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Throughout 2010: Europe-wide Science teachers from all over Europe are invited to join the Science on Stage activities in their respective countries. There, they can share good teaching examples and methods with other teachers from their country. The national events also serve to select some of the best European science teachers to attend the European Science on Stage festival on 16-19 April 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark. To apply to join your national event, please fill in the contact sheet on the Science on Stage Europe website ('How to join') and return it to the contact email address below. The information will be forwarded to the national contact. The deadlines for the individual national events vary, so do apply soon. More information: www.science-on-stage.eu 9 September 2010: Kassel, Germany In this workshop, biology and chemistry teachers who teach in English will develop English-language teaching materials in small working groups and present them to all participants. Teachers from outside Germany are warmly welcome. The participation fee is €10. More information: www.vdbiol.de 11-20 September 2010: Baltic Sea School students and science teachers are invited to take part in the Baltic Sea Science Camp 2010. This is your chance to learn what marine science is all about, experience working at sea in an international team, taking samples and analysing them, and trying to find answers to important questions. The camp is open to 20 students aged 15-19 and five school teachers from Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Poland and Germany. All need to be interested in marine science and skilled in English. Participation is free of charge and the application deadline is 15 July 2010. More information: www.southbalticweblab.eu 14-19 September 2010: Birmingham, UK The British Science Festival is one of Europe's largest science festivals, taking place each September. The festival is in a different location in the UK each year, bringing you the latest in science, technology and engineering. The 2010 festival is hosted by the West Midlands in partnership with Aston University, offering loads of events for everyone, including talks, plays, debates, hands-on activities and more. Throughout the festival, a series of special events for school groups is provided. In 2010, the programme for schools will be co-ordinated by ThinkTank and will take place in venues around the city including their own award-winning science museum. Most festival events can be booked through the website. More information: www.britishscienceassociation.org 20-24 September 2010: Innsbruck, Austria Teachers and teacher trainers are invited to take part in this workshop, part of the EU Comenius project 'SUPPORT – partnership and participation for a sustainable tomorrow'. Keynote speeches by international experts will highlight different topics on the subject of education for sustainable development. Participants will have the chance to discuss the competencies required, test methods, exchange experiences, and find ways to implement the findings in their own work. School visits and excursions in the beautiful Tyrolean mountains will form part of the programme. The participation fee is €350, plus € 700 for accommodation and meals. More information: http://support-edu.org/Teacher-ESD-Comp 21-22 September 2010: Bayreuth, Germany The Fibonacci project is a major European project, funded by the EU (7th Framework Programme), aiming at a large dissemination of inquiry-based science and mathematics education in Europe, and gathering 38 partners in 24 European countries. The launch conference of the Fibonacci project is aimed at educationalists, researchers, scientists, policy makers and stakeholders, and will address the following issues:
Keynote speakers include Pierre Léna (see the Science in School feature article on him). To learn more about the Pollen project, the forerunner of the Fibonacci project, see the Science in School article Catch them young: university meets primary school. The conference is free of charge and the working language is English. More information: www.fibonacci-project.eu/conference 22-24 September 2010: CusMiBio, Milan, Italy The European Learning Laboratory for the Life Sciences (ELLS) is an education facility which brings secondary-school teachers into the research lab for a unique hands-on encounter with state-of-the-art molecular biology techniques. ELLS also gives scientists a chance to work with teachers, helping to bridge the widening gap between research and schools. During the three-day LearningLab, organised in collaboration with the CusMiBio (Milan, Italy) participants will explore - together with scientists - some of the cutting-edge technologies based on the use of colours in molecular and cell biology. Participants will also have the chance to perform experiments based on advanced microscopy and citofluorimetry. The course is open to 20 Italian high-school science teachers and will be run in Italian. The registration fee for the course is € 100 including course materials, catering and accommodation; participants are expected to meet