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Page 1: Mentoring science teachers: examples of in-class scientific support Fibonacci European training session March 2012

Mentoring science teachers:

examples of in-class scientific support

Fibonacci European training session March 2012

Page 2: Mentoring science teachers: examples of in-class scientific support Fibonacci European training session March 2012

Starting point: teachers needs

WHY DON’T YOU DO SCIENCE? « Science is too difficult, for specialists » (83% don’t have scientific background)

« The curriculum is too dense, it’s discouraging » Not trained enough (or at all) Don’t know what to do Don’t have the material Sometimes we need help 

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Planning of scientific activities

PS (3-4) MS (4-5) GS (5-6) CP (6-7) CE1 (7-8) CE2 (8-9) CM1 (9-10) CM2 (10-11)

WATER

How  to carry water Snow, ice = water meteorlogy  Water change of state

Mixing and solutions

Water quality

FusionVaporisation

HUMAN BODY -ENVIRONMENT

 5 sens Teeth and food The wastes Body movmentsNutrition 

and digestion

Respiration and circulation

AIR ASTRONOMY

Wind, blowing = air in movment   Air is matterSeisms and volcanos

Day/nigthThe seasons

LIVING : PLANTS AND ANIMALS

Seeds and flowersLocomotion et nutrition of 

different  animals Seeds or not? Study of stick 

insectsStudy of the 

forest

Plants needs and 

reproduction

Study of an ecosystem

TECHNOLOGY

plasticine How to bilud a car magnets Electricity I

Building tehcnical objects

Electricity II Levers Gears and poulleys

JOKERS Food Bread and yeast Light and shadow Classification of the living balance Energies ?

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Support organisation

TrainingKick off meeting in September (1 day)Training session in November (2 days) Assessment meeting in May (1 day)

Material supportMaterial boxes with learning units

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Teachers support

Pedagogical support By peers (18 teachers in 2008-2009) By trainers Coordination team…

 Scientific tutoring

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Scientific tutoring

Scientific partners (universities, Ingeneering schools) put their skills at teachers’ disposal

Objectives Create links between scientific community and schools  Show that science is accessible to everyone Help teachers to set up scientific activities in their classes Make teachers more confident Generate vocations for scientific careers

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What role?Work with the teachers, not instead of them. Help teachers prepare science lessons

Scientific contents New ideas

Help teachers during science lessons Management of groups during experiments Answer to pupils questions Setting up of scientific approach

Scientific « Expert »

Link between schools and the resource center Comments on learning units and material based on their experience in classes Participation in the rewriting of learning units

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In Saint-Etienne

Who?

students  from the Ecole Polytechnique on civil duty phD students from the Ecole des mines ingeneer students from the Ecole des mines  Scientific students from the University of Saint-Etienne

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Organisation

For phD students  1 referent student per school Each student do between 15 and 40 interventions per year

For students of the Ecole polytechnique 4 days a week in schools From November to April

For University or engineering school students•  by pair•  6 to 8 sessions in the same class

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Training for tutors

Polytechnique and phD students 2 days training session on scientific culture, primary school organisation 

and IBSE ½ day of practical activity  Tutoring during their first class visits Several meetings to share their practice

University or engineering school students ½ training session on primary school organisation and IBSE Practical activities to help them designing the sequence Tutoring during their first class visits Weekly follow up

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Contents of the training session

IBSERoleRisks

Taking the teacher’s place Giving all the answers Showing that science is inaccessible, for experts Knowing everything and never doubt Become indispensable for the teacher

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How set up scientific support by students

Administrative context (UE, ECTS, volunteer…)What format (how many time, training…)How choose classes (relation with local educational 

authorities)How inform teachers (meeting, training, nothing…)Follow up (who can be the trainer and tutor of tutors)Evaluation (no, oral presentation, report…)Material issue (close to a resource center, money…)Transport issue (if schools are rural for example)