Action Plan Template Intel ISEF 2011 Educator Academy May 2011 Palestine

2 High Level Goals What do you want to accomplish for your school, region or country? Look at long-term (3-5 years) and short-term goals (1-2 years) Long term goals –Implement science inquiry in secondary schools –Enhance the culture of innovation within education system. –Institutionalize management of science fairs and science programs for primary and secondary schools –Double to triple the number of students participating in science fairs within 3-4 years –Keep the momentum of current support system, including Govt, judges, mentors, high schools, etc –Promote the Intel ISEF finalists. Short term goals –Establish a bank of mentors to assist students –Start a new fair (Palestine Science and Engineering Fair -PalSEF) –Improve scientific review and judging –Integrating “School Initiative” which is a component in the e–learning project implemented in the Ministry in the period to support developing science inquiry. –Review and improve science curriculum to enhance 21 st centaury skills like higher order thinking skills, critical thinking, problem solving, and innovation. –Develop new Technology curriculum taking into consideration enhancing project-based learning, acquiring the skills of applying the theoretical knowledge into practical applications in daily life.

3 Objectives How will you know you succeeded? Please list the results you want to see Student participation in affiliated increases over a 3-4 years period Volunteers/mentors increases 50% during the school year Systemic curriculum changes underway; 500 teachers trained in Project Based Learning (or Inquiry research) or new curriculum adopted Develop campaign targeting private sector to commit with covering at least 50% of science fair. Activation School Science Fair. Publish and distribute 1800 copies of journals and CDs of award projects to all high schools Activation summer camps to enhance the culture of science as style of solving problems in daily life.

4 Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives Or use this Excel document and embed it into your plan Activity Measure of SuccessWho's ResponsibleBy WhenStatus Training of teachers to impower students to acuiqure 21st centuary skills 500 teachers trainedMoEHE Develop a portlet for Palestine Science and Engineering Fair (PalSEF) within the portal of the Ministry more than 30% of students, and 50 % of science and Technology teachers access the portlet for info about PalFest MoEHE Organize regional forum to orient science and technology teachers to promote science fairs among students Reach 500 teachers from different regions of Palestine MoEHEOct-10 Organize 2 national science fairs in 2011 number of projects increased by 10% in the next 2 years Develop impact survey of Science Fests percenage of projects win in ISEF increased by 3% Promote science and Technology summer camps to grades students Promote school science clubs within schools number of school clubs increased by 20% in the next 2 years develop awareness campain in universities to promote judges and mentors develop awareness campain for the private sector to encourage supporting Palestine science and Engineering Fairs (PalSEF) private sector contribute in the financial cost of PALSEF and ISEF activities by at least 30% s 1800 schools received the material develop awareness campain in media (TV, newspaper,raio,etc.) regular awareness about PalSEF at least 1 time per month

5 Intel ISEF Educator Academy Reflection - To be done Thursday May 13th As a result of your participation in the 2010 Educator Academy, reflect on your experience –Highlight what your team felt was the key learning from the Educator Academy What impressed you the most?  Exchange and looking to the experiences in different countries for developing national plan which reflects Palestinian context.  Identify the quality of students projects from different countries, its level, contribution in solving problems facing the world like warming, energy, etc.  Enhancing networking with participants from other countries –Which Shop Talks were the most beneficial for your team? o Partnering with Universities to create blueprint for international science fairs. o Free online tools and resources for your students and teacher. o Telling their research story: coaching materials to help your students successful. o Making science students into Rock stars in China through creative PR activities What would you improve? –What types of Shop Talks were missing? o Absence of the students and parents presence through the talk o Missing information about systemic monitoring and evaluation

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