Volume/Issue :

Article type :

Case studies

Page No :

44-48

Abstract :

Changes in the lifestyle and humans needs induce a new approach to teaching and learning, education is focused to knowledge application in practice, skill and competence development. The new educational ICT and inquiry-based methods are being applied. There are many project financed by European Union which help primary and secondary school teachers increase student motivation for studying science. Different institutions in Lithuania responsible for education content formation with the help EU funds are searching for the ways to make teachers’ job easier, encourage their creativity, sharing the ideas, cooperation and communi-cation in different projects. Participation in teacher training programmes such as LLP Comenius, Pestalozzi and Euro-pean Schoolnet projects provide teachers with the opportunities of communication and coopera-tion with the colleagues from the other European countries. Teachers are able to influence the edu-cation process changes not only in their own country, but in whole European Union and share their experience within the educational community. Two new projects SPICE and Scientix for science teaching were launched by European Schoolnet. The primary objective of the SPICE project is to collect, analyse, validate and share innova-tive pedagogical practice particularly that which is based on inquiry-based learning, whilst enhanc-ing pupils’ interest in the science. The purpose of Scientix project is the setting-up and management of a user-friendly Internet based information platform ensuring the regular dissemination and sharing of progress, and best practices in the field of science education and providing a feedback mechanism. Scientix will col-lect teaching material from hundreds of European projects and will make them available in all Eu-ropean languages for teachers upon request.

Keywords :

SPICE, Scientix, European Schoolnet, science education, teaching materials, community for sci-ence education in Europe, Science pedagogy innovation centre for Europe, resources, pedagogical practice

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Cite as :

Gutauskaitė, A. (2011). Projektai Spice ir Scientix – pagalba gamtos mokslų mokytojams [Spice and Scientix projects support science teachers]. Kn. Gamtamokslinis ugdymas bendrojo lavinimo mokykloje - 2011 [In. Natural Science Education at a General School - 2011] (XVII nacionalinės mokslinės-praktinės konferencijos straipsnių rinkinys, Vilnius, 2011 m. balandžio mėn. 29-30d. / Proceedings of the Seventeenth National Scientific-Practical Conference, Vilnius, 29-30 April, 2011) (pp. 44-48). MMC "Scientia Educologica".