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Using marine mammals for making science education and science careers attractive for young people (Marine Mammals)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

The Marine Mammals proposes to create a European consortium of education and research institutions, alongside small to medium enterprises, to promote STEM subjects and students’ interest in science careers. All project partners are internationally renowned experts in their field of work. Together with teachers and educational scientists they will form expert groups who will develop teacher trainin ...
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Assess Inquiry in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education (ASSIST-ME)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

ASSIST-ME is a high level research project with a societal impact that will investigate formative and summative assessment methods to support and to improve inquiry-based approaches in European science, technology and mathematics (STM) education. Based on an analysis of what is known about summative and formative assessment of knowledge, skills and attitudes related to key STM competences and an a ...
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Mathematics and science for life (MASCIL)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

This project aims to promote a widespread use of inquiry-based science teaching (IBST) in primary and secondary schools. Our major innovation is to connect IBST in school with the world of work making science more meaningful for young European students and motivating their interest in careers in S & T. To this end, we will run training courses in which pre- and in-service teachers will learn about ...
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Including Responsible Research and innovation in cutting Edge Science and Inquiry-based Science education to improve Teacher's Ability of Bridging Learning Environments (IRRESISTIBLE)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

IRRESISTIBLEIn the project IRRISITIBLE partners work together to make young people more aware about Responsible Research and Innovation issues. Universities and science centres will cooperate in the project using the expertise they have in linking formal land informal learning.For a long term effect the project focusses on teacher training. Each partner will form a Community of Learners in which t ...
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European Science and Technology in Action Building Links with Industry, Schools and Home (ESTABLISH)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

The aim of ESTABLISH is to facilitate and implement an inquiry based approach in the teaching and learning of science and technology across Europe, mainly focussed, through the collaborative actions of the consortium, on appropriate teacher education and support using trialled and tested resource material particularly suited to inquiry based teaching. Inquiry based teaching methodologies are encou ...
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Promoting inquiry in mathematics and science education across Europe (Primas)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

This project aims to effect a change across Europe in the teaching and learning of mathematics and science with teachers supported to develop inquiry-based learning (IBL) pedagogies so that students gain experience of IBL approaches. Ultimately, our objective is a greater number of students with more positive dispositions towards further study of these subjects and the desire to be employed in rel ...
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Photonics Explorer – Developing a photonics educational kit for Europe's secondary schools (Expekt)

Start date: Mar 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2012,

The Expekt program aims to develop high quality photonics educational material for European secondary schools, namely the Photonics Explorer kit. This kit will be designed to excite, engage and educate pupils about working with light and showcase prospective photonics careers. The development will be done in close collaboration with experienced teachers and science education professors from ten Eu ...
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Science Teacher Education Advanced Methods (S-TEAM)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Apr 30, 2012,

"Helping teachers raise the quality of science teaching and its educational environment has the potential to increase student engagement, attainment, scientific literacy and science career choices. S-TEAM will achieve this by connecting existing science education research and teacher knowledge to teacher education. This task requires the power of coordinated action across a wide range of instituti ...
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Mind the Gap: Learning, Teaching, Research and Policy in Inquiry-Based Science Education (Mind The Gap)

Start date: Apr 1, 2008, End date: Mar 31, 2010,

The key concept of this project is inquiry-based teaching of secondary school science. Research and development done in Europe in the area of inquiry-based science teaching (IBST) is abundant, however, the knowledge is spread and indistinct, and thereby not utilised to its full potential by teachers and educators throughout Europe. The project aims to gather, exchange, develop and disseminate idea ...
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