Action Plan Educator AcademyMay 2009

Bangladesh

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High Level Goals: The sixth sense

Long Term Goals

National Platform

– Promoting & nurturing science & scientific research among young innovators

– Utilize our own resources by the means of our own engineering

International Platform

– Arrange institutional funding, scholarship & internship opportunities for deserving students

– Create a platform to transfer technology

…continuedShort Term Goals

National Platform

– To organize a spontaneous annual national science fair– Create a platform to interact with the industry

International Platform

– Participate & compete in Intel ISEF– Interact with other international student, teacher, organization &

scientists

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Objectives: The day after tomorrow The primary objective is to recognize & reward the outstanding &

innovative projects in the field of science, engineering & technology. At the same time to provide the young innovators a platform to interact with the industry & get international recognition.

The thing we want to achieve

– Science curriculum in place– Publicize science fair manuals– Identify mentors to support student– Identify resource person for the workshop– Increase student participation year by year– Increase quality of projects

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Action Plan: Transformers

Action Success Measurement Responsibility Timeline

Writing down the findings of the Educator Academy

Reporting to education team Saidur June 09

Evaluating tools & resources supporting science education

Reporting to education team Saidur June 09

Adapting the content for Bangladesh

Reviewing the content by experts

Saidur July 09

Placing the science curriculum Reviewing the content by educators

Intel (required support), MOE, Saidur

July 09

Preparing content for interactive website

Gathering all the required information

Saidur July 09

1st Tier

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Action Success Measurement Responsibility Timeline

Preparing manual for Students, SRC & Judges

Content in hand Intel (required support), Saidur

July 09

Preparing guideline for Research based project

Content in hand Intel (required support), Saidur

July 09

Communicating with School School accepting invitation Saidur August 09

Gain high level commitment from sponsor, government & other agencies

Communicate government & others in proper channel

Saidur September 09

Institutionalize the fair Commitment from research institutes & universities

Saidur September 09

…continued

Action Success Measurement Responsibility Timeline

Gain Media Focus Press Insertion Saidur September 09

Organize Workshop for students, SRC & Judges

Recruit both local & international resource person

Intel (required support), Saidur

October 09

Improve the quality of project Following the guideline of ISEF

Intel (required support), Saidur

December 09

Activating National Science Fair

Roadmap to National Science fair

Intel (required support), Saidur

January 09

Training Camp for ISEF Recruit mentors Saidur February 09

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Action Success Measurement Responsibility Timeline

Introducing Student as Scientist Program Collaboration with Intel SAS program

Intel (required support), MOE, Saidur

July 10

Introducing Intel Design & Discovery Program

Collaboration with Intel Ireland

Intel Ireland (in collaboration with), Saidur

December 10

Introducing hands on Science Classes Collaboration with KOFAC KOFAC (in collaboration with), Saidur

March 10

2nd Tier

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Reflection: TwilightKey Learning

• Education & personal integrity can never be taken • All Questions cannot be researched• Science can be easy & fun • Student motivation & reflective discussion is must• Have to present things in different way to make kids

interested• Need to institutionalize the science fair program• Need to identify target audience & forward

appropriate message

…continuedBeneficial Shop Talk

May 11:• Student as Scientists by NathaileValencia, Costarica• Intel tools & resources supporting science education by Shelly Shot,

Oregon• Informal Forum by Craig Barrett, Chairman of the Board, Intel

Corporation

May 12:• Working with social & local media to garner interest in your local

science fair by Gail Dundas

May 13:• Korea’s “hands on science classes” & its impact on job creation by Eun

Ju Kim• Collaboration between government & industry to advance science

education by Javier Firpo

…continued

My Suggestion on Shop Talk

• Shop Talk on how to collaborate with Government & other agencies in South Asia (for example how ISEF fair in India is collaborating with Government).

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This is Me: I am a legend

MD. SAIDUR RAHMAN

BANGLADESH

THANK YOU

See you all at Award Ceremony

Intel ISEF 2010, San Jose