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Featured EventThe STEM Discovery Week Activities: Professionals Go Back To School Scheme & Careers MOOC31 March 2017

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AGENDA OF THE WEBINAR

Welcome and Introduction – Rafael Montero - 5'

The STEM Alliance  - Maite Debry - 10'

The STEM Discovery Week and the PROFESSIONAL GO BACK TO SCHOOL SCHEME - Maite Debry- 15' 

THE PROFESSIONAL GO BACK TO SCHOOL TOOL - 10' - Silvia Giacon

The PROFESSIONAL GO BACK TO SCHOOL communications material - 5' - Giacomo Galardini 

The OPENING MINDS TO STEM CAREERS MOOC -10' - Teodora Ioan

Q&A - All - 5'

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ABOUT THE STEM ALLIANCE

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• Builds on inGenious project (2011-2014)

• STEM Education – careers, Promotion of STEM jobs, in all industry sectors

• STEM-skilled-workforce

Join forces to support & promote:

• existing industry-education STEM collaboration

• development of new ways to teach STEM

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ABOUT THE STEM ALLIANCE

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https://youtu.be/DH2Q2m1XKPs

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HOW TO JOIN & FIND MORE INFORMATION?

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http://www.stemalliance.eu/

Subscribe to our newsletter

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STEM Professionals Go Back to School

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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOLWhat is it?

Initiative that facilitates matching of companies and school through online tool

Once matched school & company receive info package / preparation material

The STEM Professionals go to the school for half a day to talk to students & teachers about their career etc.

06/04/2014

Why should you engage?

- Get connected to industry, STEM professionals with various profiles (engineer, scientists, IT experts, etc..)

- Inspire your pupils and give them opportunity to learn about passion for STEM

- Have a direct impact on young people

- Low investment from your side, big impact.

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

Two possible scenario:

1. You know already a company and you can invite them to register to the tool.

2. You are looking for a contact

Your collaboration will be visible on the STEM Alliance map and we will promote the visit you organised.

The STEM Professionals visit to the school is a cooperation between the teacher and the professional. The activity should be organise collaboratively.

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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOLS #PGB2S

http://www.stemalliance.eu/PGBS

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http://www.stemalliance.eu/PGBS

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STEM Professionals Go Back to School

The booklet

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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOLS – THE BOOKLET

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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOLS – THE BOOKLETStep 1 – Preparation• Find and contact your visiting professional (Tool)

• Appoint a contact person

• Get inspired – Take a look at the STEM Alliance repository of practices, www.stemalliance.eu/practices

• Decide on the main objectives – topic, link with curriculum, key messages and expected outcomes

• Develop an agenda of the day

• Prepare the students – as part of a lesson, cultivate interest of students, expectation in terms of learning and behaviour

• Obtain consent – picture and video permission

• Spread the word about the visit – social media, etc..

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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOLS – THE BOOKLETStep 2 – Welcoming the company• Treat them as your valued guest

• Plan ahead – schedule, logistic, etc..

• Stay Flexible – adapt to busy STEM professionals schedule

• Be respectful of their time – Maximize their time with students

• Make it easy for your visitors – indicate way to the venue, parking, etc..

• Immerse them in the STEM Alliance experience – share about other school industry collaboration, your innovative way to teach Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths

• Document the visit of the professionals – keep in mind the consent

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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOLS – THE BOOKLETStep 3 – After the visit• Collect feedback and impressions from students – use the STEM Alliance feedback form for the

PGB2S

• Provide feedback – to the visiting STEM professionals and through the tool to the STEM Alliance team

• Thank you note email – to the STEM Professionals no more than 2 or 3 days after

• Share your experience about the visit – using social media, etc…

• Keep in touch with the STEM Professionals – For more collaborative activities

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STEM PROFESSIONALS GO BACK TO SCHOOLS – THE BOOKLET

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The Tool

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The Communication material

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#PGB2S COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL

Informative brochure for schools and teachers

How to spread the word about #PGB2S?

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#PGB2S COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL

• Retrievable from the PGB2S page

• Explanation about the programme

• Interactive• Printable

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#PGB2S COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL

http://www.stemalliance.eu/pgbs/promotion

How to spread the word about #PGB2S?

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#PGB2S COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL

PostersBannersContent for Facebook

Twitter & LinkedIn

GIFClick here for the shareable link or at the bottom of the page

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#PGB2S COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL

How to tag on Twitter Social Media Hashtag:

Tailored email? Material for a presentation?

#PGB2S

Tag people in the picture and save precious

characters!

stemalliance@eun.org

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STEM Career Massive Open Online Course

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‘OPENING MINDS TO STEM CAREERS’ MOOC

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• Free, online course (MOOC – Massive Online Open Course)

• Introduce & encourage students to pursue STEM careers

• Primary & secondary STEM teachers

• STEM Alliance, Scientix, and SYSTEMIC projects

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• On the European Schoolnet ACADEMY

• Starts 3rd April, lasts for 9 weeks but you can finish in 5 weeks

• Certification: digital badges and course certificate*

*For three regions in Spain, you can also receive an official certificate from the MoE

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Register on European Schoolnet Academy @

http://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/web/opening-minds-to-stem-careers

Or go to

http://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/

Teodora Ioan – Course coordinator

teodora.ioan@eun.org

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