Presentation of the STEM Discovery Week Activities from the eTwinning Featured Event organized by the STEM Featured Group

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Featured Event
The STEM Discovery Week
Activities: Professionals Go Back To
School Scheme & Careers MOOC
31 March 2017
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AGENDA OF THE WEBINAR
Welcome and Introduction – Rafael Montero - 5'
The STEM Alliance - Maite Debry - 10'
The STEM Discovery Week and the PROFESSIONAL GO BACK TO
SCHOOL SCHEME - Maite Debry- 15'
THE PROFESSIONAL GO BACK TO SCHOOL TOOL - 10' - Silvia Giacon
The PROFESSIONAL GO BACK TO SCHOOL communications material -
5' - Giacomo Galardini
The OPENING MINDS TO STEM CAREERS MOOC -10' - Teodora Ioan
Q&A - All - 5'
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ABOUT THE STEM ALLIANCE
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• Builds on inGenious project (2011-2014)
• STEM Education – careers, Promotion of STEM jobs, in all industry
sectors
• STEM-skilled-workforce
Join forces to support & promote:
• existing industry-education
STEM collaboration
• development of new ways to
teach STEM

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ABOUT THE STEM ALLIANCE
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https://youtu.be/DH2Q2m1XKPs

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HOW TO JOIN & FIND MORE INFORMATION?
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http://www.stemalliance.eu/
Subscribe to our newsletter

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STEM Professionals Go Back to
School

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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOL
What is it?
 Initiative that facilitates matching of companies and
school through online tool
 Once matched school & company receive info package /
preparation material
 The STEM Professionals go to the school for half a day to
talk to students & teachers about their career etc.
06/04/2014
Why should you engage?
- Get connected to industry, STEM professionals with various profiles (engineer,
scientists, IT experts, etc..)
- Inspire your pupils and give them opportunity to learn about passion for STEM
- Have a direct impact on young people
- Low investment from your side, big impact.

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HOW DOES IT WORK?
Two possible scenario:
1. You know already a company and you can invite them to register to the tool.
2. You are looking for a contact
Your collaboration will be visible on the STEM Alliance map and we will
promote the visit you organised.
The STEM Professionals visit to the school is a cooperation between the
teacher and the professional. The activity should be organise collaboratively.
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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOLS #PGB2S
http://www.stemalliance.eu/PGBS

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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOLS #PGB2S
http://www.stemalliance.e
u/PGBS

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STEM Professionals Go Back to
School
The booklet

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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOLS – THE
BOOKLET

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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOLS – THE
BOOKLET
Step 1 – Preparation
• Find and contact your visiting professional (Tool)
• Appoint a contact person
• Get inspired – Take a look at the STEM Alliance repository of practices, www.stemalliance.eu/practices
• Decide on the main objectives – topic, link with curriculum, key messages and expected outcomes
• Develop an agenda of the day
• Prepare the students – as part of a lesson, cultivate interest of students, expectation in terms of learning
and behaviour
• Obtain consent – picture and video permission
• Spread the word about the visit – social media, etc..

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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOLS – THE
BOOKLET
Step 2 – Welcoming the company
• Treat them as your valued guest
• Plan ahead – schedule, logistic, etc..
• Stay Flexible – adapt to busy STEM professionals schedule
• Be respectful of their time – Maximize their time with students
• Make it easy for your visitors – indicate way to the venue, parking, etc..
• Immerse them in the STEM Alliance experience – share about other school industry collaboration,
your innovative way to teach Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths
• Document the visit of the professionals – keep in mind the consent

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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOLS – THE
BOOKLET
Step 3 – After the visit
• Collect feedback and impressions from students – use the STEM Alliance feedback form for the
PGB2S
• Provide feedback – to the visiting STEM professionals and through the tool to the STEM Alliance team
• Thank you note email – to the STEM Professionals no more than 2 or 3 days after
• Share your experience about the visit – using social media, etc…
• Keep in touch with the STEM Professionals – For more collaborative activities

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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOLS – THE
BOOKLET

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STEM Professionals Go Back to
School
The Tool

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STEM Professionals Go Back to
School
The Communication material

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#PGB2S COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL
Informative brochure for schools and teachers
How to spread the
word about
#PGB2S?

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#PGB2S COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL
• Retrievable from the
PGB2S page
• Explanation about the
programme
• Interactive
• Printable

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#PGB2S COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL
http://www.stemalliance.eu/pgbs/promotion
How to spread the
word about
#PGB2S?

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#PGB2S COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL
PostersBanners
Content for Facebook
Twitter & LinkedIn
GIF
Click here for the shareable link
or at the bottom of the page

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#PGB2S COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL
How to tag on Twitter Social Media Hashtag:
Tailored email? Material
for a presentation?
#PGB2S
Tag people in the picture
and save precious
characters!
stemalliance@eun.org

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STEM Career Massive Open Online
Course

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‘OPENING MINDS TO STEM CAREERS’ MOOC
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• Free, online course (MOOC –
Massive Online Open Course)
• Introduce & encourage students
to pursue STEM careers
• Primary & secondary STEM
teachers
• STEM Alliance, Scientix, and
SYSTEMIC projects

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‘OPENING MINDS TO STEM CAREERS’ MOOC
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• On the European Schoolnet
ACADEMY
• Starts 3rd
April, lasts for 9 weeks
but you can finish in 5 weeks
• Certification: digital badges and
course certificate*
*For three regions in Spain, you can also
receive an official certificate from the MoE

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Register on European Schoolnet Academy @
http://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/web/opening-minds-to-stem-careers
Or go to
http://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/
Teodora Ioan – Course
coordinator
teodora.ioan@eun.org

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