1. Action Plan Intel ISEF 2010 Educator Academy May 2010 State of Kuwait Prepared by Kuwait Science Club

2. 2 High Level Goals Long term goals –Implement an inquiry/research education culture within public schools system in Kuwait –Science fairs, awareness and programs to be available in all Kuwaiti middle and secondary schools –Increase the number of students participating in science fairs by 20% within 3 years Short term goals –Training science & math teachers on 21 st century skills to promote enquiry based learning in the classrooms –Establish a bank of teachers mentors to assist students –Start a Country wide faire and affiliate it to ISEF –Establish a Judging panel and a Scientific Review committee and train them on ISEF requirements/standards –Participate with 3 projects in ISEF 2011 –Build strong tie up with the Ministry of Education

3. 3 Objectives To be viewed as the leader organization in support of Science and math education in Kuwait Continue to work closely with Ministry of Education Conduct the local affiliated fair by January 2011 Complete fair affiliation on time Expand the network to include at least 50% of Kuwaiti schools within the first year Continue and expand math and science project base training Secure external funding to conduct science fair Involve other organizations to support the students and teachers

4. 4 Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives ActionMeasure success?Who’s Responsible?Deadline? Train science and math teachers Reach 15- teachers by end 2010 KSC – IntelDec 2010 Align with the MOE and form a steering committee to overlook the identification of talented students and ensure teachers training Administration approvalKSC – MOEOct 2010 Affiliate Kuwait Science competition to ISEF Complete affiliation procedure before deadline KSC – IntelSept 2010 Promote science & math inquiry based learning among students KSC to coordinate with MOE and finalize a plan KSC - MOE – Intel – Partners Nov 2010 Organize Kuwait science faireCompleteKSC – Intel - PartnersJan 2011

5. 5 Intel ISEF Educator Academy Key learning was how to conduct a world class science competition and what success looks like Obtained ideas and shred experience on innovative ways to promote research culture among students We especially enjoyed and appreciated the sharing of knowledge and information during the shop talks and within the team members We were impressed by the level of students at the competition and the whole event in general It was great to see the students actually having fun. –Which Shop Talks were the most beneficial for your team? The majority of the shop talks were helpful and insightful Sharing of previous experiences in setting up science fairs from scratch was in particular eye opening –What types of Shop Talks were missing? –We believe a longer shop talk session was needed to explain in depth ISEF’s rules and regulations, judging etc.. –In some presentations the language was a little difficult to understand.