their own travel costs. The deadline for application is 20 June 2010. More information: www.embl.it/training/scienceforschools 24 September 2010: Bolzano, Italy EURAC, the Free University of Bolzano (FUB) and the TIS Innovation Park will organise this second biennial event for the general public. From 5 pm until midnight, you will be able to enjoy hands-on science events at nine different venues throught the city. In 2008, an amazing 6000 visitors took the opportunity to join in the 70 different workshops and events. More information: www.eurac.edu/events 24-25 September 2010: Poznan, Poland For the fourth Science on Stage Poland event, 400 science teachers from across Poland will flock to Poznan to share ideas and inspiration with their colleagues in 29 demonstrations, 13 performances and 23 multimedia presentations on the subject of energy. The participants will also compete for the honour of representing Poland at the international Science on Stage festival in Copenhagen, Denmark, in April 2011. More information:www.staff.amu.edu.pl/~fizscena 24-26 September 2010: Palermo, Italy This year, the University of Palermo will organise the Notte Europea dei Ricercatori e Weekend della Ricerca 2010. The event is associated with the European Researchers' Night, which will take place simultaneously in all the European countries. The main event will be held from Friday night to Sunday night in Palermo's central park Giardino Inglese, where researchers will display their activities. In addition, many university laboratories and museums will open their doors to the public, often offering interactive experiments. More information: http://portale.unipa.it/eventi/rap 25 September 2010: Maynooth, Ireland The annual conference for physics teachers in Ireland will be hosted this year by the Department of Experimental Physics at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. During the day, demonstrations and workshops for post-primary physics teachers aims to:
Teachers from outside Ireland are very welcome to attend. The working language is English. The registration fee is 35€ (including tea/coffee and lunch) and the deadline for registration is 17 September 2010. More information: http://physics.nuim.ie/frontiers2010 1 October 2010: Berlin, Germany Science teachers from Germany with innovative teaching ideas, workshops and on-stage activities are invited to apply for participation in the national Science on Stage pre-selection event in Germany, which will take place on 1 October 2010 in Berlin. At this national festival, a jury will propose good teaching examples from Germany to be presented at the international Science on Stage festival on 16-19 April 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The deadline for applications is 30 May 2010. More information: www.science-on-stage.de 1-3 October 2010: Santiago de Compostela, Spain The 11th Ciencia en Acción event - the Spanish and Portuguese Science on Stage event - has drawn entries from over 900 teachers, students, scientists and journalists from Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, The winning teams from the Ciencia en Acción will be chose to represent Spain in the international Science on Stage festival in Copenhagen, Denmark, in April 2011. More information: www.cienciaenaccion.org 2 October 2010: Budapest, Hungary Hungarian-speaking science teachers with innovative and inspiring teaching ideas, demonstrations, workshops, projects and on-stage activities are invited to apply for participation in the national Science on Stage pre-selection event in Hungary, which will take place at the Palace of Wonders science centre in Budapest's Millennium Park. At this festival, a jury will propose good teaching examples from Hungary to be presented at the international Science on Stage festival on 16-19 April 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark. In addition, Hungarian-speaking teachers from other countries are invited to join and present their work, if their home countries will not be sending a delegation to Copenhagen. To apply, teachers should send an abstract (maximum 2 pages) of the workshop or activity to be presented. The deadline for applications is 15 July 2010. More information (in Hungarian): www.szinpadon-a-tudomany.hu 5 October-April 2011: the Netherlands The Foundation Imagine Life Sciences was established in 2005 and is affiliated with the Delft University of Technology, in the Netherlands. It connects scientific research, education and development aid. The foundation holds an annual Imagine competition for secondary-school students, offering them an in-depth introduction to the life sciences. Scientists submit ideas for project proposals, which are then transformed by the students into a business plan. A jury selects the best proposals, which are subsequently presented by the pupils at a scientific congress. The best proposal is carried out by Imagine a developing country. Science in School has previously published an article about the Imagine competition. See here. More information: http://foundation-imagine.org 15 October 2010: Zweibrücken, Germany The Germany-wide project Mäta (Mädchen-Technik-Talente Foren in MINT; forum for