Scientix 2 | Gina Mihai 18/03/2015 | Ramat Gan Scientix National Conference in Israel 1 Participation of Israeli teachers in STEM European projects Dr. Gina Mihai Science Projects Officer 18/03/2015

ABOUT US Connect with us: Support schools in bringing about the best use of technology in learning Promote the European dimension in schools and education Network of 31 Ministries of Education in Europe Mission: raise the quality of education in Europe

European Schoolnet was founded in Based in Brussels, it counts about 65 staff. The governing bodies of European Schoolnet are composed by the Ministries of Education who are full members of the network. 24 Members: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and UK 5 Membership under consideration: Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Romania 2 Observer status: Bulgaria, Germany OUR MEMBERS

4 EUN STEM Projects

European science and maths projects

Scientix 2 | Gina Mihai 18/03/2015 | Ramat Gan Scientix National Conference in Israel 6 Primary and Secondary (4 – 21 years old) & maths & engineering & technology

Scientix 2 | Gina Mihai 18/03/2015 | Ramat Gan Scientix National Conference in Israel 7 Scientix 2: Conference 2014 Portal (disseminate projects) Workshops Scientix observatory Collaboration between projects National Contact Points & teachers’ panel

Scientix 2 | Gina Mihai 18/03/2015 | Ramat Gan Scientix National Conference in Israel 8 How to connect with projects: 1)Scientix repository: filter/ country & connect 2)Portal How to join projects: 1)Scientix repository: filter/ projects in Scientix 2)Scientix newsletter and Scientix digest 3)National level: Scientix NCPs

Scientix 2 | Gina Mihai 18/03/2015 | Ramat Gan Scientix National Conference in Israel 9 Opportunities and advantages for teachers Over 800 STEM resources

Scientix 2 | Gina Mihai 18/03/2015 | Ramat Gan Scientix National Conference in Israel 10 Free translation of reseources Translation on demand Opportunities and advantages for teachers Translation in hebrew

Scientix 2 | Gina Mihai 18/03/2015 | Ramat Gan Scientix National Conference in Israel 11 Get involved in STEM projects Opportunities and advantages for teachers

ingenious-science.eu European Coordination Body for STEM education

ingenious-science.eu Most significant project ever funded by European Commission FP7 Science in Society programme targeting education € 8.3 M – 50% from EC funding inGenious Unique consortium due to: Career focus Industry engagement Pilot with 180 teachers selected each year- test and evaluate industry STEM education materials and activities -more than 12,000 pupils directly involved

ingenious-science.eu Opportunities and advantages for teachers Teaching materials and Practices available on inGenious portal: ingenious-science.eu Israeli teachers and students in inGenious during : 6 teachers : 11 teachers In 2 years: approximately 1000 out of 5000 Israeli students reached (based on the number of questionnaires they have been filled in so the real number might be higher)

ingenious-science.eu The highest interest in mathematics was reported by teachers from Northern Europe (56%), and Israel (55%). Teachers’ achievements and results Pilot teachers in the South and EU partner countries were more likely to hold senior positions in schools, e.g. head of science department or subject lead. Hence, they were more likely to engage other STEM teachers and seek collaboration with other departments or school leadership than their colleagues in Northern Europe. Total Number of Collected Practices Practices tested by Israeli teachers - 7

ingenious-science.eu Teachers’ achievements and results  Motivation for STEM jobs was significantly higher among students in the south of Europe and in Israel (66%) compared to the North Europe”  In Israel more that 86% of teachers have stated the inGenious and its activities had medium/high impact to their teaching and pupils

The portal OBJECTIVES: Engage wide public in a dialogue about nanotechnologies Collect and understand citizens knowledge, opinions and attitudes towards nanotechnologies Promote teaching about nanotechnologies in schools

Education section: en/education of the NanOpinion portal with all the tools (experiments, Moodle course, videos, teacher guide). en/education Israeli teachers in Nanopinion Total of trained teachers: 19 (16 were trained face to face in Israel and then 10 of them participated also in an online training) Total of trained students: 125 (Students were all from Ort Givataym school in Givataym, years old. They worked on modules on drug delivery & smart surface, saw the Nanopinion videos and carried out the Discussion game) Nanopinion was also present in local events, material was disseminated etc. Opportunities and advantages for teachers

© Go-Lab Project - Global Online Science Labs for Inquiry Learning at School Co-funded by EU (7th Framework Programme)

o What is Go-Lab:  The Go-Lab Project makes remote and online laboratories available for large-scale use in education. o Main aim(s):  Offers students the opportunity to perform personalized scientific experiments with online labs  Offers teachers the possibility to enrich their classroom activities with demonstrations and access to lab and activities. Access to the online Go-Lab community is also provided What is Go-Lab & Main aims 20 © Go-Lab Project - Global Online Science Labs for Inquiry Learning at School Co-funded by EU (7 th Framework Programme)

