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STEM and European Schoolnet Scientix, inGenious & Go-Lab
Dr. Àgueda Gras-Velázquez
European Schoolnet’s Science Programme Manager
27/01/2014
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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
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.
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EUN STEM Projects
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European science and maths projects
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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
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observatory
Collaboration
between projectsNational Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel
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Conference 2014Portal (disseminate projects)
Workshops
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observatory
Collaboration
between projectsNational Contact
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teachers’ panel
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Projects: e.g. Creative little scientists
http://www.creative-little-scientists.eu/
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Translation on demand
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Workshops
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observatory
Collaboration
between projectsNational Contact
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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
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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal (disseminate projects)
Workshops
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observatory
Collaboration
between projectsNational Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel
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Online training…
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…and Scientix workshops
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Scientix workshops
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How has learning changed in the last 50 years?
How has learning changed in the last 50 years?
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
Conference 2014Portal (disseminate projects)
Workshops
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observatory
Collaboration
between projectsNational Contact
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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
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Conference 2014Portal (disseminate projects)
Workshops
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observatory
Collaboration
between projectsNational Contact
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teachers’ panel
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Scientix observatory
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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
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Workshops
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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 2 12 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 2 123 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
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@scientix_eu
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
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• Most significant project ever funded by European Commission FP7 Science in Society programme targeting education
• € 8.3 M – 50% from EC funding
• Unique consortium due to:
• Career focus
• Industry engagement
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Observatory of Practices: SampleTotal Number of
Collected Practices
152
Country Number of
Practices
Austria 3
Belgium 7
Czech Republic 3
Denmark 6
Estonia 2
Finland 4
France 29
Germany 9
Italy 4
Country Number of
Practices
Israel 7
Netherlands 36
Portugal 1
Romania 1
Spain 19
Sweden 12
Turkey 3
UK 2
USA 4
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I. Putting at schools disposal
resources to promote the
improvement of scientific or
technological knowledge potentially
related to the company (materials,
ambassadors, courses, etc.)
II. Establishing personal
communication of STEM
professionals with students
III. Giving accessibility of the company
premises to schools
IV.Engagement of STEM professionals
with students’ work
Percentage of practices belonging to the different
kinds of initiatives. The four different colours
correspond to the four categories of initiatives.
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10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
I II III IV
28.7 30.0 26.7 25.3
%
Categories
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School-industry collaborationsare especially addressed tostudents’ engagement in thestudy of STEM and also tocareer information → Need topromote personal characteristicsand interests.
Percentage of practices addressing the different factors
according the qualitative analysis of the facilitated open
descriptions
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10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
Factor A Factor B Factor C Factor D
66.060.8
40.5
57.5
Four factors influencing young people in the process of career
A. Students’ engagement in the study of STEM in school.
B. Information about careers and jobs in industry.
C. Awareness of whether the students’ characteristics and interests fit with
those required for STEM careers.
D. Social perception of the work related with STEM careers.
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The actions are mainly targeted to students from secondaryschool → Need to foster the interest in STEM-related careers ofstudents from primary school.
Percentage of practices addressed to the different age-
group students.
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10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
17.026.1
56.2
65.4
14.4
7.8 8.5
%
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Most of the collected actions explain an evaluation process, but fewof them evaluate if the persecuted goals are effectively achieved(instead, number of people attending actions and fitting between contentsand curriculum is often considered)
Existence of an evaluation process
Percentage of practices collected via the two surveys that involve an
evaluation process
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0
Evaluation process
Non evaluation process
17.6
82.4
% of practices
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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
• Setting up of STEM National Platforms
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inGenious, now in its third year of activity is growing into a mature
network, with proven impact on student interest in STEM careers
and studies – a 20% increase in student interest is
demonstrated through the pilot activities.
Pilot with 180 teachers selected each year- test and evaluate
industry STEM education materials and activities -more than
12,000 pupils directly involved
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159 teachers, industry and government
stakeholders from 20 countries in Europe and
beyond convened in Istanbul at the end of August
for a summer school devoted to the future of STEM
education.
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Thanks to Sabanci University
Istanbul August 2012
1st inGenious summer school
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171 teachers, industry and government stakeholders from 25 countries
in Europe and beyond convened in Barcelona at the end of August for a
summer school devoted to the future of STEM education (15 partners +
associate partners).
Thanks to
Fundació La
Caixa for the
organization
Barcelona August 2013
2nd inGenious summer school
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Cycle 3 face to face events• workshops (~30 attendees)
• Copenhagen (30-31 Mar12) done (w/eSkills-week)
• 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/nanOpinion&eTw)
• Berlin (23-25 Sep13) done (w/EPCA)
• 2014:
•York (career counsellors)
• Brussels (finalists competition 1)
• Lisbon (most active teachers)
• academies (~80 attendees)
• Bad Hofgastein (19-21 Oct12) done
• Madrid (8-11 Mar13) done
• 2014: Stockholm (principals / head masters /
department heads)
• 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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Besides working with teachers…
• 20 national needs analysis workshops analysing national
facilitators and obstacles in school-industry cooperation in STEM
education
• 1 European level conference on industry – school collaboration
with ~100 participants (18th November 2013)
• 2 national platform workshops and national platform toolkit
(under preparation)
• Database of industry science education activities and policy
measures across EU publicly available online
• Publication of 6 research papers and more in preparation,
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inGenious code for
school industry
cooperation
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Go-Lab: Global Online Science Labs for Inquiry
Learning at School
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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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The need for a federation of online labs
A search on Google for “conservation of momentum
lab” retrieves 2.000.000 resources!
Searching for educational materials and tools
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The vision of Go-Lab
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Searching for a lab or experiment
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Hypothesis
Experimentation
Conclusion
Orientation
Following the Inquiry cycle: Orientation
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Experimentation
Conclusion
Orientation
Following the Inquiry cycle: Hypothesis
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Experimentation
Conclusion
Orientation
Following the Inquiry cycle: Experimentation
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Following the Inquiry cycle: Conclusion
Hypothesis
Experimentation
Conclusion
Orientation
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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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European Schoolnet - Science Programme Manager // Scientix project manager
Àgueda Gras-Velázquez, European Schoolnet, Brussels, Belgium
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