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Action Plan Presentation Intel ISEF 2008 Educator Academy May 2008

Action Plan Presentation Intel ISEF 2008 Educator Academy May 2008. COLOMBIA. Introductions. Juan Manuel Cuellar Government Affairs and education Manager con Centralamerica, Caribbean and Andean Countries, Intel Catalina Silva

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Action Plan Presentation Intel ISEF 2008 Educator Academy May 2008

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  1. Action Plan Presentation Intel ISEF 2008Educator AcademyMay 2008 COLOMBIA

  2. Introductions • Juan Manuel Cuellar Government Affairs and education Manager con Centralamerica, Caribbean and Andean Countries, Intel • Catalina Silva Executive Director, The National Foundation of Science and Technology • Pablo Patino Scientific Advisor, Parque Explora (Medellin) and leader of the Science and Technology Fair (Feria Explora 2008) Faculty Member, School of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia • Ana Ochoa Media Director, Parque Explora (Medellin)

  3. High Level Goals • Long term goals (3-5 years) • Establish and consolidate an educational system that reinforced science and technology research within educational institutions. • In order to achieve previous goal it is mandatory to promote an adequate program for teachers’ training (a.s. Students as Scientists). • Engage and align different sectors of the country (political, social and entrepreneurial) around one common goal: to create an educational culture based on science. • Establish a legal structure that support the creation of institutional fairs. • Achieve government’s leadership in the process. • Consolidate other two chosen regions (Bogota and Manizales) and be able to expand the fair’s program to other 3 cities in the country. • Establish a national fair as a convergence event for previously established regional fairs.

  4. High Level Goals (cont.) • Short term goals (1-2 years) • Consolidate first regional fair (Medellin) with the participation of 50 institutions and 90 professors • Be able to maintain school directors commited to participate • Follow up research projects within schools • Form an institutional revision commitee of 3 people • Establish periodical channels of information and training • In order to empower school directors, it is important to socialize the program and to let them know the important role are playing within it. • Improve scientific review and judging

  5. Objectives • Results we want to see: • Successful implementation of the regional fair (Medellin) having participation of 100 projects • The existence of the scientific revision commitees for each of the regions chosen • To be able to bring Colombian students to ISEF 2009 (Reno, Nevada) • To have First Regional Fair (Parque Explora-Medellin) as a reference for other regional fairs. For that reason, it is important to develop a process of documentation and sistematization. • To boost same initiative to other regions in the country. • To be able to participate in other international fairs.

  6. Action Plan

  7. Intel ISEF Educator Academy Reflection • Educator’s Academy was key to generate synergies between the country representatives in order to work together for the same purpose. • We were able to clarify much concepts and to incorporated them into our developmental process. • Ed’s Academy was also useful to really measure our scope.

  8. Intel ISEF Educator Academy What impressed you the most? • Which Shop Talks were the most beneficial for your team? • The Road to Intel ISEF • Intel ISEF Science Fair Curriculum • How to present yourself and deal effectively with the media • Using Science Fairs to improve science education • Developing and Maintaining a successful science fair program • Affiliating new science fairs

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