TuWaS! a program supporting inquiry-based science education in primary schools

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TuWaS! a program supporting inquiry-based science

education in primary schools

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Prof. Dr. Skiebe-Corrette, 23.11.2010

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AGENDA

1. History of TuWaS!

2. TuWaS! in Germany

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Programs promoting IBSE (inquiry-based science education)

funded by the European Union

• 5 partners + 2 associated partners

• 2004 – 2006

• Organising a conference to promote IBSE

• 12 partners + 4 observing countries

• 2006 – 2009

• Supporting IBSE in 12 “Seed cities”

• 2007: Founding of TuWaS!

• Freie Universität Berlin and

Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften

• 2008: Founding of TuWaS! – Köln / Bonn

• 24 partners from 21 European countries

• 2010 – 2012

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5 pillars of TuWaS! and Fibonacci

Community involvement

Professional Development of Teachers

Providing teaching material

Curriculum based

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0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010

Number of trained teachers

Number of trained teachers in a given year

8 different topics for teacher Training

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Motion & Design

–

Microworlds

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Chemical Tests

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Food chemistry

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Electrical Circuits

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The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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Comparing and measuring

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Solids & Liquids

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st

_{- 4}

th

_grade

5

th

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th

_grade

30 30 44 74 125140 264 305 325 427 537 214

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5 pillars of TuWaS! and Fibonacci

Community involvement

Professional Development of Teachers

Providing teaching material

Curriculum based

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• Adaptation of units of the National Science Resources Center

• Is successfully used also in the USA,

Sweden

,

Mexico

and Chile

• Experimental material for 30 pupils

• Student and teacher guides

• 16 lessons for each topic

• 24 Topics

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Electrical Circuits Motion and Design

Grade

Biology

Earth Science

Physics &

Chemistry

Technology

1 Organisms Earth science Solids and Liquids Comparing and

Measuring

2 The Life Cycle of

Butterflies Soils Changes Balancing and Weighing

3 Plant Growth and

Development Rocks and Minerals Sound

4 Animal Studies Land and Water

Chemical Tests

5 Microworlds Ecosystems Food Chemistry Floating and Sinking

6 Experiments with Plants Measuring Time Magnets and Motors The Technology of Paper

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5 pillars of TuWaS! and Fibonacci

Community involvement

Professional Development of Teachers

Providing teaching material

Curriculum based

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5 pillars of TuWaS! and Fibonacci

Community involvement

Professional Development of Teachers

Providing teaching material

Curriculum based

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Community involvement

University

- Freie Universität Berlin

Households

Companies

- BSR

- dbh-Ost

- Siemens

Cultural

infrastructures

Public services

Associations

- TSB Technology

foundation Berlin

Scientific infrastructure

- Berlin-Brandenburgische

Akademie der Wissenschaften

Schools

Education authorities

- Senate Department

for Education

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5 pillars of TuWaS! and Fibonacci

Community involvement

Professional Development of Teachers

Providing teaching material

Curriculum based

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• average of over 20 years teaching experience

• increase in teachers’ confidence in teaching science and technology

is higher if more classes have been taught

• even experienced science teachers show increases in confidence

• teachers increasingly valued the in-service

Teachers’ Changing Confidence and Attitudes over Two Years

Tina Jarvis, Anthony Pell and Phil Hingley, University of Leicester

Suggested reasons

• High quality long-term in-service training

• Material support

• Good match with the curriculum

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El Centro Schulbezirk

• Mean yearly income: $16.322

• Poorest of the 58 districts in California

• 30% unemployment rate

• 6500 pupils (kindergarten to 8th grade)

• 51% English as a second language

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0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0%

Percentage of pupils who went to a college in 2003

46% Mittelwert in Kalifornien

68% Imperial County

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Dissemination of TuWaS! in Berlin

0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1

• 11 schools

1 2 8 2

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• 76 schools

5 4 5 9 3 3 3 5 8 13 4

Dissemination of TuWaS! in Berlin

1

Number of primary schools in Berliner

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010 7 25 53 67 76

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Dissemination within Germany

Berlin

76 schools

539 teachers

- EU

- TSB Technology foundation Berlin

- Senate Department for Education

Nordrhein-Westfalen

32 schools

150 teachers

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Chamber of Industry and

Commerce (IHK) of Köln

- IHK Bonn / Rhein-Sieg

Brandenburg

6 schools

21 teachers

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the Association of the German metal

and electrical industry

Hamburg

5 schools

29 teachers

- Landesinstitut für

Lehrerbildung und

Schulentwicklung

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• 24 partners from 21

European states

• 2010 – 2012

• Dissemination of Pollen

and Sinus-Transfer

- in a partner country

- within ones own country

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Reference centers

Berlin

school school school school school

25 teachers

supports

Feedback

supports

Twin centers 1

Luxemburg

20 teachers

supports

Feedback

Twin centers 2

Köln / Bonn

Turkey / TUBA

supports

10 teachers

supports

Feedback

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Prof. Dr. Petra Skiebe-Corrette Freie Universität Berlin

Fachbereich Biologie, Chemie, Pharmazie Fabeckstraße 34 - 36 14195 Berlin T +49 (0)30 838-4905 F +49 (0)30 838-52424 www.tuwas-deutschland.de [email protected] Initiatoren: