HANDS-ON SCIENCE ACTIVELY APROACHING SCIENCE EDUCATION Manuel F. M. Costa Universidade do Minho, Departamento de FísicaPORTUGAL UPJŠ, Kosice, January 2015
Back in 2003 the Hands-on Science Network was established as an EU Socrates/Comenius 3 project. Our aim was to contribute to the generalization innovation and improvement of Science & Technology Education at basic vocational training and secondary schools by hands-on experimental investigative practice in the classroom... bringing hands-on active learning of Science into the classroom and into the soul and spirit of the School... UPJŠ, Kosice, January
“We learn how to do by doing the things we are learning to do” (Aristotle) UPJŠ, Kosice, January 2015
The main goal of the Hands-on Science network is to promote hands-on investigative experiments based learning of Science improving Science Education and Scientific Literacy. UPJŠ, Kosice, January 2015 Opening Minds, Discovering the Future
broad open understanding of the meaning and importance of Science open to all pedagogical approaches effective that may contribute to the effective implementation of a sound widespread Scientific Literacy and Science Education UPJŠ, Kosice, January 2015
Formal, informal and non-formal education from the kindergarten to adult and lifelong learning UPJŠ, Kosice, January 2015
Educating for Science and through Science UPJŠ, Kosice, January 2015
Leading the students to an active active volunteer and committed participation learning in the teaching/learning process hands-on through hands-on investigative practice and experimentation, making intensive use of the new instruments and resources of the Information Society. Critical reasoning and Observation Method Responsibility Active commitment Self confidence UPJŠ, Kosice, January 2015
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REGULAR MEMBERS ASSOCIATED MEMBERS OBSERVERS UPJŠ, Kosice, January 2015
Workshops/Thematic conferences (“The Access of Women to Science” in Cologne, June2004, “The challenges of EU enlargement on Science Literacy and Development” in Malta January 2005, “Scientific Literacy and LifeLong Learning”, Bucharest, May 2006) Comenius Contact Seminars Training courses for school teacher (Experiments in the classroom, Hands-on Optics, School’ Robotics, Hands-on Science and Computer Simulations) Contest “IDEAS FOR SCIENCE FAIRS” Science Fairs Robotics Festivals Comenius Grundtvig FP7 and TEMPUS projects Lectures and demonstrations
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HSCI conferences
Eleven HSCI conferences HSCI2004: HSCI2005: HSCI2006: HSCI2007: HSCI2008: HSCI2009: HSCI2010: HSCI2011: HSCI2012: HSCI2013: HSCI2014: UPJŠ, Kosice, January 2015
UPJŠ, Kosice, January 2015
FP7 projects: CLS and PriSciNet UPJŠ, Kosice, January 2015
HSCI’2015 HSCI’2015 Hammamet, Tunisia September 2-5, invitation UPJŠ, Kosice, January 2015
International Association HANDS-ON SCIENCE NETWORK UPJŠ, Kosice, January 2015
Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa, UPJŠ, Kosice, January 2015
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