Presentation of the Engage project, the 4th SPNE Barcelona 16 April 2015

1. Equipping the Next Generation for Active Engagement in Science
EngagingScience.eu

2. Equipping the Next Generation for Active Engagement in Science
EngagingScience.eu
How can we attract
students to science and
technology?

3. Equipping the Next Generation for Active Engagement in Science
EngagingScience.eu
Engaging teachers and
students in scientific
dilemmas

4. Equipping the Next Generation for Active Engagement in Science
EngagingScience.eu
Programme: FP7, FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2013-1
(SiS.2013.2.2.1-1: Raising youth awareness to Responsible
Research and Innovation through Inquiry Based Science
Education)
Coordinator: SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
Spanish coordinator: UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA

5. Consortium

6. ENGAGE aims to help students analyse emerging scientific and
technological issues, and develop informed opinions on these
matters.
Cutting-edge
Science and
Technology

7. • To help teachers address contemporary science issues
with their students
• To develop teachers’ beliefs, knowledge and classroom
practice for ‘RRI’.
• To provide students a strong foundation to engage in
science issues they will meet during their lives
Teaches big
curriculum
ideas
GOALS

8. Online Teacher's community built around
• Open curriculum materials from science-in-the-news
• Massive Open Online Courses for just-in-time learning
• Brokering system for creating school-scientist partnerships
TEACHERS
COMMUNITY OF
PRACTICE

9. In order to maximise student achievement, ENGAGE builds on
a range of:
 research-informed pedagogies
 guided inquiry
 explicit skills teaching
Enquiries into
life-changing
science

10. ENGAGE focuses on a more inquiry-based methodology,
which gives students opportunity for self-expression and
responsibility for coming to informed decisions.
CURRICULUM MATERIALS
to get students talk and think

11. The Engage “RRI” curriculum
We are equipping students to evaluate claims, weigh up
science & values, argue opinions and compare
solutions.
Science-in-society knowledge
Scientific inquiry skills
Big
science
Values
thinking
Science
media
Define
problems
Evaluate
solutions
Construct
arguments
Critique
arguments
Interrogate
media
Technology
impact
Communicate
ideas

12. 1.Science-in-the-news
2.Dilemma
3.Scientific knowledge: recap what has
already been learned, needed for the task
4.RRI task: simple and structured activity to
resolve the dilemma
The Engage materials

13. 60 dilemmas in 3 years

14. Problem
Practical strategies for using socio-scientific issues as
a curriculum approach
• Dilemma Lessons and Case Studies to make learning
authentic
• Group Discussions and Question Patterns to build
reasoning and understanding
• Argument Framework and Gradual Release to teach
knowledge and skills
6 Teaching Tools

15. 4 Integrated components
Workshops
Learning from experts in socio-scientific teaching, explore all the
ENGAGE components, and practise using the curriculum materials
and Tools.
Online Courses
Flexible, inquiry-based modules for ‘just in time’ learning based on a
cycle of conceptual input, classroom practice, reflection, and peer
collaboration.
Community
Q&A support from project teachers, scientists and curriculum
specialists on how to get the most from of the materials.
Curriculum Materials
Dilemmas to teach and apply science in society knowledge and
inquiry, and open-ended projects to interact with scientists.

16. which will propel teachers in their own inquiry
to become expert with RRI:
1. Adopt, combines exciting learning materials, online community,
online courses and workshops for coaching and feedback.
2. Adapt, offers expert’s toolkit of examples, explanations,
anecdotes and activities to help students learn effectively.
3. Transform, provides open-ended projects to put teachers and
students into partnership with practising scientists, to learn about
RRI directly.
Three-stage path

17. Getting involved
http://www.engagingscience.eu/es
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