Have you started your holidays and you already miss teaching STEM? Then tune in to the third episode and summer special of Scientix TV! This month’s topic may be on teachers’ minds already: summer learning loss, also called the “summer slide.” It’s the theme of our latest Scientix newsletter, too. AsContinue Reading
Who doesn’t love a break? We all need one every once in a while. Especially in the summer, when outdoor fun beckons. But when it comes to STEM education, summer has a dark side: student learning loss caused by not engaging with these complex subjects for nearly three months inContinue Reading
Scientix has now opened a call for contributions for the fourth Scientix Conference, which will take place online Friday 18 and Saturday 19 November 2022. The deadline to submit papers to the conference is 17 August 2022. Those who are interested in contributing to one of the major science education events inContinue Reading
A month ago, we put out the Call for the #ScientixAmbassador Visibility Campaign. We are moved by how much the community has reacted, having received hundreds of entries. The #ScientixAmbassadorVisibilityCampaign, or #SAViC, has now reached its first 100 posts on Twitter and Facebook. The #ScientixAmbassadorVisibilityCampaign aims to promote and giveContinue Reading
Following the warm reception of the Scientix TV pilot in April, the Scientix team have produced a second episode of the STEM talk show, released on 31 May. As always, the programme highlights STEM education from the viewpoint of teachers, industry and ministries of education. Based on input from teachers,Continue Reading
For the past year and a half Make it Open has been working with teachers, policymakers and parents to create the newly released Open Schooling Navigator, a platform that enables teachers – new and experienced – to explore open schooling, find out what it is, run open schooling projects in theirContinue Reading
The STEM Discovery Campaign is an annual joint international initiative organised by Scientix that takes place from the beginning of February to the end of April. The campaign brings together and connects STEM enthusiasts from all over the world to promote and innovate in STEM education. This year’s topic wasContinue Reading
If you were interested in taking part in the STEM Alliance – IBM SkillsBuild Competition but you didn’t have the time, now you have until May 31 to submit your lesson plan. What do you need to do? Create a Lesson Plan integrating the IBM SkillsBuild platform, following the template provided, and submitContinue Reading
On 29 April, the pilot of Scientix TV, the first show where you can look at the world through STEM glasses, was launched. Born out of collaboration with education stakeholders such as industry and teachers, this show has many goals. Aiming above all to thank all the teachers who striveContinue Reading
Scientix is organising three new Science Projects Online Workshops (SPOWs) taking place in May 2022. The Scientix SPOWs aim to inform teachers about socially relevant STEM topics and to train them on how to introduce them practically in their classrooms. The SPOWs consist of various activities, taking place over three weeks, including the readingContinue Reading
