intel isef 2010 educator academy may 2010 south africa
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Intel ISEF 2010Educator Academy
May 2010
SOUTH AFRICA
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High Level Goals• Long term goals
– A committed and dedicated stakeholders who want to be involved in STEM (Government and Businesses)
– A MoU from Department of Basic Education and Science and Technology – To be the only recognized organization in South
Africa for science fair competition – To make it compulsory for all schools to participate – include into curriculum – To encourage learners to be involved in research projects– Embed EBL into pre service training at universities
• Short term goals– Establish a bank of mentors to assist students– Increase the number schools and participants at regional level– Expand pool of SRC members for continuity of quality– Recognition from government and media – Training of inservice teachers
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Objectives• How will you know you succeeded?
• Increase in Board of Directors (sponsors)
• Written commitment from stakeholders
• To be acknowledged as the only official science fair by the Minister of Science and Technology
• Department of Basic Education incorporates inquiry base research into curriculum
• Please list the results you want to see• By 2012 we should have an established mentor system • At regional level a 10 % increase of participants• An increase in the number of schools by 10% per annum• Higher standard of projects at regional and national• Written recognition by the Department of Basic
Education to teachers and regional coordinators
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Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives
Action Measure success? Who’s Responsible? Deadline?
Increase in Board of Directors (sponsors)
New sponsors have committed to fund
BOD 2011
To be acknowledged as the only official science fair by the Minister of Science and Technology
Funding agencies will channel all science fair funding to Expo
Fair Director 2011
Department of Basic Education incorporates inquiry base research into curriculum
New curriculum to include EBL Fair Director 2014
Written commitment from stakeholders
MOU and contracts in place Fair Director 2011
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Intel ISEF Educator Academy• Highlight what your team felt was the key learning from the Educator
Academy– Volunteerism is evident in all countries
– Willingness of Ed Academy participants to share experiences and knowledge
– Great wealth of knowledge among delegates
• Which Shop Talks were the most beneficial for your team?– Ken Hess
– Peggy Temple
– Theresa Clark
– Carol Qin
• What types of Shop Talks were missing?– How to incorporate EBL into pre service and in service teacher training
– Govt engagements BKM
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Team SA
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