Intel ISEF 2011 – Educator Academy 1 Intel Confidential 11 Action Plan Intel ISEF 2013 Educator Academy May 2013 Lebanon

Intel ISEF 2011 – Educator Academy 2 High Level Goals Long term goals –Engage with stakeholders to implement science inquiry in secondary schools –Institutionalize management of science fairs and science programs for primary and secondary schools- Engage Ministry of Education to sponsor and manage National Science Fair –Increase the number of schools (private and public) and students participating in science fairs –Engage with Ministry of Education to establish Science clubs in cluster schools Short term goals –Raise awareness about importance of scientific research in schools and promote STEM through workshops, trainings and competitions –Engage with universities to assist and support science fairs by providing the resources for scientific committees –Improve scientific review and judging

Intel ISEF 2011 – Educator Academy 3 Objectives Increase student participation in affiliated fairs by 50% by 2015 Increase participation of volunteers/mentors by 20% by 2015 Get funding from donors to the benefit of ISEF through the ministry’s support Increase ISEF highlights in local media Adopt ISEF affiliated fair as the National Scientific Fair Work with influencers and concerned stakeholders to integrate the competition into the curriculum

Intel ISEF 2011 – Educator Academy 4 Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives ActionMeasure success?Who’s Responsible?Deadline? Increase number of students participating in scientific competitions and number of new schools participating Duplicate the number of students attending and participating in fairs and competitions Ministry of education / Teachers / Mentors/ private schools Nov 2013 Organize workshops for science teachers to introduce them to monitoring research project guidelines and to promote science fairs among students and recruit volunteers and monitors To have these workshops done with a high attendance and outreach to all regions Monitors and volunteers recruited Ministry of education / Universities / NGOs / public schools and private schools Jan 2014 Connect with donors and sponsors to get funding for Intel ISEF Have a major sponsor in support of Intel ISEF activities Team / Ministry of education Dec 2013 Involve Intel in the national science competition committee Nominate Intel as a member of this committee Ministry of educationJul 2013 Highlights Intel ISEF in the media Get ISEF 2011 these highlights in the press TeamQuarterly plan

Intel ISEF 2011 – Educator Academy 5 Intel ISEF Educator Academy Reflection : –International consent on STEM importance –Quality of keynote speeches is remarkable –Variable shop talks quality –Interaction on national and regional level is of value –High level of organization