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Argentina Action Plan Intel ISEF 2009 Educator Academy May 2009 María Marta Sciarrotta Sandra Luz Martinez. High Level Goals. Long term goals (3-5 years) Improve the academic quality of the science and technology projects within the classroom in K12
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Argentina Action Plan Intel ISEF 2009Educator AcademyMay 2009María Marta SciarrottaSandra Luz Martinez
High Level Goals Long term goals (3-5 years) • Improve the academic quality of the science and technology projects within the classroom in K12 • Promote a mentor system with the support of researchers, professionals and university students to assist students in the preparation of their projects. • Strengthen capacities of technical teams in the 24 provinces Short term goals (1-2 years) • Establish courses to increase the ability of teachers in developing experimental methods. • Promote interaction between teachers, students and researchers. • Promote the use of scientific and technology experimentation in the schools. • Provide incentives for children to continue studies of sciences and mathematics • Improve scientific review and judging
Measuring Results • Student participation in National Fairs to increase 50% in next three years • Gradual insertion of science fair projects in curricular activities – 2400 schools involved in 2009 with participation of 500 scientists. • Implement new National Science Fair Rules to ensure successful participation of students in international fairs • Increase by 20% number of teachers and pre-service trained in implementing scientific projects • Increase enrollment in scientific careers by 15% in next two years
Intel ISEF Educator Academy Reflection • Key Learning • Triggered many new ideas • Excellent networking opportunity • Good to see common problems across many countries • We were impressed by the organization and experiences from different countries • Best Speeches: Jack Franchetti and Dr Lederman • Best Shop Talks: Dan Barbour, Javier Firpo