Objective
European authorities and the international scientific community acknowledge the importance of Inquiry-Based Science and Mathematics Education (IBSME) to develop an integrated strategy for scientific literacy and awareness from primary to secondary school, reinforcing scientific careers. Scienceduc and Pollen FP6 projects as well as SINUS-Transfer have successfully implemented IBSME in a large number of European cities. Europe is now facing the urgent need to disseminate such approaches and enable all member States to have access, understand and implement them in a way that fits their own specificities. To go beyond best practices sharing and to provide effective know-how transfer at European level requires a dissemination model based on a systematic approach of IBSME at grassroots level, ensured by intermediary structures with successful experience in local IBSME implementation. The FIBONACCI project defines a dissemination process from 12 Reference Centres to 24 Twin Centres, based on quality and global approach. This will be done through the pairing of the former, selected for their large school-coverage and capacities for transfer of IBSME, with 12 Twin Centres 1 and 12 Twin Centres 2. These will receive training and tutoring for 2 years in order to become in turn Reference Centres and start disseminating. Transversal work between partners is organised through 5 major topics which will be explored through European training sessions and will lead to European guidelines in order to structure a common approach at European level. An external evaluation will be done to check achievement and quality. FIBONACCI will thus lead to the blueprint of a transfer methodology, valid for further Reference centre building in Europe. The project will be coordinated for 36 months by the Superior Normal School (France), with a shared scientific coordination with Bayreuth University. The Consortium will include 24 members over 21 countries, with endorsement from major institutions.
Call for proposal
FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2009-1
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Funding Scheme
CSA-SA - Support actionsCoordinator
75230 Paris
France
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Participants (26)
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
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1050 Bruxelles / Brussel
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1113 Sofia
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6705 Esbjerg
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51005 Tartu
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00014 HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO
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75272 Paris
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44307 NANTES
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14195 Berlin
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86159 Augsburg
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95447 Bayreuth
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265 04 Rio Patras
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9 DUBLIN
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4365 ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE
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1012WX Amsterdam
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1990-223 Lisboa
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077125 Magurele / Ilfov
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11351 VINCA BEOGRAD
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918 43 Trnava
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1000 Ljubljana
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39005 Santander
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104 05 Stockholm
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8006 ZURICH
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LE1 7RH Leicester
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1091 GH Amsterdam
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370 05 Ceske Budejovice
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