european schoolnet's activities in maths, science and technology

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European Schoolnet: our activities in Maths, Science and Technology

Alexa Joyce

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What is European Schoolnet (EUN)?

Dedicated to

Support schools in bringing about the best use

of technology in learning

Promote the Europeandimension in schools

and education

Improve and raise the quality of education

in Europe

Network of 28 Ministriesof Education in Europe

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Specific objectives

Contributes to development of technology-enhanced

learning in schools

Disseminates good practice and investigates new models for schooling

and learning

Provides services, content and tools based on ICT

to members and partner networks

Offers pedagogical and information services with

European added value to schools in Europe

Supports professional development of

teachers

Fosters and supports collaboration and cooperation

among schools in Europe

What is European Schoolnet (EUN)?

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Stakeholders

Ministries of Education

IT Industry and Suppliers

European Commission

Schools

Experts

Our stakeholders and target groups

Target groups

Policy makers

Researchers Developers

School Leaders

Teachers, Pupils

European Schoolnet

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Three strands of activity

EUN Activities

Innovation andexchange on ICT policies

and practice

School networkingand services

Interoperability andcontent exchange

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Policy, research and innovationOnline

observatory

Learning resource exchange

Insight: policy and practice in ICT in education

Research on how to exchange and usedigital learning resources

Annualconference

EMINENT conferencefor high level decision makers

Researchstudies

Impact of ICT in schools, games in teaching, ICT literacy / eSkills…

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School services

Internationaleducation network

EU cooperation & citizenship

•eTwinning•Spring Day

Global issues

•DYP•GENIE

eSafety

•Teachtoday•Insafe

Competitions & campaigns

•eLearning Awards•Euro

MST actions

•eSkills•Xplora

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Interoperability & content exchangeLearning resource exchange

Standards

Interoperability services for federatingnational resource repositories

Participation in the standards process forlearning objects

R&DResearch into use of learning objects,

new pedagogies, personalisation

NetworkingLeader of ASPECT,

participation in EDRENE

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Coordinatingbody at

European level

LRE Interconnection of 16 Ministries’

repositoriesof digital resources

XploraScience teachers

Insight observatory

EUN as coordinating body at European level

eTwinning CSS

Spring DayPedagogical

Advisers

European coordinationof Insafe network for

eSafety

Insight observatory

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Situation of MST in Education

3 MainIssues

Attractiveness in Europefor MST studies

Image of science(difficult, few

interesting careers)

New pedagogicalapproaches

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MST portal

MST Activities

Schoolpartnerships

Learning Resources

Campaigns

Xplora:European gateway to science education

eTwinning:More than 280 school partnerships in MST

INSPIRE + MELT:access to digital resources in

MST + other topics

FuturEnergia (PlasticsEurope)

Xperimania (Appe)

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Research

Promotionof ICT skills

Genderissue

EYE: research and strategy adviceon environmental education

Insafe – network of awareness nodeseSkills – ICT career portal

Imagine Cup cooperation w/ MicrosoftWomen’s Forum debate + survey

MST Activities

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How to cooperatewith teachers

Embed actions in the curriculum

Incentives throughtopic-driven competitions

Provide examples of transferable good practice

Provide teachers with new tools and approaches

Dissemination activities

Target the formal education

system

Our approach

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Our approach

Two main targets

Teachers Pupils

Provide them with new approaches for

teaching science

Contribute to the attractiveness of

MST studies

Industry cooperation

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Teachtoday.eucampaign onemerging technology

Key industry partnerships

eSkillscareer portal

eLearningAwards

Futurenergiacampaign onenergy

Xperimaniacampaign on chemistry

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www.eun.orghttp://insight.eun.org

www.xplora.orgwww.futurenergia.org

www.xperimania.netwww.saferinternet.org

www.teachtoday.euhttp://games.eun.org

Thank you.

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