Large Scale Experimentation Scenarios to Mainstream eLearning in Science, Mathematics and Technology in Primary and Secondary Schools

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Large Scale Experimentation Scenarios
to Mainstream eLearning in Science, Mathematics
and Technology in Primary and Secondary Schools

2. ISE builds on ODS
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3. ISE partners and roles
project
management
pedagogy
technical
community
building &
large scale
pilots
impact
assessment
dissemination
& mainstreaming
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4. ISE work packages
year 1 year 2 year 3
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5. Portugal – example activities
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100 teachers
trained
32 demo activities
with students at school
~300 teachers
participating
in activities

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Portugal – example activities

7. involving new teachers
Portugal – example activities
with support from the
Ministry of Education
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Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory
CERN
Gaston Day School
Ellinogermaniki Agogi
20 students from
Ellinogermaniki Agogi
High School in
Athens, Greece,
and 30 students from
Gaston Day School in
North Carolina in the
US had the opportunity
to interact live via the
web with researchers
at the CMS
experiment at CERN
and researchers
from the Ice Cube
Neutrino Observatory
in Antarctica.
Greece – connecting schools to research

9. Greece – connecting schools to research
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Clockwise from top left: A. Alexopoulos and Zoltan Szillasi in the CMS Control Room,
Jim Madsen at the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC), students in
Greece, students in the US, a detail of the CMS detector as shown by Noemi Beni, and Michael
Hoch in the CMS Control Room.

10. Eratosthenes’ experiment - demonstrator
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11. eTools to be used
• Google Earth
• Stellarium
Eratosthenes’ experiment - demonstrator
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Eratosthenes’ experiment - schools

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Eratosthenes’ experiment - schools

14. Eratosthenes’ experiment - schools
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73 schools and institutions took part in the photo contest, submitting
pictures capturing the schools’ involvement in the experiment.
Geambazu Ovidiu from
the Scoala Gimnaziala
Jimbolia, Romania
Ugur Altunbayrak
from the Ezgililer
Educational Institute
in Samsun, Turkey

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303 schools in Europe
247 schools in ISE countries
54 international schools
Eratosthenes’ experiment - schools

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Eratosthenes’ experiment - schools

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Hypothesis generation & Design
Eratosthenes’ experiment - demonstrator

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Planning & Investigation
Eratosthenes’ experiment - demonstrator

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Planning & Investigation
Eratosthenes’ experiment - demonstrator

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ISE tools

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online labs and applications
remote labs
remotely-operated educational labs that function identically to
existent laboratories, but can be directed distantly
Meteosat
meteorological
satellite providing
images of Europe
WorldWide
Telescope
brings imagery
from the best
ground and space-
based telescopes
Discovery
Space Portal
real-time access
to 15 robotic
telescopes
Faulkes
Telescope
provides access to
a global network or
robotic telescopes
ISE tools

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virtual labs
pieces of software that simulate ordinary equipment; custom user can
execute numerous and complex or undemanding virtual experiments
CERNland
A virtual theme
park about
CERN’s
research
Celestia
exploration tours
of the universe
based on real
scientific data
Gaia
three-dimensional
map of our
galaxy with
astrophysical info
CosmoQuest
lab that enables
students to
assist planetary
scientists
ISE tools
online labs and applications

23. educational repositories and portals
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digital educational content to be used in the class or in any
environment the teacher may have selected
Natural Europe
Innovative online
pathways serving digital
collections of a number
of European Natural
History Museums
Sun for all
scientific archive of over
30,000 sun images
captured the last 80 years
SINUS
unique resources in
mathematics and science
for teachers in the largest
school development project
in Germany
ISE tools

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educational repositories and portals
Pathway
includes more that
1,000 inquiry activities
for science and mathematics
and it is used by about
10,000 students
Open Science Resources
inquiry educational pathways for science
museum and science centres schools visits
with more than 6,000 active users
ESERO
ESA’s Education Office offers access
to national educational networks
meeting specific education needs
of the member states and their
educational community
ISE tools

25. advanced technological applications
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eLearning tools that their operation is based on advanced technologies
Connect &
Exploar
virtual museum
content accessible
with Augmented
Reality technology
LabQuest2
interface to collect
sensor data with its
built-in graphing and
analysis application
F1 in Schools
student contest
who use
simulations and
3D applications
to develop a
model F1 car.
ISE tools