Large-scale pilots © Go-Lab Project - Global Online Science Labs for Inquiry Learning at School Co-funded by EU (7 th Framework Programme)  The project is implemented in 3 phases at 1000 schools in 15 countries.(Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, UK, Bulgaria, Italy, Poland, Romania and other international countries, including Israel)  The project’s activities are integrated in a series of national and international events (e.g., master-classes, Galileo teachers training program, CERN summer schools) 21

© Go-Lab Project - Global Online Science Labs for Inquiry Learning at School Co-funded by EU (7 th Framework Programme) 22 Opportunities and advantages for teachers up to 20 Israeli teachers for phase 2 Next call for teachers: June 2015 Israeli teachers in Go-lab: 6 teachers in phase 2 Partner in charge: NC in in Portugal (Nuclio)

© Go-Lab Project - Global Online Science Labs for Inquiry Learning at School Co-funded by EU (7 th Framework Programme) 23 Opportunities and advantages for teachers Teachers trainings

© Go-Lab Project - Global Online Science Labs for Inquiry Learning at School Co-funded by EU (7 th Framework Programme) A week long event held in Greece in Jul 2014 (local organizer: Ellinogermaniki Agogi) A Go-Lab specific intensive training course with:  Keynote lectures  Workshops  Social/parallel activities 39 participant teachers from 15 countries CountryParticipants Austria3 Belgium1 Bulgaria1 Croacia1 Cyprus2 Estonia2 Germany2 Greece6 Italy2 Poland1 Portugal5 Romania3 Slovenia2 Spain7 Switzerland1 24 Opportunities and advantages for teachers Go-Lab Summer school

© Go-Lab Project - Global Online Science Labs for Inquiry Learning at School Co-funded by EU (7 th Framework Programme) 25 Go-Lab contest & summer school Opportunities and advantages for teachers

Scientix 2 | Gina Mihai 18/03/2015 | Ramat Gan Scientix National Conference in Israel 26 Opportunities and advantages for teachers Participate in face to face Scientix workshops and online webinars The Science Projects Workshops in the Future Classroom Lab bring together STEM teachers working on different EC funded projects. The programme always includes general sessions designed by the lead project, as well as presentations by the collaborating projects. Parallel sessions with specific programmes for each project also take place. The workshops encourage the integration of the projects’ content and best practices into the setting and facilities of the FCL.

Scientix 2 | Gina Mihai 18/03/2015 | Ramat Gan Scientix National Conference in Israel 27 Opportunities and advantages for teachers 45 Online courses

Scientix 2 | Gina Mihai 18/03/2015 | Ramat Gan Scientix National Conference in Israel 28 Opportunities and advantages for teachers Austria: Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture Belgium: Technology International vzw Bulgaria: Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Cyprus: Learning in Science Group, University of Cyprus Czech Republic: Centre for International Cooperation in Education Denmark: National Centre for Science Education Estonia: Estonian Research Council Finland: University of Helsinki, LUMA Centre France: La main à la pâte Foundation Greece: Computer Technology Institute and Press "Diophantus” Hungary: Educatio Public Services Ireland: Professional Development Service for Teachers Israel: Makash Italy: National Institute for Documentation, Innovation and Educational Research (INDIRE) Italy: National Institute for Documentation, Innovation and Educational Research (INDIRE) Latvia: Center for Science and Mathematics Education of the University of Latvia Lithuania: Education Development Centre Malta: Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education, Ministry of Education and Employment Netherlands: National Science & Technology Platform (Platform Beta Techniek) Norway: The Norwegian Centre for Science Education Norway: The Norwegian Centre for Science Education Poland: Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun Portugal: Directorate General for Education, Ministry of Education and Science Portugal: Directorate General for Education, Ministry of Education and Science Slovenia: National Education Institute Spain: The Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology Spain: The Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology Switzerland: Swiss Media Institute for Education and Culture Switzerland: Swiss Media Institute for Education and Culture Turkey: Directorate General For Innovation And Educational Technology, Ministry of national Education United Kingdom: My science.co - National Science Learning Centre Get involved in national and local activities: NCPs

Scientix 2 | Gina Mihai 18/03/2015 | Ramat Gan Scientix National Conference in Israel 29 Opportunities and advantages for teachers Be part of Scientix Teachers Panel: Scientix ambassadors / deputy ambassadors

Scientix 2 | Gina Mihai 18/03/2015 | Ramat Gan Scientix National Conference in Israel 30 Opportunities and advantages for teachers Engage and discuss with STEM teachers and experts

Scientix 2 | Gina Mihai 18/03/2015 | Ramat Gan Scientix National Conference in Israel 31 Request translations of teaching materials. Participate in forums. Join teachers directory. Latest news Opportunities and advantages for teachers

Scientix 2 | Gina Mihai 18/03/2015 | Ramat Gan Scientix National Conference in Israel 32 Science Programme Manager // Scientix project manager Àgueda Gras-Velázquez More information Web Editor // Scientix portal manager Přemysl Velek Project Administrator // Scientix teachers panel coordinator Marina Jiménez Iglesias Project Administrator // Scientix portal resources coordinator Victor J. Pérez-Rubio Science Projects Officer // Scientix project deputy manager Gina Mihai