girls' talents in technology and STEM) is organising a number of regional congresses to get girls aged 10-16 interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers. The congress in Zweibrücken is organised by pro-mst, the education foundry. More information: www.pro-mst.de (Zweibrücken website) and www.mst-ausbildung.de/maeta (national project website) 29 October 2010: Kempten University, Germany The Germany-wide project Mäta (Mädchen-Technik-Talente Foren in MINT; forums for girls' talents in technology and STEM) is organising a number of regional congresses to get girls aged 10-16 interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers. The congress in Kempten is organised entirely by girls and young women. Female school students are invited to join in with their own ideas, learn about microsystems technology, nanotechnology or optical technology, and tell others about their experiences. Teachers are invited to participate in the congress by preparing a topic with a group of female students, and encouraged to foster their students by signing them up for the congress. More information: www.fraunhofer.de/jobs-karriere 11 November 2010: Hanover, Germany The Germany-wide project Mäta (Mädchen-Technik-Talente Foren in MINT; forums for girls' talents in technology and STEM) is organising a number of regional congresses to get girls aged 10-16 interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers. The congress in Hanover is coordinated by the institute for microtechnology at the Leibniz University Hanover. More information: www.maedchen-und-technik.de (Hanover website) and www.mst-ausbildung.de/maeta (national project website) 16-19 April 2011: Copenhagen, Denmark About 400 science teachers from all over Europe will participate in the next international Science on Stage festival organised by Science on Stage Europe. Participants will have the opportunity to exchange experiences, didactical concepts and teaching methods. National events to select the participants for the international festival will take place in European countries from the beginning of 2010. To apply to take part, please fill in the contact sheet on the Science on Stage Europe website ('How to join') and return it to the contact email address below. The information will be forwarded to the national contact. The deadlines for the individual national events vary, so do apply soon. More information: www.science-on-stage.eu
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All year: 10 locations around the UK The national network of Science Learning Centres, set up by the UK Department for Skills and Education and the Wellcome Trust, provides continuing professional education for everyone involved in UK science education, at all levels. With nine regional centres and a national centre in York, access to innovative and inspiring courses is within reach across the UK. The centres not only deliver hundreds of courses, but also act as a focus for all the science learning activities in their region. More information: www.sciencelearningcentres.org.uk All year: Elder Museum of Science and Technology, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain The Museo Elder de la Ciencia y la Tecnología offers a variety of workshops for school children of different ages, both at specific dates throughout the year, and after previous booking. Topics include light, electromagnetism, measuring the cosmos, the heart of life, and sun dials, as well as special topics related to temporary exhibitions. In addition, the museum offers specific itineraries for school classes, for example on the Canarian ecosystem, our body, or robots - thinking machines. More information: www.museoelder.org All year: over 200 locations around Germany The co-ordinating body for labs for school students in Germany, Lernort Labor, invites teachers to take their classes to visit these labs at universities, science institutes, science centres, museums and in industry. They provide hands-on science and can be found all across Germany. More information: www.lernort-labor.de All year: Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow, UK Teachers, classroom assistants, nursery teachers and technicians are invited to visit the Glasgow Science Centre free of charge, to explore and investigate what is on offer. More information: www.glasgowsciencecentre.org All year: many Scottish venues, UK Glasgow Science Centre’s outreach team brings all the fun of the science centre directly to schools and community groups throughout Scotland thanks to its lively travelling Science Circus. Science Circus activities consist of amazing live science shows and interactive exhibits delivered at your venue. More information: www.glasgowsciencecentre.org All year: Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK The Pembrokeshire Darwin Science Festival invites all primary schools in Pembrokeshire to book a rockpool ramble and identification field trip. The course is aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils (ages 8-11), takes half a day and is led by three qualified marine scientists. Cost: £250 with a bus or £170 without a bus. Maximum 30 children. More information: www.darwincentre.com All year: Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK The Pembrokeshire Darwin Science Festival offers a double workshop visit for a maximum of 30 Key Stage 2 pupils (ages 8-11) and costs £200. The group is split into two workshops, which run simultaneously:
