20:00: Presentation of the SKYLIGHT: THE GLOBAL SCIENCE OPERA, an official project of UNESCO's International Year of Light 2015Moderator: Peter Stergiopoulos, Ellinogermaniki Agogi

1Creativity and Science(The Session will be in English, Translation available)(Main Hall)

Chair: Associate Prof. Zacharoula Smyrnaiou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Student’s opinions on using of creative drama technique in matter’s structure and characteristics unit Sahin IDIN (Mustafa Necati Secondary School, Turkey), Ismail DÖNMEZ (Cebeci Secondary School, Turkey)

Participating in the campaign for a “green energy” city: Teaching creatively Science and Mathematics Maria Houpi, Panagiota Kotarinou, Maria Pliakou (Public Art School of Gerakas)

Stars and Quanta in a Relativistic UniverseAndroniki Mamatsi (Zanneio Experimental School of Pireaus)

"Chemistry Subject", an educational program that combines science with artIoannis Goules, Natalia Lytra, Ioannis Tryfiatis (THEATRONIO)

Science teaching through a theatrical gameKaterina Fili, Special education teacher

Chemistry as Digital NarrationMaria Giallousi (Varvakeio Model Experimental Secondary School)

Creating Art of ScienceDjurdja Timotijevic (Center for the Promotion of Science, Serbia)

Creativity in Design and Technology: Simplistic Process or Knowledge GapRodney Mounsdom(University of Exeter, England)

Biologists’s communication: how to better catch people? Anne-Laure Simonelli (Centre of Excellence in Biology Education, Norway)

Mathemart – learning mathematics in the theatreBertolini Maurizio, Social Community Theater, Italy

2«Goodmorning Mr. Higgs»Educational program for students by CERN(Workshop, Nikos Makris, SCIENTIX/ISE

3Inquiry based learning workshop: Investigating the Hubble law and the Big Bang(Workshop: Christos Xenakis, Serafim Spanos, Astronomy and Space Company)

4Best Practices from Teachers

Chair: Panayiotis Fildisis, Hellenic Physical Society

The rotational analog of Newton's second lawVasieios Nousis (Head of Laboratory Center of Natural Sciences in Thesprotia)

Mathematical wheels in the motion of planetsPanayiota Argyri (Teacher, Experimental Evangeliki School of Smyrni)

Space Weather: A forecasting activity in the classroomParaskeuvi Kleideri, Teacher

Teaching of the elements of Nature of Science. The case of the experiment of Millikan oil dropEleni Paraskeuopoulou (GEITONAS

School),Dimitris Koliopoulos (Department of Educational Science and Early childhood Education, University of Patras)

Applied Physics in Sports: Physical Units in 30 metres running track Athanasios Tsoukos (2nd Experimental High School of Athens)

How a puzzle with staples sheds light on atomic theoryPavlos Ioannis Sinigalias, School Advisor on Science

Discovering the properties of magnets Stamatia Giannareli, Science Teacher Secondary Education

IBSE Case Study: Student perceptions of science and inquiry after a two year IBSE project In a Greek secondary school.Kalliopi Katsampoxaki-Hodgetts, Nikolaos Chaniotakis, University of Crete

P a r a l l e l S e s s i o n s 17:30 – 19:30

I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e

Saturday 10/10

Inquiry based learning and Creativity in Science Education

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10.00 – 10.30Learning Science Through Theater

Menelaos Sotiriou (Science View)

10.30 – 11.00Applying argumentation approach in STEM education: A case study of the European Student

Parliaments on ScienceAssociate Prof. Zacharoula Smyrnaiou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

11.00 – 11.30The European Initiative INSPIRING SCIENCE EDUCATION

Eugenia Kyrpiotis (Ellinogermaniki Agogi)

Friday 9/10

Saturday 10/10

Saturday 10/10

Key Note Speeches (Main Hall)Chair: Panayiotis Fildisis, Hellenic Physical Society

12:00 – 15:00Workshop for University Students:Write a Science Opera – Science TheaterTutors: Associate Prof. Oded Ben-Horin, Stord Haugesund University CollegeMenelaos Sotiriou, Science ViewAssociate Prof. Zacharoula Smyrneou, NKUA Venue: Campus of the University of Athens, Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology

1Creativity and Science(The Session will be in English, Translation available)(Main Hall)

Chair: Oded Ben-Horin, Stord Haugesund University College

Approaching Science through ArtDr. Spiros Kitsinelis, Science View / Protagon

The teacher in the role of creator of playful provisions to promote inquiry based learning in physics educationAsso. Prof. Zacharoula Smyrnaiou, Ioanna Psarri (Educational Technology Lab, National Kapodistrian University of Athens)

Inquiry based learning and Creativity in Geoscience Education: The paradigm of cinematography art and new technologies in the secondary Art school of GerakasKyzeridi Melpomeni, Educator Secondary Education

Science Education and Creative Tools Farahnaz Sadidi (Technical University of Dresden, Germany), Hiva Alizadeh (Eefa Elm Institute, Iran)

Challenges in Formal and Informal Learning Environments: Empower Learning in Multi-modal and Simulated Learning Settings with Student-teacher Assisted Design Adriana Vrioni(Frederick University, Cyprus)

The remote support of primary school teachers through an online

learning communityVasilis Grigoriou, Constantia Papageorgiou, Maria Priovolou, Christos Merentitis(Teacherland)

Revealing the importance of Advanced Materials Research to young audiencesConstantinos Giannakopoulos (National Center of Scientific Research Demokritos)

