The Quantum Spin-Off project connects secondary school teachers and students with researchers and spin-off companies to teach modern fields like quantum physics and entrepreneurship. Funded by the European Commission, the project provides learning materials, teacher guidelines, and national teacher trainings. Teachers guide their students through scientific papers, experiments, lab visits, and developing ideas for socially useful applications. Students may enter a contest to win the Quantum Spin-Off Prize. Feedback from teachers is used to improve the program and ensure its sustainability.

1. Brussels, 19-06-2015
Quantum Spin-Off
working with teachers
Dr. Gina Mihai
7th Scientix Projects’ Networking Event, 19th June 2015
Quantum Spin-Off project is funded by the European Commission. This communication reflects
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EU LLP-Comenius project in BE, EE, GR, CH
LLP = LIFE LONGLEARNING PROGRAMME
Started: 1-12-2013; till: 30-11-2015
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Connecting schools with high-tech research
and entrepreneurship
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Target:
last 2 years secondary school
general - technical
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5. Why ?
High-tech research and entrepreneurship
strongly present in Europe
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For teachers:
Provide tools and a pedagogy to connect pupils
with the ‘life of real-life’ researchers and for
teaching these modern fields

6. How?
Try-out of 1 school year (in each of the 4 countries)
• Every class coupled to a researcher
• Scientific paper
• Quantum physics in the class and experiments
• Visit a research lab and a (spinoff) company
• Students think socially useful and responsible application
or service (‘start’ spinoff)
• Basics of entrepreneurship (business model canvas)
• Contest: Quantum Spin-Off Prize (National SpinOff day &
EU final)
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7. FOR teachers & their students:
1. Learning material
2. Teachers guidelines
3. Contact during the Try-out
4. Two National teacher trainings in each
of the 4 countries
5. Two Summer schools
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8. Learning material
Learning stations available on Scientix portal
and on the project website
http://www.quantumspinoff.eu/
• I-V quantum physics
• VI-XI bridge with technology
• hands-on experiments
• business model canvas (entrepreneurship)
• teacher guidelines, appendix
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9. Contacts with the teachers during the
Try-out
Meeting with teachers:
• Teachers info day
• Spin up day (also with pupils)
• Teachers day during the
project (January 2015)
• While visiting the companies
and meeting the researcher
Written communication:
• Continuous communication
during the project: e-mails,
website (as reference)
• Facebook page for teachers
and pupils:
www.facebook.com/groups/quantumspinoff/
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Contribution by teachers and their students by filming in the class
For the Quantum SpinOff project film

10. Teacher trainings in 2014
National teacher trainings:
1 per country in June 2014
(20-30 participants per country)
Summer school 2014:
Marathon (Greece), July 2014
(9 participants from BE, EE, GR, CH)
Several participating teachers took
part in the try-out 2014-2015
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11. Teachers feedback
Teachers are involved in the improvement of:
- Learning Stations
- Teacher Guidelines
- Teacher trainings
- Try-out & related events
Via:
- questionnaires (EUN specific role in the quality
assessment)
- by giving feedback on the learning material
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12. Teacher trainings in 2015
 Summer school 2015:
5 quantum days in Greece,
July 2015
Partial funding possible for teachers!
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 National teacher trainings:
1 per country in Belgium, Estonia,
Greece and Switzerland, June 2015
Training for sustainability

13. Some pictures
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14. Thank you!
www.quantumspinoff.eu
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Quantum Spin-Off project is funded by the European Commission. This communication reflects
the views of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may
be made of the information contained herein.