By submittingyour completedAssessment Formto the STEM School Label portal you have taken an important steptowards analysingthe status of your School's STEM Strategy. Congratulations! Please read through yourAction Plan carefullyto see what you can do to improve STEM activities further in your school. The Action Plan offers useful advice andcomments, broken down into 7 key areas: Instruction, Curriculum implementation, Assessment, Professionalisation of staff, School leadership and culture, Connections, School infrastructure.
Goodjob!Considersharingyourexperiencewithotherschools andteachers.Youcandothis throughanevent suchas theSTEMDiscoveryWeek:http://www.scientix.eu/stem-discovery-week
Greatwork!RemembertocheckthisonlinecourseonpersonalisedlearninginpracticebyEUN: http://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/en/web/teachup-course-2-personalised-learning-in-practice-are-my-students-driving-their-own-learning-
Welldone!Pleasealsoconsidersharingyourexperiencewithotherschoolsandteachers.Youcandothis throughaneventsuchas theSTEMDiscoveryWeek:http://www.scientix.eu/stem-discovery-weekTo go further inIBSESTEMeducation,followthis MOOC!Askingquestions is avitalpartofanylearningprocess,andwithinthe lifesciencesthereiscertainlyalottoexplore!Inquiry-BasedScienceEducation(IBSE)isbeneficialformany reasons andnotonlyforstudents,butteachers too.Itis primarilyashiftfromthemerepassingonofinformation, tothestimulationofstudents’curiosityandmotivationforthemtoinquire.IBSEallowsstudentstobeincontrol oftheirownlearningprocessandacquireknowledgeinamoreinteractiveway.Ontheotherhand,IBSE methodologies give teachers the opportunityto presentthe curriculumfromanewangle andto followstudents’ developmentonauniquescale.This way,inquiry-basedteachingmakes theclassroomaspaceofcurious learningandmoreflexibleteaching.TheInquiry-BasedTeachinginLifeSciencesMOOCismeanttoenhancelife sciencesteachers’pedagogicalcompetencesandpractices,andimprovetheirconceptualunderstandingofthe lifesciencestohelpthemfurtherestablishanddisseminateIBSE.Moreinfohere: http://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/web/inquiry-based-teaching-in-life-sciences
Great!Whynotpublishyourexperiences inspecialisedmagazines?OrpublishablogpostontheSCIENTIXblog? (http://blog.scientix.eu/).Inthisblogyoucanfindexamplesofgoodpractices,advicefromexpertsandgood ideas toimproveyourschool.Forexample,aseries ofblogposts aboutClimateChangeorCitizenSciencecan give you some usefulinspiration.
Great!Youareworkinginaverycreativeschool!Beinspiredbyreading https://creativeconomy.britishcouncil.org/guide/new-skills-new-economy/
STEMtrainingfocusesonsolvingproblemsandaddressingsituationsofeverydaylife.Inthissenseitcanbe appliedtoeverydaylifeandnotjustdifficultissues.Also,itsimplementationintheschoolaswellasinthewider environment,educational,social,working,is notonlyfeasible butalso necessary.Lookforrelevantuseful materialat:http://www.eun.org/news/detail?articleId=660338
Congratulations!Maybeyoucanshareyourgoodpracticesinablogarticle!Youcanfindoutmoreaboutthe benefits offormativeassessmentinthecourseat:http://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/web/keyconet
This is great!Shareyourexperiences withotherschools!Youcandoablogpostordeliverawebinar!This talk cangiveyoufurtherideasabouttakingthesocio-economicstatusofstudentsintoaccount: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWUi-yXmM_0
Waytogo!YouareDIYdesignersofmaterialsanddistributorsofknow-how!Whynotwriteaboutitonthe Scientixblog http://blog.scientix.eu/
Wayto go!Whynotshare yourexperienceontheScientixbloghttp://blog.scientix.eu/
Thisapproachismostdesirable!Ofcourse,considerationshouldalwaysbegiventothepositivewillingnessof teachers to participate in theirprofessionalimprovementprogrammes.Wayto go!Whynotshare your experience onthe Scientixbloghttp://blog.scientix.eu/
Itlooks likeyoualreadyhavealotofexperienceattheschoollevelregardingleadership.Togofurtheronthis topic,take alookatthis online course.As itsays,"Everygreatteacherandeverygreatschoolconstantlywork towards creatingbetterlearningconditions forstudents.Justas we hope ourstudents become lifelonglearners, weaseducatorsshouldbeconstantlylearningandimproving":https://www.edx.org/course/launching-innovation-schools-mitx-microsoft-education-11-154x-1
Goodwork!Nextstepis topromoteyourschool's experiencewithotherschools atregional,localand internationallevel.Forexample,youcouldpromotesharingofteachers'experienceinScientixSocialMedia Community(https://www.facebook.com/groups/ScienceTeachersEurope/) orthe ScientixBlog (http://blog.scientix.eu/category/scientix/).Youmayalsoshouldconsidercollaboratingwithmuseumsorscience centres toengagestudents inSTEMbeyondtheclassroom.FEAST(FacilitatingEngagementofAdults inScience andTechnology)projecthasdevelopedmaterialsforactivitiesaimedatfacilitatingadultengagementalongside theirchildrenintopicsofscienceandtechnologywithinamuseumorsciencecentresetting.Findoutmoreat: https://www.ecsite.eu/activities-and-services/projects/feastMoreover,you should take the teacherand parent/guardiancollaborationtothenextlevelandworktogetherforintroducingandattractingstudentstoSTEM careers.""OpeningSchoolstoSTEMCareers""onlinecourseatEUNacademywillprovideyouwithtoolsto collaborate atin-school-levelforSTEMcareercounselling and hostand create STEMcareerevents,among others. For more information visit http://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/web/opening-schools-to-stem-careers
