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Experts asked about STEM in education and life in a new Scientix video

19/01/2016

"Research has shown, that if teachers are able to collaborate with other colleagues at their school, they are much more willing to implement innovation," says Dr. Katja Maaß, Professor at the University of Education in Freiburg. She, along with three other experts of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education are interviewed in a new Scientix video.
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Learning lessons from COP21

18/01/2016

The COP21 Climate Conference in Paris provided an excellent space for educators to teach topics related to climate change and the environment to their pupils. This was in fact encouraged during the Education Day at COP21, which introduced both young and not-so-young generations of people to this important subject.
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New Eurydice report: Students' underachievement in STEM a continuing problem in Europe

15/01/2016

Around 22 per cent of students in Europe are low achievers in the field of mathematics, according to data from the PISA study in 2012. In comparison, 17.8 per cent have low scores in reading and 16.6 per cent in science subjects.
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ESERA Summer School for STEM researchers

14/01/2016

ESERA – the European Science Education Research Association – is organising a summer school from 22 to 26 August 2016, at the campus of the University of South Bohemia, located in České Budějovice in the Czech Republic.
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A course for STEM teachers on Sustainable Energy in Education

13/01/2016

Teachers of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects can now register for an international Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Sustainable Energy in Education. The course, organised by the LUMA Centre in Finland, starts on 18 January and ends on 5 June 2016.
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Sign up for CERN's High School Teacher Programme!

12/01/2016

Teachers are encouraged to register and participate in the next edition of CERN's High School Teaching Programme, taking place from 3 to 23 July 2016 at the institution's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Join a course in Slovenia to learn more about Moodle platforms

11/01/2016

A new training course organised in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 11 to 15 July 2016, introduces participants to the Moodle learning platform and the use of online teaching materials and resources in mathematics, science and technology lessons.
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Register for a workshop on useful media tools for STEM classes

08/01/2016

Teachers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects are invited to register for a workshop on 9 March 2016, in connection with upcoming the Media and Learning Conference in Brussels, Belgium, on 10 and 11 March 2016.
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Show your physics and technology experiments in Valencia!

07/01/2016

Junior and high school student groups, supervised by a teacher, can participate in a science exhibition which is open to the public at the Science Museum of Valencia on 24 April 2016.
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Participate in CERN's 2016 Beamline for Schools Competition!

06/01/2016

CERN, the world's biggest particle physics laboratory, located in Geneva, Switzerland, is looking for secondary school students to create and perform in a scientific experiment using its accelerator beamline. This gives students a chance to learn more about physics through an exciting hands-on activity!
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