TEMI is a science education project addressed to secondary school teachers, funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), category Capacities, Science in Society, Coordination Action.

1. Co-funded by
the Seventh Framework Programme
of the European Union FP7-Science-in-Society-2012-1, Grant Agreement N. 321403

2. What is TEMI?
Teaching Enquiry with Mysteries Incorporated
A teacher training project across Europe
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3. What is TEMI?
Teaching Enquiry with Mysteries Incorporated (TEMI) is a € 3.5m EU-
funded initiative, which over the next three years will help transform
how STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths) are
taught in classrooms.
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4. What is TEMI?
TEMI is a 42-month science education project, funded by the European
Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7),
category Capacities, Science in Society, Coordination Action.
Call identifier: FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2012-1
Topic SiS.2012.2.2.1-1: Supporting actions on Innovation in the
classroom: teacher training on inquiry based teaching methods on a
large scale in Europe.
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5. Who is TEMI?
Queen Mary University London • University of Milan • University of
Bremen • University of Limerick • University of Leiden • Sheffield
Hallam University • Vestfold University College • Austrian Educational
Competence Centre • The Weizmann Institute • Charles University
Prague • Sterrenlab • TRACES • CNOTINFOR
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6. FP7-Science-in-Society-2012-1, Grant Agreement N. 321403

7. Why TEMI?
To help improve science and mathematics
teaching practices across Europe, introducing a
new teaching paradigm.
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8. Why TEMI?
Inquiry based science education (IBSE)
stimulates critical and creative
thinking, revealing the process behind the
solutions of scientific problems.
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9. What are TEMI objectives?
• To develop and evaluate new IBSE delivery methods;
• To nurture a relationship between stakeholders;
• To develop teacher training courses;
• To create and sustain teachers communities;
• To define and evaluate a tool set for IBSE training
methods;
• To develop a legacy strategy.
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10. What are the major challenges for teachers to
introduce IBSE in the classroom?
• To teach concepts while facilitating investigation;
• To fit curriculum requirements;
• To improve students' performance;
• To engage all students;
• To find good examples.
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11. Why is TEMI innovative?
• It incorporates mysteries as pivot;
• It considers communication skills as part of the teaching
process;
• It introduces new tools (e.g. theatre) for coaching;
• It changes the teacher-students dialogue.
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12. Training methodology
CPD aims to embed 4 innovations in teacher‟s practice:
• Create curiosity with Mysteries
• Teach concepts with the 5E learning cycle
• Teach skills with Gradual Release of Responsibility
• Maintain motivation with Showmanship
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13. What is a science mystery?
In science education, a mystery is a
phenomenon or event that provokes the
perception of suspense and wonder in the
learner to initiate an emotionally-laden “want to
know”-feeling which leads to a raise in curiosity
and which initiates the posing of questions to be
answered by inquiry and problem-solving
activities.
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14. A mystery is a good mystery for a classroom enquiry if
• it can be investigated and explained scientifically and is within the competency
of the students involved
• provides affective engagement for the students
• generates curiosity and leads to student questions
• „problemmatises‟ or makes knowledge and inquiry skills part of the answer to
the mystery
• covers a sufficient part of the nationally assessed curriculum to justify time
spent
• is simple enough to be a „discrepant event‟, and generate cognitive conflict
• the time between mystery and answer is limited (1-2 lessons) is introduced by
a pedagogy that relies on the mystery itself
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15. A mystery is a bad mystery for a classroom enquiry if
• provides engagement for the teacher only, but the students are not excited
• generates little curiosity and the teacher has to do all the work
• is answered by science concepts that are too difficult for students to grasp
• is peripheral to the subject content of the curriculum
• is too complex, and students explain it away as „magic‟ (a trick that I don‟t need
to explain)
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16. What does TEMI offer to teachers?
• New skills to engage their students;
• Excellently focused resources;
• Extended support to effectively introduce new
teaching paradigms;
• Training sessions.
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17. What kind of training does TEMI provide?
TEMI trainers will implement innovative training
programmes: enquiry labs.
An enquiry lab is a training experience in which the
core scientific concepts meet the emotional
engaging activity of solving mysteries.
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18. What kind of training does TEMI provide?
Each partner will train 6 cohorts.
A cohort is a group of trainee teachers, more experienced
in-service teachers and teachers from “difficult schools”.
Training will consist in 2 full days of training (or an
equivalent period divided into several session over more
days).
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19. Who is involved in TEMI training?
Enquiry labs will benefit from the contribution of
scientist and communication professionals (e.g.
actors, communication experts, etc...) to mentor
teachers in the transition toward an alternative
teaching paradigm.
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20. Who is TEMI for?
Temi is for teachers across Europe.
A spoke and hub model for coordination and
delivery allows the project to respond to local
needs while maintaining an overall EU-wide
sharing of best practices and reporting.
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21. Who is TEMI for?
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Location Year 1:
teachers
trained in 1
cohort
Year 2:
teachers
trained in 2
cohort
Year 3:
teachers
trained in 2
cohort
Year 4:
teachers
trained in 1
cohort
Total number or
directly trained
Total number of
cohorts
Italy 10 to 15 20 to 30 20 to 30 10 to 15 60 to 90 6
Uk 10 to 15 20 to 30 20 to 30 10 to 15 60 to 90 6
Germany 10 to 15 20 to 30 20 to 30 10 to 15 60 to 90 6
Ireland 10 to 15 20 to 30 20 to 30 10 to 15 60 to 90 6
The
Netherlands
10 to 15 20 to 30 20 to 30 10 to 15 60 to 90 6
Norway 10 to 15 20 to 30 20 to 30 10 to 15 60 to 90 6
Austria 10 to 15 20 to 30 20 to 30 10 to 15 60 to 90 6
Czech Rep. 10 to 15 20 to 30 20 to 30 10 to 15 60 to 90 6
Israel 10 to 15 20 to 30 20 to 30 10 to 15 60 to 90 6
Total 90 to 135 180 to 270 180 to 270 90 to 135 540 to 810 54

22. Who is TEMI for?
In 3 years, a minimum of 540 teachers will go
through the intensive core training programme.
Trained teachers will mentor other teachers.
The cascade effect should lead to 1,620 to 2,430
teachers involved across the EU.
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23. How to get in contact?
temi@qmul.ac.uk
www.teachingmysteries.eu
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