Goodwork!Maybeyoushouldconsidersharingyourschool'sexperienceswithanationalandinternational teachers'community.Forexample,youcouldshareyourexperienceintheScientixSocialMediaCommunity (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ScienceTeachersEurope/), and/orapplyforan Erasmus+ project K2 action to share bestpractices withotherschools
Youaredoinggreat!Itlookslikeyoualreadyhavealotofexperienceattheschoollevelregardingthe developmentofactivities withindustry!ShareyourexperienceattheEuropeanlevelandmapyouractivity throughtheProfessionalGo Backto SchooltoolandinviteyourSTEMprofessionalcontactto register-Insert youractivityonthe map: http://www.stemalliance.eu/pgbs_toolShare yourexperience abouthostingcareer paths inyourschoolbycompletingthe online formavailable onthis page orbywritinganemailto stemalliance (at)eun.org,orbysharingitalongwiththehashtag#PGB2SonTwitterandFacebook!
Great,exemplarywork!Togofurtheronyourlevelofactivitiesatthe schoollevelregardingthiscriterion,the RA3
Project aims to bring families togetherto have fun exploring science, technology, engineering and maths througheverydaycontexts.TheRA3project,providedbytheCentreforScienceEducationatSheffieldHallam University,aims to bringparents togetherwiththeirchildrenandteachers to explore the worlds ofscience, technologyand mathematics. Through stimulating group activities, parents and guardians are encouraged to collaborate,inalearningenvironment,withtheirchildrenandteacherstofindoutaboutandsupporttheways theirchildren learn, whilst learning themselves. Activities are designed to be challenging but fun, and they provide experiences ofscience,technology,engineering and maths through everydaycontexts.More info at: http://www.scientix.eu/projects/project-detail?articleId=491436
Sonicetohear!Togofurtheronyourlevelofactivitiesattheschoollevelregardingthiscriterion,checkoutthis researchstudy(2016)bySantiagoRincón-GallardoandMichaelFullan“Essentialfeaturesofeffectivenetworksin education”.Itcanbe accessedthroughURL: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/JPCC-09-2015-0007
Welldone!Togofurther,checkouttheactivities createdbythis project:theCOMPASS(CreatingOnlineMaterials and Products AtSTEM Subjects)projectis an initiative thatalleviates problems bybridging the gap between research and teaching practices. The project’s partnership is composed oftwo research-based universities (Bayreuth,Germany,and Maribor,Slovenia).Both universities have sound experience in developing dynamic geometrysoftware (JSXGraph)andinthe innovative use ofICT inclassrooms (e-books)to enhance their didacticalbenefits. Four secondaryschoolsfrom four countries(Spain, Romania, TurkeyandBulgaria) ensure thatthe projectis firmlyconnected with the everydayrealityofschoollife; and aSpanish companyin educational technologybrings the consortiuminto contactwiththe modernentrepreneurialworld.More info under: http://www.scientix.eu/projects/project-detail?articleId=660622
Welldone!Trytoextendyournetworkwithdifferentlocalactivities inordertoreachawideraudience.Youcould share your success on Scientix(http://blog.scientix.eu/) or organise an activityduring STEM discoveryweek. (http://www.stemalliance.eu/stem-week-2018)
Greatjob!Formoreinfoaboutthesubject,readthisarticle""DesignofLearningSpaces""byPeterBarrett http://fcl.eun.org/web/guest/news/details?articleId=843515
Itlooks likeyourschoolis alreadycreatinghighqualityclassroommaterials.Shareyourexperienceatthe Europeanlevelandtake partinthe STEMDiscoveryWeekcampaign,whichis ayearlycampaignaimingto bring visibilityattheEuropeanlevelforallinitiativesrelatedtoSTEM.Moreinfoaboutpastcampaigns under: http://www.scientix.eu/events/campaigns/sdw18
The Assessment Formyou submittedis generatedfroma large pool of questions. It is also useful for us to know if you are improvingyour STEM strategy in areas not mentionedin the questionnaire. You can upload School practice evidenceof such changes via the Upload School practice evidence on the My school areasection of the STEM School Label Portal. Remember, the completion of the Assessment Form is just one part of the Accreditation Process, because the upload of Schoolpractice evidence, yourexchanges withothers via the Forum, and yourreporting of case studieson the template provided are all also taken into account.
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