Scientix 7th SPWatFCL Brussels 19-21 June 2015: Amgen Teach

www.amgenteach.eu

Science Projects Workshop in the FCL – 19-21 June 2015Ioanna Leontaraki

The Amgen Teach project

Content

• Main characteristics of the programme

• Main objectives of the programme

• How you can participate

Main characteristics of the programme

• 3 year duration starting from the academic year 2014-2015

• Face-to-face training activities offered in multiple languages and supporting national curricula

• 3 transnational distance learning activities (DLAs) per academic year,

• Teacher community of Amgen Teach teachers and training providers, and

• Centralised registration and evaluation

Selected Training Providers

 COUNTRY TRAINING PROVIDERAustria Science2School Belgium Culture in VivoCzech Republic Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v PrazeFrance La Main à la PâteGermany Deutsches MuseumIreland Professional Development Service for TeachersItaly Associazione Nazionale Insegnanti di Scienze NaturaliPoland Warszawskie Centrum Innowacji Edukacyjno-Społecznych i

Szkoleń  Spain Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca i la Innovació Turkey TED Üniversitesi

Main objectives of the programme

Main objectives

• Launched in 2014, Amgen Teach supports hundreds of science teachers each year across Europe through meaningful professional development opportunities.

• Supported by a €2 million grant over a three-year period, Amgen Teach deepens student interest and achievement in science by strengthening the ability of life science secondary school teachers to use enquiry based teaching strategies in the classroom.

• Amgen Teach uses training workshops and distance learning events to provide educators with the skills and confidence to transform the student experience in learning science

Amgen Teach Program Elements

Face to Face

Training

Online Distance Learning

Practical Work in Classroo

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Teachers’

Community of

Practice

Evaluation - Reporting

• Transnational event• 3 times per academic year • Organized by EUN

• Exchange of best practices via professional networks

• Main program element• Based on local curriculum and language

• ~100 teachers per country

• Application of learnings

How you can participate

•Face-to-Face training courses•DLAs•Workshops in the FCL•Teacher community online

Face-to-Face training courses

• Training courses taking place in 10 countries• Duration: 2-3 days• Objective: to improve teachers’ ability and confidence to use IBSE

methods in the classroom

DLAs

• 3 DLAs per academic year (e.g. “Nanotechnology around us”, “Stem cells biology”, “Watermark – the anatomy of an inquiry based science project”

• Short and intensive online learning sessions of 5 days duration• Day 1 – Pre live session (familiarisation)• Day 2 – Synchronous live session• Days 3 and 4 – Questions to be answered in the online

community• Day 5 – session ends with discussion and participants share

their experiences and relevant resources

Workshops in the FCL

• Discover resources for promoting life science and IBSE in an interactive classroom

• Discover new tools and methodologies to increase interaction in the classroom

• Use a mix of media and tools in the FCL• Share experiences and exchange best practices with other teachers from other European countries

Teacher Communityhttp://www.amgenteach.eu/teacher-community

Teacher Communityhttp://www.amgenteach.eu/teacher-community

Thank you

Contacts:Gina Mihai – [email protected] Ioanna Leontaraki – [email protected]