2014 Intel ISEF Educator Academy Los Angeles, California Action Plan – KAZAKHSTAN 1

Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Republican Scientific and Practical Center "Daryn"

Order Number: 3002-P Date: 24/05/96 On the state support and the development of schools for gifted children Order of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 24, 1996 № 3002 CPGA of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 1996, № 21, art. 180 On the state support and the development of schools for gifted children In order to further improve the training and education of gifted children, the creation of the necessary conditions for the development of their intellectual abilities and talents, in-depth training for young people to participate in solving the problems of social development 1.To Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan: - Up to July 1, 1996 to develop and approve the Regulation on special school for gifted children, provide for the mechanism of identification and selection of gifted children, completion of education of qualified teachers, improving the quality of the teachers acting schools and classes in-depth study of specific subjects; -Up to September 1, 1996 to develop and submit to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan state program to support young talents "Daryn", defines the basic search strategy, care and education of gifted children and youth. 2.To Akims of the region Almaty: Up to August 1996 to review the status of training and education of students who have shown a special talent and ability in learning the basics of science, music, painting and other arts, sports, children's amateur art, develop and adopt a set of measures aimed at the preservation and expansion of the school network and after-school facilities for these children; - before the start of new academic year to arrange for the repair of educational institutions for gifted children - schools, colleges, high schools, non-school-palaces and houses students, regional and city centers for young technicians, naturalists, hikers, providing them with modern equipment, computers, drawing to this end, additional funding, extra-budgetary funds, donor contributions; 3. Control over the implementation of this Regulation to entrust the Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

City Village I school stage II selection stage Final stage (35%) (65%) National Olympiads 797 (86%) 134 (14%) 181(87%) 23(13%) (44%) (56%) National Research projects 340 (91%) 36 (9%) 167 (92%) 13 (8%) Participants of the Distance Olympiads (26%) (74%) Winners of Distance Olympiads 653 (55%)535 (45%) Analysis of the students' participation in the National Olympiad, high school students Research Projects competition and Distance Olympiads for academic year:

5 ActionSuccess Measure Who is responsible Due Date IX republican educational Olympiads "Talented Teacher to the intellectually gifted children ". Reach 200 teachers from under- developed regions of the country DARYN May, 2014 International scientific and methodical seminar "Psychological and educational assessment of intellectually gifted preschool children and junior students" (held by the republican scientific and practical center "Daryn" of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan together with the International intellectual club "Urker" in Astana Administratio n approval DARYN June, 2014 Action Plan – Steps to Meet Our Goals and Objectives

6 ActionSuccess Measure Who is responsible Due Date August teachers conference devoted to the intellectually gifted children 150 participants DARYNAugust, 2014 Republican training seminar for Physics teachers "The technique of students training for scientific competitions in physics, astronomy and astronautics" 50 Pts DARYNSeptember, 2014 Republican seminar for rural school teachers "Efficiency of Elective Courses for intellectually gifted children" 80 Pts DARYNOctober, 2014 Republican seminar for rural school teachers "Efficiency of Elective Courses for intellectually gifted children" 80 PTs DARYNNovember, 2014 Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives

7 ActionSuccess Measure Who is responsible Due Date Republican scientific and methodical seminar "Innovations in a technique of teaching in general education subjects" (the Kazakh language, History and Theology, Elementary school) Reach 200 teachers from under- developed regions of the country DARYN January, 2015 Republican scientific and methodical seminars "Innovations in a technique of teaching in general education subjects" (World learning, Chemistry, Biology, tutors) Administration approval DARYN March, 2015 Republican educational and methodical seminar "Professional visual competence of school teachers for intellectually gifted children: the monitoring and development organization for ensuring quality of education". DARYNApril, 2015

Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives 8 ActionSuccess Measure Who is responsible Due Date Teacher Training Courses in STEM education to improve the quality of the projects - North & South regions - Face to Face ( 5 day courses) - Webinar for Ts to be trained DARYN August’14 Web – Resources to support Students’ Research Work DARYN August’14 SRC members to be appointed; Rules & guidance to be translated into the Kazakh language DARYNSept.’14

9 Reflection  What impressed us the most: - BKM sharing - Ed. Academy Management/ Well done! Great job!  Which Shop Talks were the most beneficial for our team: - Intel free STEM resources - SRC workshop/ Rules & Guidance - Daniel Newmyer from Colorado, USA - Jeff Charbonneau, the Teacher of the Year - Dr. Sam Pitroda: Innovation Plan of India - Cora Beth Abel: Boston, Massachusetts What would we improve: - Meals were not always appropriate for our culture - More discussions & interaction in the sessions, not just presentaions and Qs&As What types of Shop Talks were missing: - Everything was balanced & very useful

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National Research Projects competition of high school students in ordinary school subjects According to the Statements competition is held in four stages:  I Stage: School stage of Scientific Competition in academic year, research projects on which worked students were registered at the scientific committee of INTEL ISEF in Washington, 9684 projects of them were prepared in Kazakh;  II Stage: Regional stage participated 6713 students ( 3458 projects ). The winners of the second stage were tested ( 2894 students, 2314 projects) on their majors subjects;  III Stage: according to the Test results 1232 projects were admitted to the expertise students were working on these projects;  IV Stage: Final stage of the National Competition of Research Projects on the: “Models of economic and socio- cultural development of the Republic of Kazakhstan in light of the "Kazakhstan -2050" strategy” theme was held in Almaty from February 18th – 21st, 2014 y.

DARYN: Key Activities  Management activities: making long-term plans, relationship with the regional centers, organization of intellectual and creative activities, etc.  Information and publishing activity - creating a bank of data on gifted children and creative teachers, publication of scientific - methodical journal "Daryn", teaching aids, recommendations, etc.  Educational- methodical activity - Making of educational and methodological guidelines, tutorials, tests, etc.  Psycho-pedagogical activity - psychological and educational support of gifted children’s education,  Socio-juristic activity – making of legal documents, support of gifted children and teachers, etc.  Scientific and methodological activities - scientific methodological work with gifted children, holding permanent training seminars for teachers and psychologists, etc.

DARYN: Aim and objectives Main objective of activity of Republican Scientific and Practical Center "Daryn" is creation of conditions for revealing, developments and realizations of potential possibilities of exceptional children of Kazakhstan. Objectives: Increase number of the gifted children, capable to realize the creative potential in dynamical socio-economic conditions; Maintenance of psychology-pedagogical support and socially-legal protection of gifted children; Maintenance of conditions for improvement of professional skills and professionalism of teachers and executives on problems of children's endowments; Development of the international cooperation in the field of educational space of gifted children and on psychology-pedagogical problems of endowments; Perfection of system of an extended coverage of directions of work with gifted children, including in mass media.

In the finals of the International scientific and engineering competition for high school students "Intel ISEF " from 13 to 18 May in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, USA) first place (cash award $ 3000) and the title of " Best in the category of engineering" ($ 5000), Jury awarded Asiya Kusainova for her invention entitled "Development and creation of a wind turbine based on the Magnus effect using rotating cylinder with variable cross section." Kazakhstan Success Story at Intel ISEF Her work is devoted to the development of compact multiblade wind turbine capable to operate in low winds. In addition to the main prize her work received a special award from the Carnegie Mellon University (USA) and was awarded by King Abdulaziz & His Companions Foundations For Giftedness and creativity and took III place in the category "Renewable energy " and also won a trip to the European competition for young scientists. At this time, Assiya Kusainova is student of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, at specialty "Physics".