Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 1 Action Plan Guidelines This is your working document What do you want to accomplish Who is going to do what When is it going to get done What resources did you see this week that you’d like to adapt for use What resources do you need for your plan Tell us what helped you most, what is missing, and what needs improvement As you work, post your Action Plan on the Ed Academy Community so that others may observe your work ( Post your final presentation to the Community on a USB Memory Stick Please Title and name the file, identifying your location Do not write or save over the template, keep it for later reference A report out of accomplishments is due Nov. 15 Work with your Intel Education Manager to submit Note: sample completed Action Plans from 2011 are on the Intel website:

Action Plan Template Educator Academy May 2012 Ireland

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Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy Team Ireland IntelPlease insert pictures in the blue squaresucator Ann Blanking Science Teacher St Mary’s College, Derry com Padraig O Murchu Education & Research Mgr Intel Ireland intel.com Doreen McMorris Assistant Chief Inspector Dept of Education & Skills education.gov.ie Mari Cahalane Head of BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 5 High Level Goals Long term goals (3-5 years) –Increase participation of science inquiry in post primary schools thro participation in science fairs by 20% (450 to 540) –Insure the sustainability of current model of science fairs in post primary schools –Increase the number of students participating in science fairs by 20% within 3 years (5K to 6K) –Strengthen the Dept of Education’s links to Science Fairs Short term goals (1-2 years) –Develop a continuity and sustainability plan for existing fairs –Build greater coherence and alignment between the existing fairs for greater impact –Broaden students access to entry to science fairs –Link science inquiry with curriculum and assessment process

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 6 Objectives How will you know you succeeded? Please list the results you want to see Student participation increased by 20% over 3 years School participation increased by 20% over a three- year period School science fairs take place in 30 schools in 3 years (12 to % growth) A continuity and sustainability plan in place for each of the existing fairs (18-24 months) XX % increase in the number of students opting to use participation in science fairs for course work B purposes at Junior Cycle (baseline and target to be confirmed) Dept of Education and Skills Inspectorate promote participation in science fairs through school and subject level evaluations

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 7 Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives ActionMeasure success?Who’s Responsible?Deadline? Example: Organize regional forum to orient science teachers to promote science fairs among students Reach 200 teachers from under-developed regions of the country Team Member XXOct 2012 Example: Implement a science research course at the high school Administration approvalTeam Member XXSept Or use this Excel document and embed it into your plan

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 8 Intel ISEF Educator Academy Reflection - To be done… As a result of your participation in the 2012 Educator Academy, reflect on your experience –Highlight what your team felt was the key learning from the Educator Academy Standard of shop talk and keynote Quality and stature of keynote speakers Evidence that inquiry based learning improves learning outcomes –Which Shop Talks were the most beneficial for your team? Flip Class, PHET resources, Changing STEM policy in Israel, Creating a culture of research in your schools, –What types of Shop Talks were missing?M More research findings on how the inquiry based approach have positive aspects Creating good visyual displays to support learning and teaching

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