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Introduction

LINQ Conference, Brussels

12 May 2015

Mission

• Providing digital resources and opportunities for teachers helping them to make science education more attractive and relevant to students’ lives.

• Helping students to make their own scientific discoveries through access to the latest, interactive tools and digital resources from within their classrooms.

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Partners 3

30 partners in 15 countries including many experts in the field of Science Education

Key outcomes

Strong support network for teachers

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Access to worldwide online, interactive tools and digital resources for more exciting,

fun and relevant science teaching

Teacher and student platform taking science

teaching into the realms of extra-curricular learning

eTools and digital resources for students to collaborate

with each other across Europe

Student involvement in scientific research activities

Showcases……..5

…..with full support6

Community7

The Inspiring Science Education project aims to popularise science subjects in schools across Europe using information and communication technologies

Take advantage of the Inspiring Science Education Project opportunities, outcomes and activities www.inspiringscience.eu/participate

Invitation to teachers

Opportunity to enter competitions and win awards, participate in

summer and winter schools

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Join a lively ISE community, consisting of thousands of

teachers, learners and researchers

Participate in educational sessions and practical workshops on popular

science, technology and maths subjects

Receive expert support to implement information and

communication technologies in classroom practice

Have unique opportunities to collaborate directly with

scientists and research centres

Cooperate with other schools and colleagues from

project partner countries

Getting involved9

Getting involved10

Today’s agenda

Before coffee• Presentation and Demonstration of the Inspiring Science

Education Portal and the opportunities it offers to teachers and students to collaborate, create and innovate in the science classroom by Lamprini Kolovou, INTRASOFT, Greece

• How are science teachers using ISE in different parts of Europe?• Romania - Radu Jugureanu & Monica Florea, Siveco, Romania• Greece - Eugenia Kypriotis, Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Greece• Belgium - Mathy Vanbuel, ATiT, Belgium• Croatia – Maja Quien & Ivana Mišetić, CARNET, Croatia (remote)

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Today’s agenda

After coffee• Round table discussions and demonstration sessions led by

the ISE team to try out and discuss the demonstrators, resources and tools offered by ISE

• The Eratosthenes Experiment – a collaborative cross-border project involving teachers all over EuropeEugenia Kypriotis, Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Research and Development Department, Greece

• Closing plenary discussion session to highlight feedback about the use of the portal and how its use can contribute to innovation in science teaching in Europe

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More Information13

Website

Social media

Contact

www.inspiringscience.eu

www.twitter.com/InspiringScienc

www.linkedin.com/groups/Inspiring-Science-Education

www.facebook.com/InspiringScienceEducation

www.youtube.com/channel/InspiringScienceEducation

Sally Reynolds@atit.be