Science on Stage Europe | Poststr. 4/5 | D-10178 Berlin | www.science-on-stage.eu

Rosa Maria Ros, Vice Chair Science on Stage Europe

Improve science teaching

Promote science for young people via enthusiastic teachers

Encourage more school children to consider a career in science or engineering

Aims of Science on Stage

Unique selling points: - All activities are from teachers for teachers - European exchange of STEM-teachers from 25 countries

Facts and figures

Science on Stage Europe…

…is a European science teacher network established in 2000,

…reaches about 40,000 teachers and teacher trainers in Europe,

…is a non-profit association since 2011 with headquarters in Berlin,

…unites 25 countries under one umbrella, among them Science on Stage Portugal and Science on Stage Spain,

…coordinates the organisation of the European science teacher festivals,

…is mainly supported by the Federation of German Employers' Associations in the Metal and Electrical Engineering Industries (GESAMTMETALL) with its initiative think ING.

How does Science on Stage enable the international exchange from teachers for teachers?

Activities

Science on Stage festivals

Taking place every 2 years at alternating venues

Up to 350 science teachers (primary to secondary level) from 25 countries

National pre-selection events in each country Application form and national contacts on

www.science-on-stage.eu 2011: Copenhagen (Denmark)

2013: Słubice - Frankfurt (Oder) (Poland/Germany) 2015: London (United Kingdom)

Activities

Festival elements

• Project stand of every teacher in the Fair: central element

• Hands-on workshops

• Talks + discussions

• On-Stage-Presentations

Evaluation (2008-2012), Tanja Tajmel, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Evaluation

Illuminating Science Education

Organised by Science on Stage UK

17-20 June 2015

Queen Mary University of London

350 science teachers from 25 countries

Selection process for science teachers in 2014 in 25 countries. National contact points + application form on www.science-on-stage.eu

Places for paying guest teachers, register via homepage

Science on Stage festival 2015

www.science-on-stage.eu/festival2015

Activities

The Science on Stage festival is a platform for the exchange of new ideas and concepts in science teaching. Follow-up-activities ensure the development and sustainable spreading of these ideas and concepts. Follow-up-activities based on the Science on Stage festivals are realised in cooperation with companies and foundations.

Follow-up projects of the education festivals Teacher trainings

Each Science on Stage country organises a workshop or teacher training in their country. They invite teachers from abroad to present their projects from the festival.

Teacher exchange

Teachers who met at the festival can apply for a travel scholar-ship to deepen the exchange or develop a new project together.

Development of teaching materials

Groups of international teachers develop teaching materials together. Results are published and spread Europe-wide; e.g. „iStage – ICT in Science Teaching“.

Activities

22 teachers from 15 countries deleloped teaching materials for ICT in Science Teaching from teachers for teachers.

The brochure includes 11 teaching units for physics, biology or astronomy classes.

Example: Teaching unit „Space Travel“: Why do we have to travel in circles to other planets? Use of ICT-programs Orbiting and Escaping and Solar System Travel in astronomy classes to explain Newton‘s attraction law, Kepler‘s laws, kinetic energy of a gravitational field.

Get your copy of iStage, or order from info@science-on-stage.de

iStage – ICT in Science Teaching

Website with free material www.science-on-stage.eu

Newsletter via www.science-on-stage.eu/newsletter

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Science on Stage Europe e.V.

Stefanie Schlunk, Chair

Rosa Maria Ros, Vice Chair

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D-10178 Berlin

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