Come play with us: Puppetry and hands-on scienceIrma Smegen, Stenden University, The Netherlads

CREAT-IT project and Junior Science Cafe practice: teaching science with and for society in a creative frameworkCinzia Belmonte, FormaScienza, Italy

2Using SCIENTIX in my Classroom(ICT Workshop, Stavros Nikou-Nikolaos Makris-Panayiota Argyri, SCIENTIXMaximum: 30 persons

3Teaching Optics with Photonics Explorer(Workshop, Giannis Michas, Laboratory Center of Natural Sciences in Evia

4Connecting school with high-tech research and entrepreneurship: The teaching material Quantum SpinOff(Workshop, Dr. Angel Lazoudis, Ellinogermaniki Agogi

17:00 – 17:30 Welcome Speeches (Main Hall)

Prof. Christos Kaklamanis, President of CTI “Diophantus”, National Contact Point of project SCIENTIXLara Paoletti, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission

Panayiotis Fildisis, Vice President of Hellenic Physical SocietyIoanna Liontaraki, EUN Partnership AISBL, Brussels

Vasileios Garganourakis, President of Panhellenic Union of Heads of Laboratory Centers of Natural Sciences

17.30-18.00Inquiry Based Science Education Prof. George Kalkanis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

18.00-18.30Resources for Science on the «PHOTODENTRO» Dr. Nikiforos Papachristos (University of Ioannina)

18.30 – 19.00The Experiment of the Century in the School Laboratory

Prof. Christene Kourkoumelis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

19.00 – 19.30The Exhibition ART@CMS of CERNΜick Storr (Member of the Science Communication Team for the ART@CMS, CERN)

19.30 – 20.00The European Initiative GEOTHINKProf. Marinos Kavouras (National Technical University of Athens)

20.00 – 20.30Combining Science with Art. The European Initiative CREAT-ITAssociate Prof. Oded Ben Horin (HSH, CREAT-IT project Coordinator, Responsible for the project SkyLight Science Opera supported by UNESCO)

20.30 – 21.00The International Initiative «Galileo Teachers Training Programme»Rosa Doran (Coordinator of Galileo Teachers Training Programme)

11:00 – 13:00Workshop for Didactics in AstronomyGalileo Teachers Training ProgrammeTutors: Dr. Rosan Doran, NUCLIODr. Sofoklis Sotiriou, Ellinogermaniki Agogi

Venue: Ellinogermaniki Agogi

W o r k s h o p s

P a r a l l e l S e s s i o n s

Invited Speeches (Main Hall)Chair: Dr. Sofoklis A. Sotiriou, Ellinogermaniki Agogi

C o n f e r e n c e O p e n n i n g

11:30 – 12:00: Coffee Break 17:00 – 17:30: Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:00 Registrations

21:00 – 22:00: Dinner

14:00 – 15:00: Lunch Break

1Creativity and Science(The Session will be in English, Translation available)(Main Hall)Chair: Menelaos Sotiriou,Science View

The European Initiative CREAT-IT, Results from the implementation of good practices Djurdja Timotijevic, Dobrivoje Eric (Center for the Promotion of Science, Serbia)

The European Initiative COLIBRI: Collaboration for Better, Personalised and IT-Supported Teaching Associate Prof. Jens Myrup Pedersen (Aalborg University, Denmark)

Creative Little Scientists: Potential for creativity and inquiry in Greek early years classroomsFani Stylianidou (Ellinogermaniki Agogi)

The Theatrical Act and Musical Creativity seen as an aesthetic experience and educational practice through CREAT-IT projectDr. Katerina Boulakou, Teacher

Round Table: Creativity and Science, Strategies for the Creative Science Classroom Menelaos Sotiriou (Science View), Dr. Iraklis Agiovlasitis (National Hellenic Research Foundation), Oded Ban-Horin (Stord Haugesund University College)

2Using SCIENTIX in my Classroom(ICT Workshop, Stavros Nikou-Nikolaos Makris-Panayiota Argyri, SCIENTIXMaximum: 30 persons

3The Development of Geospatial Thought in the service of science(Workshop, Eugenia Kyrpiotis, Ellinogermaniki Agogi

4Best Practices from TeachersChair: Panayiotis Fildisis, Hellenic Physical Society

Kodikorama: A tool for development and understanding of complex code in Scratch environment.Georgios Papadopoulos (Teacher), Tasos Ladias (School Counselor), Dimitris Fotiadis (Teacher)

The school garden as an inquiry based learning and research environment: the case of cooperation between two schools of different educational level through the utilization of the field study Krysti Folia (Primary School Teacher), Niki Chantzikyriakou (Secondary School Teacher)

Building learning by applying the strategy of the five learning steps Constantinos Dimitraskos (School Researcher, former School Counselor)

The use of concept maps as learning tools: Case study on environmental issues Dr. Andreas Marinos (Secondary School Director)

An inquiry based learning project on Physics for first grade of high school, based on I.B. Internal Assessment and Group 4 Project Argyrios Paschos (Secondary School Teacher)

Studying uniform circular motion through its trace. Implementation and evaluation of teaching scenarioNikolaos Kyriakopoulos (Secondary School Teacher)

Studying Complex Systems in School. An inquiry based method utilizing the multi-agent software NetLogoGeorgios Gkaras, 1st Experimental Lyceum of Athens Gennadeio

P a r a l l e l S e s s i o n s 12:00 – 14:00

15:00 – 17:00