Presentation at the Open Science Conference, Prague, Czech republic, 27 February 2014

1. Mapping science education projects
in Europe and getting teachers,
researchers, policy
makers and other science
stakeholders to know about them
Dr. Àgueda Gras-Velázquez
European Schoolnet’s Science Programme Manager
27/02/2014
The work presented in this document is supported by the European
Commission’s FP7 programme – project Scientix 2 (Grant agreement N.
337250). The content of this document is the sole responsibility of the
consortium members and it does not represent the opinion of the European
Commission and the Commission is not responsible for any use that might
be made of information contained herein.

2. Scientix, the community for science
education in Europe
The work presented in this document is supported by the European
Commission’s FP7 programme – project Scientix 2 (Grant agreement N.
337250). The content of this document is the sole responsibility of the
consortium members and it does not represent the opinion of the European
Commission and the Commission is not responsible for any use that might
be made of information contained herein.
Dr. Àgueda Gras-Velázquez
European Schoolnet’s Science Programme Manager
27/02/2014

3. www.europeanschoolnet.org - www.eun.org
European Schoolnet (EUN)
Promoting the use of ICT
and digital technologies
in the classroom
Promoting the European
dimension in schools
Improving the quality of
education in Europe
Network of
30 Ministries
of Education in Europe
Three areas of interest:
 services to schools,
 research and innovation,
 sharing of learning resources

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EUN STEM Projects

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EUN STEM Projects
• Dissemination
• Training / school
activities
• Piloting /
Evaluation

6. Ingenious is co-funded by the European Commission’s FP7
programme. The document reflects solely the views of its
authors. The European Commission is not liable for any use
that may be made of the information contained therein

7. 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

8. ingenious-science.eu
• Collecting practices / activities for schools from industry
• Pilot schools – test + evaluate practices  info for new practices
• Workshops, academies, summer schools for teachers
• Webinars / chats: experts answering questions from students
• Online Communities of practice / discussions
• Dissemination / information on careers in industry
• School – industry collaboration needs analysis
• Network of 2000 schools by end 2013, 5000 schools by end October 2014
• Setting up of STEM National Platforms

9. ingenious-science.eu
Face to face events
• workshops (~30 attendees)
• Copenhagen (30-31 Mar12) done (w/eSkills)
• Rotterdam (17-19 May12) done (w/Shell)
• Bratislava (23-25 Sep12) done (w/EUCYS&Intel)
• Tours (1-3 Mar13) done (w/STm)
• Brussels (17-19 May13) done (w/naOp&eTw)
• Berlin (23-25 Sep13) done (w/EPCA)
• 2014:
•York (career counsellors)
• Brussels (finalists competitions)
• Lisbon (most active teachers)
• academies (~80 attendees)
• Bad Hofgastein (19-21 Oct12) done
• Madrid (8-11 Mar13) done
• 2014: Stockholm (heads of schools)
• summer schools (~160 attendees)
• Istanbul (24-26 Aug12) done
• Barcelona (23-25 Aug13) done
• 2014: Split (22 – 24 Aug 2014)
• Over 1,200 teachers in the pilot
online Community, and over 24,000
pupils reached
• 14 online communities of practice for
350 educators to discuss online with
industry experts
• 23 online webinars with industry
experts reaching more than 9,200
pupils

10. ingenious-science.eu
inGenious code for
school industry
cooperation

11. ingenious-science.eu
http://ingenious-science.eu
More information about inGenious

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Go-Lab: Global Online
Science Labs for Inquiry
Learning at School
The Members of the Go-Lab Consortium make no warranty of any kind with regard to this document, including, but not limited to, the implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The Members of the Go-Lab Consortium shall not be held liable for errors
contained herein or direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this
material.
The information and views set out in this deliverable are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European
Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be
made of the information contained therein.
© Go-Lab Project - Global Online Science Labs for Inquiry Learning at School
Co-funded by EU (7th Framework Programme)

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About Go-Lab
What is Go-Lab:
The Go-Lab Project wants to provide teachers and students with access to scientific
instruments (remote & virtual laboratories) to help them, respectively, to enrich
their teaching and have a hands on experience on science. Go-Lab wants to provide
teachers with a federation of good quality laboratories to use within their
classrooms.
Main aim (s):
• Offer students the opportunity to perform personalized scientific experiments
with online labs
• Offer teachers the possibility to enrich their classroom activities with
demonstrations and access to on-line laboratories

