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Overcoming Portugal's challenges in STEM education
11/12/2015
"Portugal is a small country with big problems," said João Carlos Sousa at the beginning of his presentation about science education in Portugal at the EMINENT 2015 conference in Barcelona on 20 November 2015. Not only are young people emigrating in the search for work, but the country's population is aging.
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Demonstrate how you use Go-Lab tools and win a prize!
10/12/2015
A new international contest encourages teachers to demonstrate how they use tools developed by the Go-Lab project. Four contributions will be selected for a prize, and the winning teachers invited to a summer school in Greece from 10 to 15 July 2016!
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SAILS project launches new web portal dedicated to Inquiry-Based Learning
08/12/2015
Methods and approaches that assist teachers and schools in adopting Inquiry-Based Learning in Science Education (IBSE) are now available on a new web platform, developed by the SAILS project. Seán Kenny, Member of the European Parliament, hosted the project's final conference on 18 November 2015 and officially announced the new online portal open for traffic.
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Scientix Works a hit campaign at Eminent 2015!
08/12/2015
More than three million impressions were generated on Twitter using the hashtag #ScientixWorks, including 1,350 direct Tweets, plus three million more impressions using #Eminent2015, with 1,605 Tweets, from 15 to 23 November 2015! And a new record for daily web traffic to the Scientix online portal was set on Monday 16 November 2015!
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More innovation in STEM education needed in Europe
07/12/2015
Two keynote speakers at the Eminent event, held in Barcelona on 19 and 20 November 2015, gave some great insights into the European Union's plans and ambitions for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education in Europe.
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New strategies and approaches in Portuguese science education
04/12/2015
Around three hundred people gathered for the Scientix National Conference in Portugal on 13 and 14 November 2015. This two-day conference showcased a packed schedule, full of exciting presentations, workshops and interactive experiments in science education.
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Opportunities for teachers and students at CERN
03/12/2015
Many interesting initiatives taking place in Swiss education were presented at the Scientix National Conference in Geneva on 10 and 11 November 2015, including those carried out by the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN). One hundred managers of science projects, teachers and head teachers attended the meeting.
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Important that education teaches values of solidarity and tolerance
02/12/2015
Over forty activities tackling various issues in science education were planned for the Scientix National Conference in Paris, France, from 12 to 14 November 2015. Unfortunately, the meeting was cut short due to the city's tragic incidents on Friday 13 November, in which 130 people lost their lives.
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Mobilising classrooms in climate action
01/12/2015
It has never been so simple to organise exercises and get young people involved in discussions on climate change. Several online initiatives help you to create your very own edition of the upcoming COP21 summit in Paris, with only a little preparation!
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Scientix Newsletter: Online training for lifelong learning
30/11/2015
The November edition of the Scientix newsletter takes a look at some of the options that you have for updating your skills, forming new communities of education and taking steps to improve your lifelong learning process online.
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