Action Plan Presentation May 18, 2007 Intel ISEF Educator Academy COLOMBIA

2 Introductions NameSchool, District, Government Position Role Maria Isabel Fernandes Ministry of Education. National coordinator of academic Competences. National coordination of regions in strategic plans to improve the national education Juan Manuel Cuellar Intel ColombiaManaging Education Programs Andrés Felipe Roldán Parque Explora. MedellínCoordination of Design & Production of Museology Parque Explora

3 Educational Environment There is no any kind of local, regional or national science fair. The starting point is zero. The science center project is developed according to the national standards of scientific competences. The city Medellín is the second largest district in the country Local political compromise is dedicated to education educational projects.

4 Parque Explora has the participation of the local government and the biggest enterprises of the private sector compromised with education. Actually there is a national education transformation with the development of policies on scientific competences Educational Environment

5 Goals 1.To establish a national guidance in the development on national science fairs by the National government 2.Establish a science fair coordination for starting a local science and national science fair processes. 3.Establish a local compromise with actual Medellin government to develop the first science fair in Medellín with the support of Intel 4.Form a local management to start process with government, schools, private supporting and definition of standards procedures, judges, etc. for a first call of Science Fair 5.Involve first science fair to Intel requirements of participation. 6.Guarantee sustenability on time in processes official and private support. 7.Establish local comitment of participation of schools and sponsorships 8.To become Parque Explora as a natural science center that meets national and local schools, teacher and student activities for improving their education

6 Objectives 1.Establish a local coordination committee and program plan 2.Start a training program for teachers in the development of science fair projects 3.Recruit sponsorship and a participation of science related companies or enterprises with social responsibility 4.Establish up the first school level science fairs modelbased on Intel ISEF standards. 5.Bring first science fair winners to Intel ISEF in 2008

7 Action Plan – steps to meet your goals and objectives ActionMeasure success?Who’s Responsible? By when? Start management coordination comittee for developing science fairs program Starting the first science convocatory this year Intel, Parque Explora, Medellin Government Sept Establish a National guidance to schools on country National communicate of the guidance Education Ministery Improve the academic quality of the science and technology projects. Local and national participation in the science fair process Local government, Parque Explora, Education ministry Have a local assessment of similar process in the region for having a successful starting point (Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay cases) Local assessment seminar with former mangement comittee and ministry of education Intel, Parque Explora July. 2007

8 Action Plan – steps to meet your goals and objectives ActionMeasure success?Who’s Responsible? By when? Establish local compromises with government and private potential sponsorships Local Government compromise with specific tasks Parque Explora, Medellin Government June 2007 Establish courses to increase the capability of the teachers in developing experimental methods through the academic year. Workshops with good participants Local government, Parque Explora October 2007

9 Team Reflection on Intel ISEF Educator Academy Comprehension on local, regional and national process –Complete vision of how to establish a route of science fair development –Understanding on International standards on Science fairs Shop Talks that were the most beneficial for our team: –Introducing Standards Based Engineering into the middle school.-Peggy Temple –Design and Discovery. Sheila Porter, Audrey Byrne –Students as Scientists – Mary Helen Bialas, Nathalie Valencia Chacón –How to Start and manage and Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair –5 steps to Better science fairs experiences. Sandy Yellemberg Heidi Strahm Black Types of Shop Talks were missing: −More time for interacting with students in the science Fair Thanks for the experiences, the new friends everywhere, the huge learning as teacher, administrator, student and person, the great new ideas for improve in our particular contest