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Gender imbalance in STEM in Spain despite increasing interest
22/12/2015
Nearly two hundred teachers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in primary and secondary schools met at the National Science and Technology Museum of Madrid (MUNCYT) from 23 to 25 October 2015 to learn, reflect, enjoy, and get to know each other better.
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Sign up for a course on Innovative Practices for Engaging STEM Teaching!
21/12/2015
Teachers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects are invited to register for a training course on "Innovative Practices for Engaging STEM teaching", taking place from 14 to 19 September 2016.
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Register for the Inspiring Science Education Academy 2016 in Greece!
18/12/2015
Teachers and other education professionals can now apply for the Inspiring Science Education Academy which is scheduled to take place in Greece from 10 to 15 July 2016. By joining this initiative, teachers will receive training in Inquiry-based Science Education (IBSE) in various settings.
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STEAM education in Lithuania
16/12/2015
Like much of Europe, Lithuania faces a declining interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects among young people. Giedrius Vaidelis addressed this issue in an interesting presentation at the Eminent event in Barcelona on 20 November 2015, entitled "STEAM education in Lithuania – developing a culture of innovations".
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Preparations for Science on Stage 2017 already underway!
14/12/2015
The next edition of the popular Science on Stage festival, one of the largest educational fairs for science teachers in Europe, takes place from 29 June to 2 July 2017 in the Kölcsey Convention Centre in Debrecen, Hungary, under the motto 'Inventing the Future of Science Education'
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Students making their very own start-up companies
12/12/2015
The StartUP_EU project seeks to motivate secondary school students by replicating the excitement and creative innovation of a new start-up company. One of those initiatives is an international competition for young people that tests their entrepreneurial skills!
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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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