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ESA's five telescopes for education
06/08/2012
A new collaboration for space science and astronomy brings the use of five telescopes to secondary school and university students in Europe.
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EU launches the final and largest call under the Seventh Framework Programme
02/08/2012
This final FP7 call, which acts as a bridge to Horizon 2020, the next EU funding programme for research, also includes a Science and Society call, with a total budget of 51.7 million euros.
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Training seminars on the use of ICT in the classroom: apply now!
31/07/2012
Teachers can now apply for three different training courses on the effective use of ICT tools in teaching and learning. The courses will take place in March and April in Greece and Norway. Comenius - Grundtvig grants available!
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Want to get teens interested in maths and science? Target their parents
27/07/2012
A new study examines the unique role that parents can play in promoting students' STEM motivation and provides evidence that interventions with parents could be a useful tool for boosting student enrolment in STEM courses.
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Girls' maths performance more likely to suffer than boys' as a result of mathematics anxiety
25/07/2012
A new study reports that a number of school-age children suffer from mathematics anxiety; girls, however, showed higher levels of mathematics anxiety than boys and it was a significant indicator of their performance.
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Learning Innovations and Quality conference: call for papers extended
23/07/2012
The first European Conference "Learning Innovation and Quality" (LINQ2012) has extended its call for papers. The new submission deadline is 10 August 2012.
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Over 400 classes benefit in second cycle of iTEC pilots
18/07/2012
Pupils in more than 400 classes across 15 countries have benefited from the use of innovative learning scenarios developed for the second cycle of the iTEC school pilots.
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Odysseus: take part in the EU contest for space enthusiasts
06/07/2012
The Odysseus contest challenges students aged 14-18 from all EU countries to develop a project on space exploration themes. Teams of up to five members can now submit their entries.
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Scientix recognised for promoting science and maths education
04/07/2012
Scientix was mentioned as a good example of projects promoting STEM education by European Commissioner for education and culture A. Vassiliou in her speech at the "21st century education: creativity and innovation in primary and secondary STEM education" event.
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Desire project: share your experience!
02/07/2012
The Desire project invites science teachers, science project planners, policy-makers, science events organisers and other science educators to participate in online discussions on their experience in accessing and disseminating new methods and tools in STEM education.
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