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 (Peru)

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 3 Intel Confidential 33 Action Plan Template Intel ISEF Educator Academy May 2012 Your Site or Geo

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 4 Main considerations INVOLVE NEW AGENTS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR EXTERNAL SOURCES OF ESPECIALIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTENCE. PROMOTE QUALITY OF SCIENCE FAIRS AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL AND NATIONAL LEVEL. MOTIVATION FOR SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH. PROMOTE BI NATIONAL FAIRS WITH LAR COUNTRIES.

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 5 High Level Goals Short term goals –Organize teacher training program on research skills (“Students as Scientists) –Improve project evaluation through training programs for judges –Establish a bank of mentors to assist students in creating science projects –Start a program to follow up past winners of the National Sience and Technology Fair –Continuously improve local science fairs to international standards –Organize follow-up processes of different science fair-related activities –Strengthen local networks to improve organization of science fairs

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 6 High Level Goals Long term goals (3-5 years) –Increase number of students participating in science fairs by 20% within 3 years –Incorporate teacher training program on research skills in the Ministry of Education’s National Teacher Training Program –Guarantee participation of all educational levels in science fairs (preschool to high school) –Incorporate the National Science and Technology Fair in regional education plans and motivating, planning its growth –Increase number of hours of teaching science in the education system –Strengthen national education policies that seek to improve science courses in schools

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 7 Objectives Science and Technology to be universal in the education Peruvian system. Strengthen at an institutional level the MOE and the Center for Technology and Innovation “CONCYTEC”. In Peru, the education is decentralized in every region, so one of the objectives is to incorporate tools to integrate the regions and promote social inclusion through science. Search for expert coaching in STEM topics, promoting methodology and inquiry in education. Adopt a systemic curriculum changes ; train MOE officials in Intel programs at the high school level. Teachers trained in Project Based Learning (or Inquiry research).

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 8 Objectives Student participation in science fairs will increase 20% within next three years. Promote teacher training program based on an inquired approached. Systemic changes in training programs: Include in teacher training plans, programs or activities that promote scientific investigation in schools. Institutionalize science fairs and maintain an investment budget for the development and relevant training of science fairs.

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 9 Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives ActionMeasure success?Who’s Responsible?Deadline? Organize a Peruvian Educators Academy Develop the plan of the Eds academy and scope of work and topics. Concytec Oct 2012 Train judges and reinforce methodology in investigation Implementation of a workshop in judging techniques. ConcytecSept 2012 Promote inquired based approach as a tool for teaching Science. Include in educational curricula the inquiry approach. MOEDec 2012 Promote a teachers science network or online community of science teachers with “local flavor”. Start with 24 specialist from each region and disseminate through UGEL ( local educational unity of gestion) MOE – Secondary education Dec. 2013

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 10 Action Plan– Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives ActionMeasure success?Who’s Responsible?Deadline? Organize national training programs to improve the quality of projects 5 regional training programs Reach 300 teachers CONCYTEC (Science and Technology National Council) Oct 2012 Improve Project evaluationCreation of National Commission of Judges Training course for judges Judging manual CONCYTEC (Science and Technology National Council) Jul-Aug 2012 Establish a database of researchers to help mentor students 30 research mentorsCONCYTEC (Science and Technology National Council) Sept 2012 Follow up of students who participated in past science fair projects Database of 50 student winners of National Science and Technology Fair CONCYTEC (Science and Technology National Council) Aug 2012

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 11 Intel ISEF Educator Academy 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 The importance of science and technology for the development of communities. The use of the scientific method as a means to know our reality. Promote research through science activities for young people. Education based on research projects. Science needs to be researched and practiced.

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 12 Intel ISEF Educator Academy Central government must participate in the curricula elaboration and enforce a scientific knowledge. Private sector should have an active rol in science education and promote STEM.

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 13 Intel ISEF Educator Academy Which Shop Talks were the most beneficial for your team? Shelley Shott, Oregon – USA, Intel materials and tools for investigation. Guillermo Fernandez – Mexico, Strengtening the pedagogical practice, based on inquiry in education. Sergei Mosyakin - Ukraine, The Scientific method as the master key. Very didactic in his explanation about research.

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 14 Intel ISEF Educator Academy What types of Shop Talks were missing? The focus is the child or the proyect and/or metodology. How to organize a succesfull science fairs. More LAR examples in the workshop. How to cope with science in life. Education beyond public sector initiatives.

Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 15 Peru, Pictures