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advanced technological applications
Collage
mobile
learning
platform for
context-
dependent
games on
a site of
educational
interest
Science Center
to Go
miniature exhibits
operating with
ordinary hardware
enabling students to
experiment wherever
they are combining
Augmented Reality
Kicking Life into Classroom
system with wearable intelligent sensors
embedded in everyday objects
forming playful learning
ISE tools

27. Advanced technological applications
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28. Advanced technological applications
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29. Advanced technological applications
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gold foil
experiment
Rutherford’s
model
atomic
spectra
Introduction to the curriculum
Thomson’s
model

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teaching period of the chapter
Thomson’s
model
Rutherford’s
model
Bohr’s model
photon
emission
and
absorption
the size
of atoms
atomic
structure
gold foil
experiment
atomic spectra
Sequence of labs

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3
%
1. All material in the universe is made of very small particles. Light in all
different wavelengths permeates the universe.
2. Objects can affect other objects at a distance.
3. Changing the movement of an object requires a net force to be acting on it.
4. The total amount of energy in the universe is always the same, but energy
can be transformed when things change or are made to happen.
5. The composition of the earth and its atmosphere and the processes
occurring within them shape the earth’s surface and its climate.
6. The solar system is a very small part of one of millions of galaxies in the
universe.
7. Organisms are organised on a cellular basis.
8. Organisms require a supply of energy and materials for which they are
often dependent on or in competition with other organisms.
9. Genetic information is passed down from one generation of organisms to
another.
10.The diversity of organisms, living and extinct, is the result of evolution.
Harlen, W. (2010) – Principles and Big Ideas of Science Education
Big Ideas of Science

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from small to Big Ideas in Science, from simple experiences
to complex and abstract phenomena in the natural world
first level
(kindergarten
- around 10)
second level
(11 -14)
third level
(15 -18)
scheme is to build in-depth knowledge around basic
concepts and scaffold to big and more complex concepts
Big Ideas of Science

34. Big Ideas of Science
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CERN Land
6-9, 9-12
Hypatia
15-18
LHC Game
12-15
#1. All material in the universe is made of very small particles

35. o show cases for participating and interested schools / teachers / project partners
o for case studies / implementation
o for demonstrating the ISE approach to interest groups
teachers checking demonstrators
during workshopstudents during implementation of a demonstrator
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How demonstrators will be used

36. organize eLearning
tools and resources in a user friendly
environment
with a functional
authoring tool
Digital tools in educational scenarios
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37. supports…
o community building
at thematic, school,
national, international
level
o sharing educational
resources
o searching educational
resources aggregated
in ISE repository
and/or created with the
ISE authoring tool
o teachers’ Professional
Development
(Academies)
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ISE community portal – the main idea

38. ISE community portal – communities
The community members can…
o organize their own activities
o create sub-groups of special
interest in the community
o be informed on special issues
and events introduced / published
and shared by other members
o discuss and assess their opinion
on special topics
o create and share educational
resources
o access the resources created by
other members
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39. join
groups activities
events blogs
discussions polls
plan
build
educational
resources
lesson plans /
lessons
educational
scenarios
share
ISE community portal – how it works
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40. o eLearning tool providers…
o import
o manage
o describe with metadata
o ISE Authoring environment:
o search eLearning tools
o embed eLearning tools to lessons
and educational scenarios
o ISE Delivery environment:
o retrieve and run eLearning tools
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ISE eLearning tools repository

41. o Teachers…
o search eLearning tools with
advanced filtering options
o view information about an
eLearning tool
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ISE eLearning tools repository

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ISE authoring environment

43. Implementation structure
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44. Implementation structure
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45. Implementation structure
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e-maturity questionnaire
action plan
training
implementation
feedback | reflection

46. Implementation structure
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school
assessment
and
development
tools
training
participation /
setting up of
communities
and uploading /
sharing of
educational
materials

47. Flyers and support materials
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48. Social media
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Facebook page
Twitter account
LinkedIn group
YouTube channel
SlideShare

49. Website
http://www.inspiringscience.eu

50. Questions
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