Scientix 11th SPNE Brussels 18 Mar 2016: Amgen Teach

1. www.amgenteach.eu
Amgen
Teach
11th Scientix Projects’Networking Event
18 March 2016, Brussels
Gina Mihai, European
Schoolnet

2. About the programme
Launch: 2014, €2 million grant, 3-year
Target audience: life science secondary school teachers

3. Main characteristics
Face to Face national
trainings
Face to Face
international
workshops
Teachers’ Community
Online Distance
Learning Activities

4. • Duration: 2-3 days, 5 courses
• Objective: to improve teachers’ ability and confidence
to use IBSE methods in the classroom
• Reached target 2014-2015: 1098 teachers and
120,000 students
Face to face national trainings

5. Distance Learning Activities
• DLAs open to all STEM
teachers in EUROPE

6. External
evaluation
Internal
evaluation
Quantitative: Questionnaires
(behaviour, IBSE knowledge, self-
evaluation, intention)
Qualitative: interviews with
teachers & students
Qualitative: videos &
case studies
Evaluation: Impact of activities
• 2014-2015 key highlights:
• 97% recommend the training;
• 70% improved their understanding of
IBSE
• Two thirds use tools and methodologies

7. Gina Mihai, Project Manager (gina.mihai@eun.org)
More information:
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