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Science Education Project 2008. Prof.Dr.Şevket Ruacan Turkish Academy of Sciences. FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE ASIA PACIFIC 28-29 November 2007, Sofitel Central Plaza Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Science Education Project 2008 Prof.Dr.Şevket Ruacan Turkish Academy of Sciences
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE ASIA PACIFIC28-29 November 2007, Sofitel Central Plaza Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand • IAP Science Education Programme by Prof. Jorge Allende, Coordinator of Science Education Programme of IAP • Presentations on Science Education by 17 member countries • Discussion on: • i. main characteristics and objectives that can be pursued in an AASA/FASAS Regional Asia Pacific Program of Science Education. • ii. Define activities that the Regional Asia-Pacific Science Education Program will carry out during 2008. • Funding for the program. • Election of a Regional Coordinator for the Science Education Program to oversee the implementation of the activities approved by the Council. • Decide time and place of the next meeting of the Council of Focal Points
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE EDUCATION 28-29 November 2007 • Objectives: • To promote participation and collaboration of Science National • Academies and Societies in the Asia Pacific region in science education activities • To generate regional program on science education in Asia and the Pacific • by AASA and FASAS • All the participants agreed to the necessity of faithful efforts to promote and • Improve science education globally against the current trend among students • of shunning science and science education in spite of the vital role of science and • technology innational development. • The Asia Pacific Region Science Education Program under the umbrella of • IAPScience Education Program is officially launched. • It was agreed that the program will focus its project on science education at • school level only.
2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on SCIENCE EDUCATION in ASIA and PACIFIC Hosted byTURKISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (TÜBA) Ankara, Turkey16 OCTOBER 2008 VENUE: DIVAN HOTEL MOMENT ANKARA
MADAME CURIE, FOUNDER OF SCIENCE EDUCATION Prof.Dr.Yücel Kanpolat, President TÜBA Second International Conference on Science Education in Asia and Pacific Opening Speech: 16 October 2008
Models for Science Education in Turkey Presentations by 3 High Schools on Different Educational Models: 1. Natural sciences 2. Math – Physics 3.Security
Presentations from Different Countries -1- • Australia:Scienceeducation in Australia • China: ICT infrastructureanddigitalresources in scienceedutaion • India: Engineeringeducation • Israel: Scienceeducation at WeizmannInstitute
Presentations from Different Countries-2- • Singapore: Role of Academiesandsciencecenters • Thailand: Graduatetrainingandresearch • Korea: Scienceeducation in Korea • Malaysia: Scienceeducation in Malaysia • Discussion