STEM Alliance – Workshop Chemistry For You - Using EPCA lessons and learn about careers in STEM

educational films to enhance chemistryBrussels, European Schoolnet, 04 June 2016 – 15:30 – 17:00

Speakers

Moderator: Maïté Debry (European Schoolnet)Speakers: Nathalie Debuyst (EPCA)Maarten Smeets (Royal Vopak)Joerg Schmitz (Dow)

• Item 1: Introduction on the workshop - Maite Debry (EUN)• Item 2: What do you expect to get out of this workshop? • Item 3: Introduction on EPCA Education - Nathalie Debuyst (EPCA)

• Item 4: Introduction from EPCA YETT Member - General introduction to working in companies - Maarten Smeets (Royal Vopak) and Joerg Schmitz (Dow)

• Item 5: Educational resources to introduce STEM careers in the classroom • Item 6: Role model and experts group discussions • Conclusions

Workshop programme

Come up with questions that they would like to get answers to by the end of this workshop.

Item 2: What do you expect to get out of this workshop? – 5 min.

Item 3: Introduction on EPCA EducationNathalie Debuyst (EPCA) – 10 min.

Maarten Smeets - Royal Vopak

Joerg Schmitz - Dow

Item 4: Introduction from EPCA YETT Member General introduction to working in companies

10 min. each

• Video: “Chemistry all about you”• http://www.stemalliance.eu/practices/detail?resourceId=119

89 • Guidelines “Chemistry: All about you”• http://

www.stemalliance.eu/practices/detail?resourceId=12210

Item 5: Educational resources to introduce STEM careers in the classroom

15 min.

• Video: “Science where can it take you”• http://www.stemalliance.eu/practices/detail?resourceId=119

90 • Fact sheet: “Science where can it take you”• http://www.stemalliance.eu/practices/detail?resourceId=122

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Item 5: Educational resources to introduce STEM careers in the classroom

15 min.

• Video: “Petro & Chemistry – Partnership for a better life”• http://www.stemalliance.eu/practices/detail?resourceId=117

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• Video: “EPCA Role Model Series”• http

://www.stemalliance.eu/practices/detail?resourceId=11988

Item 5: Educational resources to introduce STEM careers in the classroom

15 min.

Four groups of 6 teachers talk 7 minutes to each speaker: • Group 1: Maïté Debry (European Schoolnet) – How to integrate STEM

careers issues in your teaching?

• Group 2: Nathalie Debuyst (EPCA) – Teachers discuss the materials developed by EPCA and how to get the most of it with students.

• Group 3: Maarten Smeets (Royal Vopak) – Teachers discuss career issues with the role model and can discuss the questions formulated at the beginning of the workshop.

• Group 4: Joerg Schmitz (Dow) – idem as above

Item 6: Role model and experts group discussions 30 min.

Thank you for your attention

Maïté Debry - Project Managermaite.debry (at) eun.org