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Searching for a lab or experiment

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Hypothesis
Experimentation
Conclusion
Orientation
Following the Inquiry cycle

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Teachers (planned)
– 1000 teachers
from 15
countries
– Over 4 years
– Participate in the
testing
– Contribute to the
development
– Contribute to the
distribution
http://www.go-lab-project.eu/

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EUN STEM Projects

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European science and maths projects

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http://scientix.eu

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http://scientix.eu
Primary and Secondary (4 – 21 years old)
&
maths &
engineering & technology

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Conference 2011
Workshops
Portal
Scientix 1: 2010 - 2012

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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal
(disseminate projects)
Workshops
Scientix
observatory
Collaboration
between projects
National Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel

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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal
(disseminate projects)
Workshops
Scientix
observatory
Collaboration
between projects
National Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel

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scientix.eu
• Navigation: 8 languages (en,
fr, de, pl, it, es, ro, nl)
• Sections:
o Projects
o Resources
o News
o Events
o Community
o Conference
o Scientix Live
o In your country
o Observatory
o Newsletter + Email
digest every second
Tuesday
o Social Media

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Projects: e.g. Creative little scientists
http://www.creative-little-scientists.eu/

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OPEN SCIENCE - Promotion of research and development

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Translation on demand

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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal
(disseminate projects)
Workshops
Scientix
observatory
Collaboration
between projects
National Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel

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Scientix European Conference
6-8 May 2011, Brussels
• Key note speech – Sir John Holman, UK
• Posters session
• 46 talks
• 2 Round tables
• 25 stands presenting EU funded projects
• 10 mini-workshops
• 379 participants from 37 countries

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Scientix 2 European Conference
24- 26 October 2014, Brussels
• Key note speech
• Posters session
• Talks
• Round tables
• 25 stands presenting EU funded projects
• Workshops
• BUT this time…
2

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Scientix 2 European Conference
24- 26 October 2014, Brussels
• Key note speech
• Posters session
• Talks
• Round tables
• 25 stands presenting EU funded projects
• Workshops
• BUT this time… 550 participants
• AND EUN will be covering:
• hotel accommodation for all
• 200 flights for teachers
http://scientix.eu
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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal
(disseminate projects)
Workshops
Scientix
observatory
Collaboration
between projects
National Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel

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Online training…

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…and Scientix workshops

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Scientix workshops

40. http://fcl.eun.org

41. How has learning changed in
the last 50 years?

42. How has learning changed in
the last 50 years?

43. How has learning changed in
the last 50 years?

44. Picture credit: RM Education

45. Future Classroom
Lab
 A flexible learning space to
experiment with different styles of
learning, facilitated by technology,
furniture and design.
 A space to promote
discussion on
future learning
strategies with
teachers, students
and policy makers.

46. Six different zones
Supported by industry:
Microsoft, Acer, Panasonic, Promethean, Smart, Dymo-Mimio,
RM Education, Planet PC, Fourier

47. Six zones
INTERACT PRESENT
INVESTIGATE
CREATEEXCHANGE
DEVELOP

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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal
(disseminate projects)
Workshops
Scientix
observatory
Collaboration
between projects
National Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel

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Promote collaboration between projects
1. Project managers meetings /
workshops (1 – 3 times a
year). First one 27 – 29 Nov
2013
2. Scientix offers online
meeting room
3. Scientix workshops 
Project workshops (e.g.
Scientix Teachers workshops)

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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal
(disseminate projects)
Workshops
Scientix
observatory
Collaboration
between projects
National Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel

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Scientix observatory

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Scientix 2: 2013 - 2015
Conference 2014Portal
(disseminate projects)
Workshops
Scientix
observatory
Collaboration
between projects
National Contact
Points &
teachers’ panel

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Scientix

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Scientix National Contact Points

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European Schoolnet Science Programme Manager // Scientix project manager
Àgueda Gras-Velázquez, European Schoolnet, Brussels, BE
(agueda.gras@eun.org)
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