12th Scientix Projects' Networking Event:

GENDER AND INNOVATION IN STE(A)M EDUCATION

Call for participants to join the 12th Scientix Projects' Networking Event on Gender and Innovation in STE(A)M Educaton to be held at the Future Classroom Lab by European Schoolnet in Brussels, Belgium, on 5 December 2017 from 9:30 to 14:00 Central European Time.

Gender aspects continue to play an important role in science education, conditioning study choices or shaping beliefs about one's own capacities and those of others. Performing arts based initiatives are on the forefront of innovative science education approaches and have participatory, dialogic and dialectic qualities to engage students in democratic and inclusive ways of learning. This workshop aims to bring together both concerns in order to explore how arts-based science education can also address gender bias and stereotypes in educational and team-collaborative settings.

The aim of this 12th Scientix Projects Networking Event co-organized by Scientix, PERFORM and GEDII is:

  • To share experiences and initiatives addressing gender aspects in science education through innovative ways.
  • To reflect upon the role of arts-based approaches for combating gender stereotypes and bias within science and beyond.
  • To provide a platform for exploring how arts-based approaches provide both an opportunity for renewing science education as well as tackling gender bias in educational as well as collaborative contexts.

The organizers will collect ideas, comments and general conclusions agreed between participants during the workshop. The results of the discussion will be published in a Scientix Observatory article co-authored by all participants. For more information on Scientix observatory papers, please see: http://scientix.eu/observatory

Note: Scientix will provide with lunch. However, participants are responsible for their travel and accommodation expenses.

Registration:

Disclaimer:

This event is supported by the European Union’s H2020 programme project Scientix 3 (Grant agreement N. 730009), coordinated by European Schoolnet (EUN). The PERFORM and GEDII projects have received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, under grant agreements 665826 and 665851, respectively. The event is the sole responsibility of the organizers and it does not represent the opinion of the European Commission (EC), and the EC is not responsible for any use that might be made of information contained.

 

Organisers:

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Time and date:

5 December 2017, 9:30-14:00 (CET)

Venue:

Future Classroom Lab of European Schoolnet, Rue de Treves 61, 1000, Brussels, Belgium

Programme:

Download the draft programme for the event here

Observatory paper:

A Scientix Observatory based on this event about "Gender and innovation in STE(A)M education" was published in June 2018.

Download the observatory paper here