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Action Plan

Intel ISEF 2013

Educator AcademyMay 2013

Jordan

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High Level Goals

• Long term goals– Build a sustainable model for the competition (financial

and human resources management)– Position the science competition as the national science

festival that covers all public and private schools– Build the competition as the source of best innovations of

science projects and channel them to entrepreneurship• Short term goals

– Form SRC and improve scientific review and judging – Seek an NGO to co-manage the competition and support it

along with the ministry of education – Increase visibility of science competition throughout all

media channels– Increase the number of projects to Intel ISEF

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Objectives

• Form a Scientific Research Committee (SRC) to review the relevant projects in the areas of animal and human before the start of the students’ work in the labs.

• Activate the role of the use of projects in education through integrating projects in Science curriculum for grades 8-11.

• Secure sustainable funding and sponsorship from private sectors and NGOs for the sustainability of this competition in Jordan.

• Increase ISEF highlights in local media.

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Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives

Action Measure success? Who’s Responsible? Deadline?

Encouraging more students and new schools to participate in scientific competitions

Duplicate the number of students attending and participating in fairs and competitions

Ministry of education / Teachers / Mentors/ private schools

Feb. 2014

Form the Scientific Review Committee.

- lists of projects to be submitted to the SRC.- Periodic reports on the work of SRC.- Annual reports on all the projects including the feedback and opportunities for improvement.

Research centers based in Jordanian universities, Specialized research centers at The Royal Scientific Society, and MOE .

July 2013

Build a sustainable model for the competition (financial and human resources management)

Have a major sponsor(s) and an NGO co-managing with MOE in support of Intel ISEF activities

Team / MOE / private sector/ NGOs

Dec. 2013

Involve Intel in the national science competition committee

Nominate Intel as a member of this committee

Ministry of Education / Intel

Feb. 2013

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Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives

Action Measure success? Who’s Responsible?

Deadline?

Hold discussions of specialists from MOE and Universities to involve projects in scientific curriculum.

School curricula that involves project based learning strategy

MOE/ Public and Private Jordanian Universities.

Jan. 2014

Build up in local media (main stream and social media) before the final fair to increase visibility of science competition throughout all media channels

Double the hits in media about science competitions

MOE Ongoing

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Reflection :

– Interaction on national and regional level is of great value.

– Excellent organization.– Remarkable keynote speeches.– Variable and qualitative shop talks.