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European Schoolnet: our activities in Maths, Science and Technology
Alexa Joyce
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What is European Schoolnet (EUN)?
Dedicated to
Support schools in bringing about the best use
of technology in learning
Promote the Europeandimension in schools
and education
Improve and raise the quality of education
in Europe
Network of 28 Ministriesof Education in Europe
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Specific objectives
Contributes to development of technology-enhanced
learning in schools
Disseminates good practice and investigates new models for schooling
and learning
Provides services, content and tools based on ICT
to members and partner networks
Offers pedagogical and information services with
European added value to schools in Europe
Supports professional development of
teachers
Fosters and supports collaboration and cooperation
among schools in Europe
What is European Schoolnet (EUN)?
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Stakeholders
Ministries of Education
IT Industry and Suppliers
European Commission
Schools
Experts
Our stakeholders and target groups
Target groups
Policy makers
Researchers Developers
School Leaders
Teachers, Pupils
European Schoolnet
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Three strands of activity
EUN Activities
Innovation andexchange on ICT policies
and practice
School networkingand services
Interoperability andcontent exchange
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Policy, research and innovationOnline
observatory
Learning resource exchange
Insight: policy and practice in ICT in education
Research on how to exchange and usedigital learning resources
Annualconference
EMINENT conferencefor high level decision makers
Researchstudies
Impact of ICT in schools, games in teaching, ICT literacy / eSkills…
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School services
Internationaleducation network
EU cooperation & citizenship
•eTwinning•Spring Day
Global issues
•DYP•GENIE
eSafety
•Teachtoday•Insafe
Competitions & campaigns
•eLearning Awards•Euro
MST actions
•eSkills•Xplora
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Interoperability & content exchangeLearning resource exchange
Standards
Interoperability services for federatingnational resource repositories
Participation in the standards process forlearning objects
R&DResearch into use of learning objects,
new pedagogies, personalisation
NetworkingLeader of ASPECT,
participation in EDRENE
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Coordinatingbody at
European level
LRE Interconnection of 16 Ministries’
repositoriesof digital resources
XploraScience teachers
Insight observatory
EUN as coordinating body at European level
eTwinning CSS
Spring DayPedagogical
Advisers
European coordinationof Insafe network for
eSafety
Insight observatory
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Situation of MST in Education
3 MainIssues
Attractiveness in Europefor MST studies
Image of science(difficult, few
interesting careers)
New pedagogicalapproaches
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MST portal
MST Activities
Schoolpartnerships
Learning Resources
Campaigns
Xplora:European gateway to science education
eTwinning:More than 280 school partnerships in MST
INSPIRE + MELT:access to digital resources in
MST + other topics
FuturEnergia (PlasticsEurope)
Xperimania (Appe)
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Research
Promotionof ICT skills
Genderissue
EYE: research and strategy adviceon environmental education
Insafe – network of awareness nodeseSkills – ICT career portal
Imagine Cup cooperation w/ MicrosoftWomen’s Forum debate + survey
MST Activities
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How to cooperatewith teachers
Embed actions in the curriculum
Incentives throughtopic-driven competitions
Provide examples of transferable good practice
Provide teachers with new tools and approaches
Dissemination activities
Target the formal education
system
Our approach
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Our approach
Two main targets
Teachers Pupils
Provide them with new approaches for
teaching science
Contribute to the attractiveness of
MST studies
Industry cooperation
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Teachtoday.eucampaign onemerging technology
Key industry partnerships
eSkillscareer portal
eLearningAwards
Futurenergiacampaign onenergy
Xperimaniacampaign on chemistry
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www.eun.orghttp://insight.eun.org
www.xplora.orgwww.futurenergia.org
www.xperimania.netwww.saferinternet.org
www.teachtoday.euhttp://games.eun.org
Thank you.
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