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A new International Centre for STEM Education established
04/08/2017
The University of Education Freiburg, Germany, has taken a pivotal step in educational research by creating an International Centre for STEM Education (ICSE). The ICSE’s main goal is to make science literacy a reality for all students and to promote related studies and careers, by linking research with practice in the field.
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A pedagogical project reaches the Helsinki Challenge finals
04/08/2017
A team of researchers at the University of Helsinki wants to make new pedagogical tools and practices to bring new global competencies into schools and to make learning activities more meaningful to students.
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Demonstrate how you teach space science in a new competition
25/07/2017
Inspiring teachers can now enter a competition to show how they reach out to young people to get them interested in space sciences and related careers.
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A new mobile application for Erasmus+
10/07/2017
Nine million people have benefited from the Erasmus programme of the European Union since its inception. Now, thirty years later, it has even become open to anyone who’s on the road with a mobile device!
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Nine get the European STEM Teacher Award
10/07/2017
Some captivating experiments and teaching methods designed by talented science educators were presented at the 2017 edition of ‘Science on Stage’ from 29 June to 2 July. An international jury selected for award the nine most innovative ideas exhibited.
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A weekend workshop for teachers demonstrates innovation in science education
04/07/2017
Science teachers must every so often be ready to prepare lessons for many different subjects. The 15th Science Projects Workshop in the Future Classroom Lab (SPW15), held from 23 to 25 June 2017, provided teachers with training in a great range of science subjects.
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New video series: Science explained in one minute!
26/06/2017
Universitat Rovira i Virgili’s (URV) Unit of Scientific Communication made a series of 12 educational videos to answer common questions, which can be very easily integrated in science lessons.
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Open Schools for Open Societies
19/06/2017
A new project supports schools in Europe in order to implement an Open Schooling approach in their learning environment, and to address societal challenges and priorities set by the European Commission in the field of science.
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Publish your classroom experiments at Ciênsação
13/06/2017
Teachers and other educators can now publish their own hands-on experiments at the Ciênsação open web platform, which is developed with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
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Pledge now to encourage girls to pursue ICT studies and careers
12/06/2017
While employment in Europe’s ICT sector is on the rise, the share of women in the workforce is decreasing. Women are estimated to be only 16% of the total and, as a response to this trend, the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition wants organisations to take action.
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