Also available are three 90-minute workshops, each for a maximum of 20 pupils and costing £120:
More information: www.darwincentre.com All year: Paris-Montagne, Paris, France Throughout the year, Paris-Montagne runs an outreach programme in all Parisian suburbs and in the Lyon area. The science academy is for high-school students who are interested in science but not confident enough to enrol for undergraduate studies, due to social and cultural hindrances. The organisation offers students personal tutoring and the possibility to discover the world of research by meeting researchers in various fields and by carrying out their own research in real laboratories during their holidays (100 labs, from three hospitals and a dozen universities and research institutes, participated in April 2008). The most dedicated participants in the programme are offered the chance to take part in a summer camp during the Paris-Montagne science festival in July, and also to attend other scientific summer camps in Europe (including Petnica, Kut Diak and Visnjan). Since its creation in 2006, nearly 300 high-school students have participated in the science academy, and each year around 1500 participants visit the Paris Montagne science festival. More information: www.scienceacademie.org All year: Portugal Ciência Viva organises short talks by MIT professors in Portuguese secondary schools, as part of a co-operation between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Portuguese universities in the areas of bioengineering, sustainable energy and transport systems. The students have direct contact with MIT professors and can discuss their ideas and ask questions about these important engineering areas. Schools are selected based on their motivation for participating in the programme and on the projects they have developed in the areas of science and engineering. More information: www.cienciaviva.pt/divulgacao/mit All year: INTECH, Hands-on Interactive Science and Discovery Centre, Winchester, UK Teachers are invited to visit INTECH, the hands-on interactive science and discovery centre free of charge, or to attend a teacher preview session to discover what is available for school visits and workshops. More information: www.intech-uk.com All year: EURAC tower, Bolzano, Italy EURAC, the European Academy Bolzano, is an institute for applied research and further education. Its science café is an evening event series in which scientists and artists meet in an informal atmosphere to engage in scientific dialogue in front of the general public, over a glass of wine, with music and wonderful views of the city of Bolzano. A presenter leads a one-hour-discussion of topical science issues, after which a DJ creates an inviting atmosphere to linger and chat. The discussions (in Italian and German) are recorded and provided online as videos, audio files and photos on the EURAC tower website, where you can also find this year's programme or sign up for the newsletter. Why not plan an evening visit with your class to the science café? More information: http://tower.eurac.edu All year: Matheon, Berlin, Germany The DFG Research Center Matheon offers a range of activities to show that maths can be vivid, up-to-date, and fun. Rent the Center: on request, Matheon researchers come to your school to give a lesson on their research topics, presented in a way appropriate to the students' age. The idea is to demonstrate that not all maths problems have already been solved or are to be found in school books, but that maths is a vivid and creative science. Matheredaktion: five times a year, editors of school newspapers are invited to the Matheon centre to find out about research there and to write about it. In small discussion groups, mathematicians explain current projects in an intelligible way, while answering the young and curious reporters' questions. Mathinside - Urania: under the slogan 'Maths is everywhere', Matheon researchers give a lecture series in Berlin, primarily addressed at students in grades 10-13 (ages 16 and above) but open to everybody. Topics include the use of maths in mobile phones, cars, medical equipment, public transport and the stock exchange. The activities are run in German, but other languages may be possible on request. All year: Institute for Mathematics, Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany The Institute for Mathematics offers a lecture series on maths didactics; in the winter semester 2009/2010 these will place every second Monday at 16:15. The lectures cover various aspects of teaching maths at school, from the primary to the secondary level. Lectures are held in German, and teachers are welcome. For the full programme, see: http://didaktik.mathematik.hu-berlin.de All year: venues throughout Germany The German Telekom Foundation (Deutsche Telekom Stiftung) in collaboration with the German Mathematicians' Union (Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung, DMV) offers