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European Training Session 5 Fibonacci Topic Group
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Deepening the understanding of Inquiry in Natural
Sciences
Susana BORDA CARULLA ENS Paris La main à la
pâte Foundation
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Main Aim

• To better define inquiry-based science teaching
  by exploring teaching and learning practices, and
  to disseminate strategies for its implementation
  and tools for evaluation of practice and the
  consideration of student assessment.

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Specific Objectives

• To better define IBSE (Inquiry-Based Science
  Education) by exploring teaching and learning
  practices
• To explore similarities and differences between
  IBSE practice at kindergarten, primary, and
  middle school levels
• To understand the issues at stake at the
  different stages of implementation of an IBSE
  project
• To discuss evaluation of teacher CPD (Continuing
  Professional Development) in IBSE
• To share strategies for formative and summative
  assessment of student learning in IBSE

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How will we reach these objectives?

• Throughout the training session, participants
  will reflect upon how IBSE translates into
  observable classroom practices, using
• IBSE Diagnostic Tool for CPD Providers
• IBSE Self-Reflection Tool for Teachers

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The IBSE Diagnostic and Self-Reflection Tools

• Developed by the Fibonacci Topic Group 2
• 6 partners working together since June 2010 on a
  common training/assessment tool which defines
  IBSE in terms of observable classroom practices
• Building it involved researchers, teacher
  trainers, teachers, students from 6 European
  countries
• Work process
• Starting point a class observation tool
  developed by La main à la pâte
• Review of bibliography on IBSE and class
  observation instruments
• Regular working meetings among Topic Group
  members
• 3 different tests in at least 5 different classes
  in each Fibo centre involved, at three different
  stages of development of the tools
• The tool and the process of building it fruitful
  back-and-forth dialogue between research on IBSE
  and classroom practice
• Tools that trigger reflection among the different
  actors within the educational system not a
  finished product

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The Fibonacci Topic Group 2

• Consultant expert, Fibonacci Scientific
  Committee
• Wynne HARLEN
• Coord La main à la pâte ENS Paris (France)
• Davis JASMIN
• Susana BORDA CARULLA
• RC Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Sweden)
• Gerd BERGMAN
• Jan SCHOULTZ
• Senada ANGELOVA
• Birgitta ISAKSSON
• RC Graduate School of Engineering of Saint
  Étienne (France)
• Clémentine TRANSETTI
• RC University of Trnava (Slovakia)
• Katarina KOTULAKOVA
• Kristina ZOLDOSOVA
• TC1 University of Patras (Greece)
• Marida ERGAZAKI
• TC2 ANISN - National Association of Science
  Teachers (Naples, Italy)
• Anna PASCUCCI

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Guest speakers

• Other Fibonacci partners
• Tina JARVIS (University of Leicester)
• Patricia CORIERI (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
• La main à la pâte trainers
• Frédéric PÉREZ
• Gabrielle ZIMMERMANN
• David WILGENBUS
• External guest
• Cristina CARULLA (Aalborg University)

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To start off

• Identify your group and subgroup for Wednesday
  and Thursday workshops and class visits
• G1 Kindergarten
• G2 Elementary
• G3 Middle School
• Inscribe your name in one of the lists for the
  Friday workshops (lists outside of Conference
  Room)

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Tonights events

• 18h30 if you have a poster to expose, bring it
  to the Cafeteria (2nd floor)
• 19h00 Poster Session at the Cafeteria.
• 19h30 Tasting of Specialties. Bring your food
  with you!

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WELCOME!