1. Action Plan Template Educator Academy May 2011
European Union Contest for Young Scientists

2. EUCYS Action Plan Template Intel ISEF 2011 Educator Academy May 2011 2
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3. High Level Goals Long term goals Short term goals
Institutionalize management of science fairs and science programs for schools
Increase the quality of science projects at EUCYS by increasing the number of students participating in national science fairs by 20% within 3 years
Increase the number of social science projects presented at EUCYS by 100% within 3-5 years
Ensure sustainability for EUCYS contest – long term continuation
Short term goals
Standarize evaluation and measurement process for EUCYS and national science fairs
Improve scientific review and judging
Ensure all EU countries participate at EUCYS

4. Objectives Improved guidelines for participating science fairs
Student participation in affiliated science fairs increases 20% over a three-year period (teacher training program)
Double the number of social science projects at EUCYS within 3 years
Secured funding for EUCYS for next 10 years
Introduced and applied new, standarized measurement system for national science fairs and EUCYS
More effective judging process (better preparation for jury, shortened judging etc.)
Affiliating missing countries

5. Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives
Measure success?
Who’s Responsible?
Deadline?
Compare EUCYS and Intel ISEF guidelines
Reach compliance
Michael and Karen
Dec 2011
Mobileze and equip National Organizers with facilitating tools for STEM education
20% increase in the number of national fairs participants
Michal and Karen
Dec 2014
Agree with national organizers about promoting social science projects
Double the number of social projects in 3 years
Tuula & Karen
Develop and disseminate a new science fairs evaluation template
40% of national science fairs using the new template within 2 years time
Michal & Karen & Pekka
Dec 2013
Review existing judging process, compare with Intel ISEF rules and develop best method
Improved judging process in place for 2013
Karen & Michal & Tuula
Autumn 2013

6. Intel ISEF Educator Academy
What impressed you the most?
Networking opportunities & quality of the speakers
Relevant and applicable topics
Excellent organization of Intel ISEF
See in practice interesting science fairs accompanying events (alumni students, Nobel prize winners, etc.)
What would you improve?
Too many interesting speakers at the same time
More international speakers (good practices from Asia, Europe)
Curriculum day too busy

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