a range of workshops and courses for maths teachers in Germany within their project 'Doing maths differently' (Mathematik Anders Machen). There is a range of courses to choose from, aimed at maths departments (Fachkonferenzen) of different primary- and secondary-school types. In each case a tandem of scientists and teachers is formed, ensuring a close link between theory (university) and practice (school). The goal is to develop long-term co-operations, and ideally, several courses (each lasting 3-8 hours) should be run on one complex topic. A list of the courses currently on offer is available online. Customised courses can be developed, should your needs not be met by the current offers. More information and applications: www.schule-interaktiv.de All year: Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany The Deutsches Museum not only hosts a collection of masterpieces of science and technology, but also offers a rich programme for school children of all ages, and their teachers. For school classes, there are a number of two-hour programmes on different topics, each including an activity designed to meet the requirements of the four main school types in Germany, as well as one-hour guided tours. The Kids' Kingdom is set aside for the youngest researchers, aged 3-8. Alternatively, children may take part in one of the discovery workshops (for children aged 4-8), treasure hunts (ages 8-14) or guided tours (ages 8-12), or join the programmes for 9- to 13-year-olds, in which they can explore certain topics or become tour guides for other children. During the school holidays, there are a range of workshops and activities. Some need to be booked in advance, whereas others are available ad hoc. The museum also holds a lecture series, with talks aimed at three different target audiences: young people, the general public, and university students. The museum's website offers useful educational materials and resources, developed by the museum staff, visiting teachers, and visiting school students. In co-operation with the Technical University of Munich, the museum also hosts the TUMLab, a hands-on science lab offering courses and workshops for students, teachers, and other interested groups or individuals aged 10 and above. Topics include automation technology, computing, a hands-on universe, molecular modelling and robotics. It also offers the 'junior assistant' programme, in which school students are trained to become supervisors and guides for other school classes. In addition, you may attend live video conferences, witnessing research scientists at work in their labs. Finally, you may want to take advantage of the teacher training courses offered throughout the year. Occasionally, competitions are hosted - see the TUMLab website. More information: www.deutsches-museum.de and www.tumlab.de All year: Bildungsnetzwerk Klima & Energie, Oldenburg, Germany The education network climate & energy (Bildungsnetzwerk Klima & Energie) is an initiative run by the city of Oldenburg to foster climate and energy education in schools through a range of options. If you would like to offer your students first-hand experience and information, why not get in touch with one of the network's many cooperation partners from industry? They have a list of two dozen companies ranging from energy providers and solar power companies to architects of eco-friendly houses. Contact the network to get in touch with one of them, or see the previous projects for inspiration: www.oldenburg.de/stadtol There are a range of places to visit in the area that are related to energy production and climate, including a solar-powered boat, a water mill and a wind-power park: www.oldenburg.de/stadtol The network also lends a wide range of materials for use in class - from books and experimental boxes to games and measuring instruments, suitable for both primary and secondary education: www.oldenburg.de/stadtol More information: www.oldenburg.de/stadtol All year: EWE AG, Oldenburg, Germany The energy provider EWE offers a range of activities for local primary, secondary and vocational schools. Free teaching materials, such as comics, magazines, posters and experimental boxes, can be ordered. EWE also offer a number of online games for both primary and secondary students, on energy topics relevant to the curriculum. EWE representative give talks on energy-related topics covered in the primary- and secondary-school curricula, including household energy use, practical ways to save energy, and sources of energy. The 'Energiemobile', a lorry containing mobile workspaces, measuring instruments, multimedia and other materials, can be booked to visit school. Alternatively, your school might want to join EWE's new project, 'Sonnenklar', aimed at secondary and vocational schools. Solar panels are mounted on the school's roof, and EWE provide teaching materials, computers, its 'energy mobile' truck and teacher training on energy topics. More information: www.ewe.de/ewe-ist-mehr/schulen.php All year: Münster, Germany The 'Light up your life' programme offers girls in grade 8 and above (aged 14+) an insight into future-oriented jobs and fosters their