Short course organised by the SEEP network
SEEP : European Youth Science Days. Creation and Management of Science Events in Schools
Malta
November 2015 |
Oporto, Portugal
April 2016 |
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For registration and questions about funding for staff mobilities send an email to : validainfo@gmail.com
This course is based on the experience of the organisation of the European Youth Science Days and the content covers all areas of organisation, media and activities that can make a science event in school more interesting and engaging. It covers areas like wide ownership of the event within the school management, teaching staff, students and other players in the community. It included management tools, gantt charts and cooperation. It contains an element of video production that could be one of the most creative vehicles for student engagement and post event exploitation and sharing outwards.
Preparation before the course
Objectives of the course
The course will impart cognitive knowledge in :
– event planning including online planning tools that enable sharing,
– costings and use of resources,
– solicitation of partner organisations and
– selling the idea to school management and colleagues, students and parents.
Methodology
The course will build on the European Youth Science Days organised by the network and will use these as a show case about the balance between international aspect of science, and local context. The content will be delivered in a project based approach. There will be group work from the beginning to end of the course with teams forming according to similar contexts regarding to levels of teaching, subjects / topics and other elements that may bring groups together. The project work approach will be necessary in order that teams form a working plan that participants can implement it during the very course days giving visibility to their outputs within the organisation hosting the course sessions. The practical aspect will be used as a platform for future mini events that the participants could use within their own respective organisations once they return home.
Follow up to the course
There will be a follow up action in which the participants will share templates and kits they create during the course with their colleagues. They will improve on them and possibly implement them within their school. There will be a sharing follow up action of these improved and contextualised event proposals and results on the SEEP portal in the very same forum that will have been used for preparation for the course.
Programme of Activities
Day 1
0900-0945 Introduction of the works and participants profiles
0945-1030 Sharing of ideas and building teams
1100-1200 Allies and foes in the setting up of an event
1200-1230 Names for group projects
1400-1500 Stock taking for group projects
1500-1600 Short write ups about group projects
Day 2
0900-0945 Negotiation with venue of Science Event in host organisation
0945-1030 Stock take : resources, space, traffic…
1100-1200 Experimentation with online planning tools
1200-1230 Assignment of duties
1400-1600 SEEP philosophy : alternative / future applications and careers in Science
Day 3
0900-1000 Preparing a presentation of group events
1000-1030 Presentation of the event to the audience
1100-1200 Validation of learning : conveying messages to audiences
1200-1230 Identifying tools required for the event
1400-1800 Excursion and experimentation with cameras and video testimonial
Day 4
0900-0930 Assessment of tools and preparation for activity with students / teachers / players
1000-1330 Public event / presentation / use of tools experimenation
1500-1630 Feedback and stock take of activity : feedback analysis
1800-2200 After event cast party : humour me in science
Day 5
0900-1000 Planning for after course follow up
1000-1030 Tools for validation and analysis of course
1100-1130 Posting on after course experience on forum started on SEEP portal during preparation
1130-1230 Participants’ views on the teacher as a player for popularisation of science and promoter of science careers
1230-1330 Concluding thoughts by all participants
For registration and questions about funding for staff mobilities send an email to : validainfo@gmail.com