1. Internet as a tool for dissemination of innovating practices

2. D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/2010 2 La main à la pâte website www.lamap.fr

3. D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/2010 3 Principles 10 000 pages General information Locally produced resources to teachers Scientific and pedagogic hotline consultants Linking teachers - trainers – scientists Exchanges (forums) projects Open source content and free services

4. D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/2010 4 Pedagogical resources Hundreds of pedagogical documents Didactics Class protocols Bibliography material > 300 class protocols mainly produced by teachers Triple validation : – Science – Didactics – Tested in classes 3 types Module Sequence Testimony Indexed with : Age of Pupils Scientific domains (ex : astronomy) Themes (ex : water)

5. D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/2010 5 Turn key resources or not ? Progressive appropriation 1.Direct application, without adaptation 2.General scheme, with adaptation to the context 3.Didactic clues autonomy

6. D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/2010 6 Scientific resources Hundreds of scientific documents Scientific popularization Flash animations Generally accepted ideas History Bibliography / external links Indexed by : Scientific domains Difficulty (2 levels, both for teachers)

7. D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/2010 7 Public forum A place of reflections, exchanges, proposals for every aspect of science teaching in primary school Statistics: Opening of the discussion list : 1998 (migration into a forum in 2006) Number of subscribers : 2800 in 2010 ~ 20 messages / month One moderator Examples of questions How can I work on the sundial with young students ? Are there other classes interested in exchanging on regional building construction ?

8. D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/2010 8 Internet consultation of scientists and trainers Not always possible to have a personal scientific partner  On La main à la pâte Website 200 consultants – 100 scientists – 100 trainers – On a voluntary basis From 10 to 100 questions / week (~ 3 000 archived) moderators: (biology + physics)*(science + pedagogy)

9. D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/2010 9 How does-it work? 1.Teacher ask a question 2.Good questions (~ 10 % : primary school, not already asked….) are sent to consultants 3.Good answers (~ 90 % : correct, accessible) are sent to teachers 4.Question and answers are archived on the website (> 2500)

10. D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/2010 10 Scientific questions (60%) Examples of scientific questions General knowledge : What is an electron ? Experiment : We fabricated hot balloons with a ten liter plastic bag, we heat the air inside but it didn’t want to get up, why ? Children : Why is the sea blue ?

11. D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/2010 11 Pedagogical questions (40%) Examples of pedagogical questions Pedagogy: Do I have to correct the notebooks of my students? Didactics: How can a 5 year old child acquire the notion of velocity?

12. D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/2010 12 An integrated approach: thematic projects Resources IT usage collect measure manipulate & produce share modelize Dedicated teacher training Distant accompaniment (forum, consultants) Cooperation www.lamap.fr/climat

13. D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/2010 13 Usages of the website Who? Teachers Trainers How much? 200 000 visitors / month 28 000 registered members in 2010 Why? Resources Thematic projects

14. D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/2010 14 A model for other operations? http://science-techno-college.net

15. D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/2010 15 Mirror websites Spanish www.indagala.org Serbian http://rukautestu.vin.bg.ac.yu German http://www.sonnentaler.net Arabic http://lamap.bibalex.org Chinese http://lamap.handsbrain.com