Portugal Mid-Year Action Plan review

Intel ISEF - Educator Academy

November 2010

Divulgation of science and technology in national/international contests and exhibitions Youth Scientists and Researchers Contest ( Lisbon) – 27-29 May

2010 (participation with 3 projects-8 students-3 mentors and student visit to the exhibition with 50 students and 4 teachers)

Contest “Fazer Melhor Portugal(do better Portugal)” (Figueira da Foz)– 22 May 2010 (participation with 1 project-3 students-1 mentor)

“Science in School” – Prémio Fundação Ilídio Pinho(Oporto)– June 2010 (participation with 2 projects-6 students-2 mentors)

RoboCup 2010(Singapure) – 19-25 June 2010 (participation with 3 students -2 mentors)

EUCYS 2010 – European Union Contest of Young Scientists(Lisbon) – 24-29 September 2010 (student visit with 50 students and 7 teachers/mentors)

Roboparty 2011-University of Minho(Guimarães) (3-6 students-2 mentors)Robótica 2011-IST(Technical University of Lisbon) (6 students-2 mentors) ->“If I was…Scientist” – Ciência Hoje (3 students-1 mentor)Youth Scientists and Researchers Contest 2011 – Lisbon (6-12 students – 3 or 4 mentors)“Science in School” – Prémio Fundação Ilídio Pinho 2011- Oporto - (24 students-1 mentor)And future S&T initiatives promoted from MoE

Future Science & Technology Contests participation

Bank of mentors to assist students and Education Academy and ISEF participants to pass the messageFelgueiras Vocational School - there are more 7 mentors to 11 new projects in this year.

Maria Lamas Secondary School - there are more 9 mentors to 18 new projects in this year.

Identification of a responsible in each school to spread and promote Science fairs and provide consultancy in registration processList of some potential schools to spread national affiliate fair(National Youth Scientists and Researchers Contest) and ISEF :Escola Profissional de FelgueirasEscola Secundária de FelgueirasEscola Secundária da LixaAgrupamento de Escolas de MotaExternato de Vila Meã – Vila MeãColégio de São Gonçalo - AmaranteEscola Secundária de PenafielEscola Secundária de AmaranteEscola de Inglês de AmaranteEscola Secundária de Maria Lamas – Torres NovasEscola Secundária Artur Gonçalves – Torres NovasEscola Básica 2,3 Manuel de Figueiredo – Torres Novas

Training for Teachers

"Digital Skills (Level 1) Course A" for project work with students using Web 2.0 tools available from Google apps

This training was adapted to the situation of monitoring the work / Projects Students, the length of training was 15 hours and is accredited with the same number of Registration No. CCPFC/ACC-58455/09 giving the 20 teachers in Maria Lamas School who frequented 0.6 credits. During the months of November and December will achieve the same formation for about 50 teachers in the Group of Schools Gil Paes(http://agilpaes.pt), but this time in a universe with different teachers in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd levels. In this occasion will publicize the national and international initiatives including the initiative ISEF.

Work with teachers to present the ISEF

Meeting with teachers of the Maria Lamas School, in the subject of Project Area of the 12 th grade to publicize the national initiatives in order to lead students of the school to participate with their projects in national events that give the clearance for the ISEF 2011. The teachers were informed about ours participation in ISEF in San Jose, photos were showed, and we try to engage them for the possibility of our school could lead students to compete with their projects.

At the beginning of the school year, students have difficulties in choosing the individual projects in the subject of Project Area. In each class there is a teacher or tutor who helps students enter into the choice of a particular project, to be delivered at the end of the school year and about which there will be a final assessment.The visit to the European Final of the Young Scientists in Lisbon, allowed us to collect materials(films, flyers) made in previous years in other countries. These films describe cases of students participating in science fairs in several countries in Europe.