Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM The S-TEAM Project Science-Teacher Education Advanced Methods Geir Karlsen & Peter Gray Presentation for: DG EAC & MST Cluster

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM Four themes An overview of S-TEAM The S-TEAM deliverables Issues from the FP7 process A long view of science and teacher education research in Europe

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM What is S-TEAM? 100 people/25 institutions/15 countries Involved in science teacher education Potentially 480,000 science teachers Providing a tool kit for science teacher education

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM SPAIN SCOTLAND TURKEY SWEDEN FINLAND CYPRUS ENGLAND ISRAEL FRANCE CZECH NORWAY ESTONIA LITHUANIA GERMANY DK

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM Institutions IPN Strathclyde NTNU UPMF

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM The S-TEAM story Original Idea - improve teacher education in Europe SiS 2008, action : widest possible dissemination of inquiry based methods in science teaching (IBST) AHA!: improve teacher education and science education at the same time!

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM The Number is three… Three vital key-words: Partnership, Life- Long-Learning, Repertoire of Actions Three levels: Policy-level, action level, teacher education and professional development level Three phases: Gathering, production, dissemination..

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM Why S-TEAM? Comprehensive geographical and technical coverage relative to Call Multiplier effects through teacher education and range of training packages Critically listening to the Call

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM The consortium Building on Mind the Gap Adding SINUS Gaining critical mass An open door? Many ideas, one proposal

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM S-TEAM Aims Improve scientific literacy and.. Increase popularity of MST careers Through.... Better student engagement Through... Better teaching

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM S-TEAM Objectives All science teacher educators in the participating institutions, and all science teacher education departments in participating countries, will be informed about S-TEAM (achieved by M18) All new science teachers graduating from participating institutions in the and academic years will have been told about S-TEAM and will be able to access information on IBST from either the project itself or the European Central Information Provider (ECIP) (achieved by M30) At least 50% of science teachers in the participating countries will have heard about S-TEAM and will be avble to access relevant material (achieved by M30 )

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM Success criteria for S-TEAM Crossing boundaries between science education and teacher education Moving from information to learning Taking account of national contexts and agendas through National Liaison Partners Creating a European pedagogical field in (science) education

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM Working principles Regular communication Strong central team (4-6 persons) Competent WP leaders (x 10) Listening to partners Diversity: more than one way...

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM Work Packages 1.Management 2.Policy overview of the interaction between science and teacher education in Europe 3.Powerful learning environments: disseminating the successful SINUS programme 4.Teacher collaboration in changing science education. 5.Innovative methods in initial teacher education for science teaching. 6.Professional development for science teaching

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM Work Packages, ctd. 7.Argumentation in science teaching; structures underpinning talk about science in the classroom 8.Scientific Literacies: engaging with the discourses of science 9.Indicators - measuring our results 10.Media and dissemination: making sure our results are widely known

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM Delivery Multiplicity: Wide range of support materials for teacher education in science Diversity: Comprehensive overview of policy regarding IBST and other science teaching innovations in national contexts Amplification: enabling teachers’ voices to reach European policy arenas

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM What are the Deliverables? National Workshops (15 +) Conferences (2) Reports (14) Training packages (43) Books (2) DVDs(2)...

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM More deliverables: Workbooks for teachers Guidelines for teacher educators TV documentary on IBST Website and digital repository Indicators, Instruments and data Conference presentations/papers

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM Science education in S-TEAM (1) Scientific literacy: –Argumentation –Nature of Science –Sustainable development –Use of art, drama, design & technology in science education

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM science education in S-TEAM (2) Teaching & pedagogy: –Teacher collaboration –Cross-curricular work –Subject differences –Dialogic teaching –Multi-lingual contexts

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM science education in S-TEAM (3) School-University collaboration Parents and IBST Student motivation in science Use of computer-based animations Teachers and Social networking

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM An example Work (sub)package 6g: the use of open investigations and Vee-heuristics within science education (Abo Akademi University, Finland) Deliverable a training package with supporting book chapter in 6.15

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM Contents of training package 6.10: (1) 1.What is a V diagram?/What are Vee- heuristics? a.Theoretical background: PowerPoint presentation. b.How can Vee-heuristics be used in the classroom? Description of practical teaching examples. 2.What is an open investigation?. Text. Examples. 3.How can open investigations and Vee- heuristics be used in the classroom?

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM Contents of training package (2) Approx. 20-minute DVD and/or protected web material showing classroom work (in Swedish, with English subtitles). 4.How can open investigations and Vee- heuristics be used in the classroom? Text. 5.Guidelines on how the learning of both content and language of students from non- mainstream backgrounds can be supported. Text on-line, including comments on recorded material, + book chapter.

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM The Process ∆Complex - need for experienced administrative and financial team ∆Expensive - even if successful ∆Need for better integration of documents ∆More scope for collaboration with unsuccessful applicants?

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM Benefits of ∆SiS provides challenges and opportunities for Teacher Education Research in Europe ∆Developing the European Pedagogical Field ∆Projects can provide strategic leadership across national contexts ∆Legitimacy - internal and external

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM The Pedagogical field and European Science Education The pedagogy of science education in any national context is determined by – Curriculum design – Assessment frameworks –Teacher knowledge base –Teacher education –Research influence and dissemination –Resources –Prevailing social policies and attitudes

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM S-TEAM and the European Pedagogical Field In order for there to be change at a European level, S-TEAM has to become part of the pedagogical field in a large group of countries. Teacher education is the best way into the field, as a catalyst for sustainable change.

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM The European field Joining up the isolated players Supporting FP7 and the DGs Jumping into the unknown - expected results, unexpected reactions

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM The future Building research and support capacity Synergy as a result of coordination Moving towards common teacher education frameworks? Democratic research & support - moving development upstream

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM Start up meeting 7/9 May 2009, Trondheim

Brussels MST cluster meeting 26/03/09S-TEAM Thank you for listening!