Intel Confidential 11 Action Plan Intel ISEF Educator Academy May 2014 Kenya

Kenya Students Congress on Science & Technology Status Established in 1962 Run as the Kenya Science and engineering Fair Under the Ministry of Education, Directorate of Quality Assurances & Standards National competition runs annually in June of every year The competition is for secondary schools students only

Subject and Categories There are 11 categories as follows: –Agriculture –Biology and Biotechnology –Chemistry –Computer Science –Energy and transportation –Engineering –Environmental science and management –Food technology –Mathematical Science –Physics –Technology and applied technology

Details Competitions start at school level which then compete in zones Zonal winners compete at District level District level winners compete at county level The winners of County level compete at 8 Regional levels The best 3 finalists in every category at the Regional level then compete in the National Finals

Judging & Ethics At School, district, county and regional level the judges are teachers drawn from schools At National Level, each category is judged by a team of 3 judges drawn from Universities, technical colleges, and Ministry of Education parastatals & officials All levels of competitions use a reviewed common marking and judging scheme Judges at all levels are trained by the respective chief judges before the competitions begin Judges from lower levels (schools, zonal, district, county or regional) are not allowed to judge at the National level A detailed set of reviewed rules, guidelines and ethics are outlined that are followed rigorously

Organisational Structure Ministry of Education (Directorate of Quality Assurance & Standards) National Organising Committee Chairman, Executive Secretary, 8 Regional Chairpersons, 8 Regional Secretaries 8 Regional Organising Committees District Organising Committees School Selection Panels County Organizing Committees Simon Mururi (Coordinator)

High Level Goals We want to strengthen and encourage STEM Education in the country by creating incentives through a very competitive Science Fair (The Kenya Science and Engineering Fair) –Demystify STEM subjects –Encourage more student participation in science subjects in schools –Development of research skills amongst students –Improve job creation to align Kenya’s goals of Vision 2030 of becoming the region’s hub of technology –Improve gender parity by encouraging enhanced girls’ participation in Sciences (current ratio of Girls to Boys is 45:55) –Enable Kenyan students to be exposed to International standards

2 Tiered Approach of Goals 1 st Tier Short term goals (1 to 3 years) –Attract better recognition nationally –Renew affiliation to ISEF –Establish a bank of mentors to assist students –Improve quality of teachers and head teachers workshops –Select final participants to represent the country in ISEF –Improve practice and quality of judging –Collaborate with Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) for Patenting of Students Projects –Collaborate with National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation

2 Tiered Approach of Goals 2 nd Tier Long term goals (5 years) –Extend the KSEF to primary schools (in 5 years), and tertiary institutions (in 3 years) –Increase the number of students participating in the KSEF at grassroots level by 10% every year for 5 years –Collaborate with local universities (job alignment & Research) –Find new ways to increase sponsorship and funding for KSEF –Monitoring and Evaluation of students’ work Research abilities Improvement in performance in STEM subjects Increase in STEM subject enrolments –Encourage more participation in KSEF by girls

Success Indicators We would like to see: –2 new affiliated fairs: Primary & Tertiary institutions –Over 85% secondary schools participating at grassroots levels by 2017 –University as mentors and linking the KSEF to Careers –Improvement in KSEF awards, scholarships and the finals achieving International standards – invite other African countries to participate –Improved grades in STEM subjects in the National Exams by 45% by 2017 –A full time Executive Director appointed to KSEF –Increased publicity giving KSEF by 100% by 2017 –Mentorship program launched by 2016

Action Plan – Steps to Meet Our Goals and Objectives Please refer to the below Action Plan Tracker. We will be using resources from the Intel Educator Academy Sites wherever possible.

Achievements since may Affiliated to ISEF Formation of SRCs Selected team for 2014 who participated in the fair Reviewed policies on KSEF in line to international standards Shoptalk speaker and Volunteer judge participated in 2014 ISEF fair Sensitization workshops for officials

Intel ISEF Educator Academy As a result of participation in the 2014Educator Academy –The below were the most important aspects learnt: Importance of Science Fairs to increase interest in STEM education Networking and sharing of experiences with delegates from other countries –Shop Talks that were the most beneficial for your team? Let them be scientists Another day in paradise Developing and maintaining a successful science fair Creating a culture of innovation How to effectively communicate science fair Strong partnerships for culture change –What types Shop Talks were missing? Clear cut instructions on affiliation of new science fairs to ISEF

The Kenya Team

The East African Team