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Responding to a shortage of science teachers in Europe
23/05/2016
As teachers grow older, it is important to support sustainable initiatives that attract newcomers to the profession. A shortage of science teachers is expected in the near future in Europe and several countries report that this is already the case. Teachers' salaries play a major role in this respect.
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eTwinning improves teachers' cross-curricular skills and much more!
04/05/2016
A recent survey carried out as part of the eTwinning project, which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2015, shows incredibly positive results about its impact on the teachers' community. An overwhelming majority of the project's participants say that it has helped them improve their skills in various different areas.
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Starred STEM projects presented at Scientix workshop for teachers
02/05/2016
Scientix was pleased to welcome 47 science teachers and 15 representatives of projects in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education to the Future Classroom Lab from 18 to 20 March 2016. Among them were two projects that won the eighth Scientix resource award.
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Empowering student-led research in authentic biology
27/04/2016
Teachers of life sciences and other subjects in science education should book time in their calendars from 2 to 6 May 2016 to attend the seventh Distance Learning Activity (DLA) of the Amgen Teach project. This time, teachers are introduced to the Myelin Basic Protein in Authentic Biology.
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Join the new STEM4YOU competition today!
19/04/2016
The STEM Alliance, an initiative that brings together industries, Ministries of Education and education stakeholders to promote science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education and careers, is launching an international competition as part of the STEM Discovery Campaign this spring.
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Food for science: Training for Dutch speaking teachers
15/04/2016
The ULB Experimentarium of Physics and the "Culture in vivo" organisation in Belgium invite secondary school teachers to attend the training course "food for science" on 20 April and 26 May 2016. This course is free of charge and is offered in the Dutch language only.
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MOOC developing digital skills and using games in classrooms
14/04/2016
Two new and exciting Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for primary and secondary school teachers are kicked off at the European Schoolnet Academy this April. First is a MOOC about digital skills in the classroom starting on 4 April, which is followed by a course about games in schools starting on 18 April 2016.
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Upcoming TASK Workshop: Key competences and assessment
13/04/2016
The first workshop of the new TASK project is held on 10 May 2016 at European Schoolnet in Brussels, Belgium. The aim of this project is to build an online tool for students to help them assess their key competences.
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Debating scientific questions in schools
01/04/2016
Ever wanted to organise a debating series around scientific questions? Debating Matters has now created three learning scenarios that help groups of people to address contemporary scientific issues from various perspectives.
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Sing the "augmented reality" song
31/03/2016
A new song about augmented reality was written and presented by a group of enthusiastic teachers attending a course at the Future Classroom Lab of European Schoolnet in Brussels, Belgium, from 7 to 11 March 2016.
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