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22 STEM teachers at a space summer school in Greece
22/07/2016
During an intensive five-day training course in Greece, 22 teachers of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects at schools learned how to integrate space-related topics into their curricula by using inquiry-based pedagogies.
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Call for Scientix 3 National Contact Points
15/07/2016
Scientix is looking for organisations to act as National Contact Points (NCPs) to support Scientix between October 2016 and March 2019.
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Register now for this webinar on RRI at schools
14/07/2016
Teachers and other educators, who are new to the discussion about Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), and what it means for schools, should consider signing up for a webinar dedicated to the issue. The RRI Tools project is holding such a webinar on 19 July 2016, which is open for registrations.
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The very first Teachers' Climate Change Forum organised
30/06/2016
LUMA Centre, Finland, is holding for the very first time a virtual forum for teachers about climate change in November 2016. Teachers are invited to send the organisers abstracts that describe how they are advancing climate change education in their learning environments.
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StarT with science fairs at schools and kindergartens
29/06/2016
The StarT project is a new international community for science educators, which helps them organise their own science fairs and turn schools and kindergartens into more collaborative learning environments.
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Book a researcher to visit your science class!
22/06/2016
Belgian schools and universities can this year request a visit from international researchers, thanks to the Re@act pilot action of the European Commission. Re@act is coordinated by the European Commission's Representation in Belgium and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA).
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Continue learning new things through European STEM projects
21/06/2016
Distance learning, resource repositories and online discussion forums are only a few of the accessible low-cost options to aid teachers' continuous professional development. The Amgen Teach, Go-Lab and the STEM Alliance projects organised together the twelfth Science Projects Workshop at the Future Classroom Lab presenting such possibilities.
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Kick off the European football championship with science experiments!
13/06/2016
Twenty teachers from fifteen countries in Europe, brought together by the Science on Stage initiative, created teaching units for science classes dedicated to the European football championship, held in France this summer. These lessons are now available in a new brochure entitled "Football in science teaching."
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A new STEM framework introduced for schools in Flanders
07/06/2016
Schools and teachers who would like to rethink or enhance their approach to science education in Flanders, Belgium, gained an important tool when a new STEM framework document was introduced by the Flemish Department of Education and Training. This framework lays out some common principles and practices for such enhancement.
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Scientix at a glance – everything you need to know on one page!
06/06/2016
The Scientix community, dedicated to the advancement of science education in Europe, goes from strength to strength. All of its major accomplishments from 2013 to 2016 are now displayed in new one-page infographic. Put it up at your school or share with your colleagues to encourage them to take benefit from Scientix too!
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