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Quantum Spin-Offworking with teachers

Dr. Gina Mihai6th Sientix Projects’ Networking Event, 8th May 2015

Quantum Spin-Off project is funded by the European Commission. This communication reflects the views of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained herein.

What is ?

EU LLP-Comenius project in BE, EE, GR, CHLLP = LIFE LONGLEARNING PROGRAMME

Started: 1-12-2013; till: 30-11-2015

Connecting schools with high-tech research

and entrepreneurship

Target:

last 2 years secondary school

general - technical

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Philosophy

Connecting schools with high-tech research and entrepreneurship

Fundamental research:QUANTUM PHYSICS

Applied research: (NANO)TECHNOLOGY

High-tech entrepreneurship:INNOVATION

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Why ?

Our drive:The school should create space and time

for young people

to become interested in the world around them

High-tech research and entrepreneurshipstrongly present in Europe

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For teachers:Provide tools and a pedagogy to connect pupils

with the ‘life of real-life’ researchers and for teaching these modern fields

How?

Try-out of 1 school year (in each of the 4 countries)

• Every class coupled to a researcher

• Scientific paper

• Quantum physics in the class and experiments

• Visit a research lab and a (spinoff) company

• Students think socially useful and responsible applicationor service (‘start’ spinoff)

• Basics of entrepreneurship (business model canvas)

• Contest: Quantum Spin-Off Prize (National SpinOff day & EU final)

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FOR teachers & their students:

1. Learning material

2. Teachers guidelines

3. Contact during the Try-out

4. Two National teacher trainings in eachof the 4 countries

5. Two Summer schools

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Learning material

Learning stations available on Scientix portal and on the project website

http://www.quantumspinoff.eu/

• I-V quantum physics• VI-XI bridge with technology• hands-on experiments• business model canvas (entrepreneurship)

• teacher guidelines, appendix

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Teacher guidelinesHelp teachers to bring nanoscience into the classroom.

1. Description of the steps of the Quantum Spinoff try-out

2. Suggestions & ideas on how to introduce nanoscience in the classroom + exercises for teachers:

- Getting into the Nanoworld;

- The learning station and Hands-on activities;

- Reading scientific publications: methods;

- Working with the Business Model Canvas;

- Establishing Contact with Nano-Researchers as well as Nano-Companies;

- Preparation of brochure and a presentation for the spin-off day.

3. Contact details of Nano-Companies and Nano-Labs in the 4 countries

Contacts with the teachers during the Try-out

Meeting with teachers:

• Teachers info day

• Spin up day (also with pupils)

• Teachers day during the project (January 2015)

• While visiting the companiesand meeting the researcher

Written communication:

• Continuous communicationduring the project: e-mails, website (as reference)

• Facebook page for teachersand pupils:

www.facebook.com/groups/quantumspinoff/

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Contribution by teachers and their students by filming in the classFor the Quantum SpinOff project film

Teacher trainings in 2014

National teacher trainings:1 per country in June 2014(20-30 participants per country)

Summer school 2014:Marathon (Greece), July 2014(9 participants from BE, EE, GR, CH)

Several participating teachers took

part in the try-out 2014-2015

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Teachers feedback

Teachers are involved in the improvement of:- Learning Stations- Teacher Guidelines- Teacher trainings- Try-out & related events

Via:- questionnaires (EUN specific role in the quality

assessment)- by giving feedback on the learning material

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Teacher trainings in 2015

Summer school 2015: 5 quantum days in Greece, July 2015

Partial funding possible for teachers! 12

National teacher trainings:

1 per country in Belgium, Estonia,

Greece and Switzerland, June 2015

Training for sustainability

Some pictures

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Thank you!

www.quantumspinoff.eu

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Quantum Spin-Off project is funded by the European Commission. This communication reflects the views of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained herein.