachers, researchers, policy makers and other science stakeholders to know about them

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

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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


EUN STEM Projects


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

https://www.wissensfabrik-deutschland.de/portal/fep/de/dt.jsp

https://www.wissensfabrik-deutschland.de/portal/fep/de/dt.jsp


• 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


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


inGenious code for

school industry

cooperation


http://ingenious-science.eu

More information about inGenious

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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)


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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Searching for a lab or experiment


Hypothesis

Experimentation

Conclusion

Orientation

Following the Inquiry cycle


Teachers (planned)

– 1000 teachers

from 15

countries

– Over 4 years

– Participate in the

testing

– Contribute to the

development

– Contribute to the

distribution

http://www.go-lab-project.eu/


EUN STEM Projects


European science and maths projects

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Open Science Conference

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http://scientix.eu


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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


Workshops

Scientix

observatory

Collaboration


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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Translation on demand


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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015


Workshops

Scientix

observatory

Collaboration


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


Workshops

Scientix

observatory

Collaboration


Points &

teachers’ panel


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Online training…


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…and Scientix workshops


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Scientix workshops

http://fcl.eun.org

How has learning changed in the last 50 years?



Picture credit: RM Education

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

Six zones

INTERACT PRESENT

INVESTIGATE

CREATEEXCHANGE

DEVELOP


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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015


Workshops

Scientix

observatory

Collaboration


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


Workshops

Scientix

observatory

Collaboration


Points &

teachers’ panel


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Scientix observatory


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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015


Workshops

Scientix

observatory

Collaboration


Points &

teachers’ panel


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Scientix


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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

([email protected])

More information

European Schoolnet - Web Editor // Scientix portal manager

Přemysl Velek, European Schoolnet, Brussels, BE

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Mapping science education projects in Europe and getting teachers, researchers, policy makers and other science stakeholders to know about them

Education

science stakeholders

industry pilot schools

society programme

practices activities

career focus industry

active teachers academies

practices info

new practices workshops