interests in science, mathematics and technology. Using light as a topic relevant to many areas of everyday life, such as displays of mobile phones, colours in cosmetics, the workings of traffic lights, LCD-alarm clocks or domestic lighting, workhops demonstrate the versatility of light. The girls can explore the phenomena of light in hands-on experiments, complemented by visits to companies and research institutes working with light, to get an insight into the variety of possible jobs. The programme is complemented by a web community, and participants get a certificate at the end. More information: www.lightupyourlife.de All year: Environmental Education Centre, Oldenburg, Germany The regional environmental education centre Oldenburg (Umweltbildungszentrum) is one of 28 regional environmental education centres (RUZ) in Lower Saxony. The centre offers free courses for school classes on the topics of energy (renewable and sustainable energy); healthy food from environmentally friendly agriculture (in co-operation with organic farmers); experiencing nature (exploring the woods and waters, watching migratory birds, excursions to the moor); health education; development (sustainable companies run by schoolchildren, workshops on sustainability). Further offers include advice for teachers on the topics of environment, energy and development; training courses for teachers and kindergarten employees; a library of environmental education materials and more. More information: www.oldenburg.de/stadtol All year: venues across Germany The 'Taste MINT' programme offers female students in their last year of secondary school (grades 12 or 13, Abiturientinnen) who are interested in taking up a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, the possibility to assess their strengths in these areas. Individual and team sessions over three days simulate the requirements for these jobs. The girls subsequently receive personal feedback and advice, including whether a university or technical college (Fachhochschule) might be more appropriate. At the end of the three days, each participant receives a written report on her abilities, which can be used to apply to university. More information: www.tastemint.de All year: venues across the UK Starchaser Industrie offers a wide range of educational activities complementing the English national curriculum, to inspire students at all levels in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. On offer are downloadable educational materials; interactive shows, workshops, real rockets, and presentations at your school; rocket kits and much more. More information: www.space4schools.co.uk All year: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany Münster University's didactics workshop (Didaktischen Werkstatt Sachunterricht) offers a number of support activities for primary-school science teachers and their pupils, including workshops and training for teachers, as well as an open lab for teachers who need help preparing a bigger project. Visiting school classes can do practical work on a number of topics, such as building vehicles, musical instruments, sundials or other measuring instruments, electrical circuits and much more. Boxes of materials to teach science topics such as magnetism, salt, bridges and gravity can be borrowed by primary-school teachers. These boxes are available throughout Germany. More information: www.uni-muenster.de/Sachunterrichtsdidaktik All year: Museum König, Bonn, Germany The joint project 'Natur beflügelt' (Winged Nature) by the Alexander-König-Gesellschaft and the Museum König gives school students aged 11-16 who are interested in science the opportunity to discover and explore biodiversity. Three types of projects are on offer: a weekly science club at the museum every Saturday; a range of holiday workshops and excursions on a number of topics; and the resources to help schools to set up student clubs (Arbeitsgemeinschaft). More information: www.zfmk.de/web/Foerderer All year: Deutsches Museum, Bonn, Germany The Deutsches Museum Bonn not only offers topical tours for school groups from the age of 12, but also regular workshops on different topics for children aged 4-13. Some workshops are offered during the school holidays. In addition, the museum's experimental kitchen offers students from grades 2-10 (aged 8-17) the opportunity to discover hands-on chemistry using materials and substances from their everyday lives. Students in grades 9 and 10 (ages 15-17) are invited to use the experimental learning station 'Mannometer: Nanometer!' on nanotechnology. School groups are required to book in advance. Primary-school teachers might like to visit with a class of up to 25 students from grades 2-4 (ages 8-11) to use the experimental boxes on the topic of 'swimming and sinking'. The museum staff can help to run the experiments. A special programme is offered for students of five-year-secondary schools (Hauptschule) in grade 8 (ages 14-15) who are interested in a chemistry-related career. The 'lab license for the experimental kitchen' (Laborführerschein ExperimentierKüche) consists of four workshops at the museum, complemented by visits to three potential employers who offer