ECB National Needs Analysis Workshop Israel Charmaine Kerr

ECB National Needs Analysis Workshop – Israel Charmaine Kerr ECB Project Coordination ingenious-science. eu

Presentation structure Ø Overview of the in. Genious initiative Ø The national needs analysis workshops within the context of in. Genious Ø Q & A session ingenious-science. eu

The in. Genious initiative ingenious-science. eu

The in. Genious initiative • in. Genious is the European Coordinating Body (ECB) in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Education. • A significant initiative partially funded by European Commission FP 7 Science in Society programme targeting STEM education • Budget of € 8. 3 M – 50% EC funding and 50% industry partners ingenious-science. eu

Aims of in. Genious • To reinforce the link between school – industry collaboration by coordinating and build upon existing school and industry partnerships in the area of STEM education • To reinforce young European’s interest in STEM education and careers. ingenious-science. eu

Objectives • Increase the links between STEM education and careers by involving up to 1500 classrooms across 15 European countries • Test and evaluate innovative approaches and practices targeting primary and secondary school teachers and students in STEM education. ingenious-science. eu

Multi-stakeholder initiative Initiative coordinated by • 25 Beneficiary Partners • 20 Associate Partners together with: A total of 46 partners ingenious-science. eu

Profile of Partners • Ministries of Education • Industry • National Platforms • Universities • Science Museums ingenious-science. eu

Consortium Partners ingenious-science. eu

Associate partners ingenious-science. eu

in. Genious operational structure WP 5 - Diffusion, Dissemination and Sustainability – Emma Bluck WP 2 -Research Observatory of practice – Monitoring R & D Roser Pinto WP 3 -School Pilots Network of 150 schools across 15 countries Agueda Gras Velazquez WP 6 – Evaluation Irina Kudenko WP 4 - in. Genious Website and teacher’s community - Evita Tasiopoulou WP 1 - Project Management – overall management of the project Rinske van Den Berg ingenious-science. eu

Main activities of the different Work. WPpackages 1 WP 2 Project Management Meetings Partners Platform Progress report & cost statements WP 4 Technical platform – partners and teachers platform Creating public & stakeholder awareness and general promotion of in. Genious Establish & implement an observatory methodology Needs analysis on a national and European level Prepare update research reviews on MST & EU synthesis reports WP 3 Cluster of pilot schools WP 5 Needs analysis & evaluation of good practices WP 6 Campaign Conferences Seminars and STEM related events Evaluation criteria & research instruments and protocols External evaluation of the project ingenious-science. eu

The National Needs Analysis within the context of in. Genious ingenious-science. eu

What is a Needs Analysis? Needs Analysis: assessment tool for identifying needs and gaps, between current and desired conditions. Needs analysis within the context of in. Genious: To identify the existing challenges and gaps in the current schoolindustry collaboration Leading to identifying the next steps to further strengthen the schoolindustry collaboration through recommendations and common strategies to overcome the challenges and gaps in the school-industry collaboration and thus increase the number of young people interested in STEM education and careers ingenious-science. eu

The Needs Analysis within the in. Genious initiative Preliminary information Surveys Policy Makers Industry partners Reports National Platforms + Literature Research NEEDS ANALYSIS: At National Level NEEDS ANALYSIS: At European Level Outcome of the Needs Analysis Establishment of an outline of issues for discussion Outcomes Workshops (teachers) Workshops (scientific committee) Workshops (Industry/ Educational / Transversal) 15 National Workshops 3 European Workshops Recommendations and common strategies to overcome the challenges and gaps in the school-industry collaboration on a national and European level ingenious-science. eu

15 National Needs Analysis workshops in 15 countries Ø Ø Ø Ø Austria Belgium Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Israel Italy Netherlands Portugal Slovakia Spain Sweden United Kingdom ingenious-science. eu

Policy Makers Teachers informants National Platforms Industry Operational Level Goals, objectives, and strategic policies to promote school-industry partnerships Strategic Level Needs Analysis: Data required to identify the needs at the different levels Challenges that arise during the implementation of the practice Tactical Level Policies and procedures put in place to both support strategic decisions and guide operational decisions ingenious-science. eu

Outcomes of the 15 National Needs Analysis workshops 15 National needs analysis reports on the needs and challenges on the school-industry collaboration in STEM education and careers. European Report on the needs and challenges on the school-industry collaboration in STEM education and careers in Europe Embedding of STEM education/careers issue in the future EC Horizon 2020 programme Engagement of highest level policy makers through the publishing of the European needs analysis in STEM education and careers ingenious-science. eu

Thank you in. Genious website: http: //www. ingenious-science. eu European Schoolnet: http: //www. eun. org Contact: charmaine. kerr@eun. org ingenious-science. eu