XPLORA SCIENCE TEACHERS CONFERENCE
CERN, GENEVA, ELVETIA (15TH - 18TH JUNE 2006)

Conferinta a fost organizata sub egida PENCIL (Centrul Permanent European pentru Invatare Informala) cu sprijinul Directiei Generale a Comisiei Europene pentru Cercetare cu scopul de a dezvolta metode inovative de predare a stiintelor prin intermediul unor proiecte pilot.
XPLORA, impreuna cu ECSITE, 14 muzee stiintifice, 2 universitati si un institut de dezvoltare profesionala a cadrelor didactice din Europa sunt parteneri on proiectul PENCIL si au ca unic scop promovarea stiintelor in randul tinerilor.

Conferinta a fost gazduita de Organizatia Europeana pentru Cercetare de la CERN,care este una din cele mai mari organizatii europene interguvernamentale de cercetare si sponsorizata de Comisia Europeana si ESTI (European Science Teaching Institut).
In cadrul conferintei s-au prezentat proiecte stiintifice ale unor centre de cercetare, muzee stiintifice, scoli si universitati, printre care:

1. The need for science in society (Stephen Parker, European Commission)
2. ICT in Science - Challenges in Developing Nations (Dr. Martina Roth,
Intel Corp.)
3. New Media ready to Serve for Science (Boris Goldberg for Siemens AG)
4. Exploring scientific instruments through ICT (Silvana Barbacci, IMSS)
5. International science teaching approaches
CERNs commitment to public science education (Rolf Landua, CERN)
Web experiments (Bodo Eckert, University Kaiserslautern)
DSpace and CONNECT (Menelaos Sotiriou, Q-Plan)

6. Science centres as partners of schools (Steven Vols, Technopolis)
7. Xciters (Sheena Laursen, Experimentarium)
8. Science in School: a new European journal to promote inspiring science teaching (Eleanor Hayes, EMBL)
9. Grid computing (Francois Grey, CERN)
10. ESO's support of schools (Douglas Pierce-Price, ESO)

De asemenea, s-au organizat workshop-uri:

1. Working with Xplora Knoppix: General introduction and practical exercises on the web experiment “Electron diffraction”, Assimina Kontogeorgiou, Karl Sarnow, Xplora
2. Working with Xplora Knoppix: General introduction and DNA and gene technology, Jürgen Ganzer, Ivo Sir, Xplora
3. Working with Xplora Knoppix: General introduction and chemistry education, Lidia Minza, Laura Massoli, Xplora
4. Creating MOODLE courses in science, Bernat Martinez, Xplora
5. Media Collection “Ear, Hearing and Hearing Impairment”, Susanne Flaschin, Siemens AG
6. Cinema and Science: CISCI - A new way to spark scientific interest in young people, Brigitte Pagana-Hammer, CISCI
7. Working with Xplora Knoppix: Open Source math software, Palmira Ronchi, Benito Bua, Ivan De Winne, Xplora
8. Using Xplora: General introduction and chats in nursery schools, Laura Massoli, Linda Giannini, Carlo Nati, Xplora
9. CERN Teacher Schools and Science on Stage - Practical outcomes including a computer based Bubble Chamber tutorial and demonstration of an easy to construct working cloud chamber, Rolf Landua, Mick Storr, CERN
10. GRID computing: Participating in actual research, Francois Grey, CERN
11. CONNECT: Connecting schools, science parks and museums, Stamatina Anastopoulou, Ellinogermaniki Agogi
12. Dspace: Connecting astronomy at school and research, Menelaos Sotiriou, QPlan

Din Romania au participat 4 profesori : Meila Loredana, Meila Mircea, Ogasanu Aniela si Minza Lidia.

Mai multe informatii despre conferinta, proiectele pe care le propune sau deruleaza programul XPLORA gasiti pe site-ul:
http://www.xplora.org