vocational training in chemistry-related jobs. Workshops and discussions are combined with excursions and opportunities to talk to people who are already doing a vocational training for one of these jobs. More information: www.deutsches-museum.de/bonn All year: many European countries The Roberta initiative is a project developed in Germany by the Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems, and it has now been adapted to other European countries. It addresses the lack of engineers by raising girls' and boys' interest in the technical professions. With the use of standardised robotics kits, Roberta allows a hands-on introduction to technology. A network of regional centres (currently in Austria, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK) provide training and support for interested Roberta course instructors (e.g. teachers, educators, skilled students), as well as lending robot construction kits. In addition, Roberta academies at extracurricular learning locations offer regular taster courses for schools in their region, so that teachers can try out the concept. More information: www.roberta-home.de/en All year: many venues across Germany The German Telecom Foundation has teamed up with schools, universities and regional partners from industry and science to support junior engineering academies (Junior-Ingenieur-Akademien, JIA) across Germany. These regional projects aim to show students from grade 8 onwards (aged 15+) what the work of engineers, scientists and researchers is like, in order to interest them in engineering careers. Activities at school complement visits to companies and science institutes, as well as workshops, excursions, internships and more. See also the SIA project for students from grade 10 onwards (aged 17+). To specifically foster the enthusiasm of girls in these subjects, the Fraunhofer Society has joined in, offering a continuous programme for students from grade 8 through to the beginning of university studies in engineering. More information: www.telekom-stiftung.de/dtag/cms/content All year: many venues across Germany The SIA project (Schüler-Ingenieur Akademie), a collaboration between schools, high schools and industry, supports secondary-school students who are interested and talented in science and technology, to help them enter a career in engineering. Conditions at the different locations vary, but generally, students from grade 10 or 12 onwards (aged 16+ or 18+) are encouraged to take part in extracurricular teaching and lab courses, as well as other related activities, over the course of 1-3 school years. More information: www.sia-bw.de, www.sia.ulm.de, www.sia-online.de and www.telekom-stiftung.de If you're interested in starting your own SIA, see: www.telekom-stiftung.de/dtag/cms/content All year: education centre for chemistry teachers, Bremen and Oldenburg, Germany Since May 2002, the education centre for chemistry teachers in Bremen and Oldenburg, run by both towns' universities, offers courses and teacher training across the whole of northern Germany, from primary- to secondary-school level. Courses are taught at the two universities and directly in schools. The costs for the courses vary. More information: www.chemie.uni-bremen.de/lehrerfortbildung Contact: Prof. Ilka Parchmann, Prof. Mathias Wickleder, Dr Holger Lüschen All year: UK cities Secondary-school science teachers (from the UK or elsewhere) are invited to attend one-day courses in biotechnology, genetics, forensics and PCR. Organised by Edvotek in collaboration with the Society of Biology, these courses offer the opportunity to:
The courses cost £95 + VAT and are run in English. More information: http://edvotek.co.uk From February 2010: Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany In Autumn 2009, the German Museum (Deutsches Museum) in Munich opened its new Centre for New Technologies (ZNT), focusing on gene, bio- and nanotechnology, to answer questions such as 'Should humankind be allowed to redefine itself?', 'Where are the borders between human and machine, nature and technology?', 'Do we really want to surround ourselves with intelligent materials and artificial life?'. To complement the exhibition, there will be a creative writing lab for school students, in which they can discover the stories behind the inventions and the debates behind the facts, through writing their own fictional texts. A team of exhibition curators and young scientists will introduce the topic of the writing lab from the areas of bio- and nanotechnology. Experts in creative writing help the students develop their own ideas. A total number of 10 writing labs are planned, which can be run over several weeks or as block seminars. Target audience are individual students or entire school classes of grades 9 and above. The museum is looking for teachers - not only of any science subjects, but also of German, social studies, literature or ethics - who would like to join the project with their students. The organisers will co-operate with you to ensure a smooth integration of the project into your curriculum. More information: www.deutsches-museum.de/information |
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