Annual Meeting of Swiss School Labs 2024 by Julia Woithe https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24 en-us 2024-04-19 13:00:19 UTC 2024-04-24 13:03:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Lernort Labor woithejulia https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2961924621

  • Lernort Labor: consider joining as members, and join their monthly Stammtisch, and annual conference

    • ]]>     2024-04-19 13:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2961924621     How to manage Parents https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964772573 Create activity in a way that creates roles

    Make parent expectations clear

    Put students on one table, parents on the other


    Show parents the coffee machine


    For both teachers and parents - they are participants like in a theatre

    Balance between telling them what to do & letting them do

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964772573     Translations https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964774094 Translating the website to attract a wider audience, leads to the expectation that you can provide workshops etc in those languages.

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964774094     Workshops in 'main' languages https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964775584 Workshops offered in main languages and then other languages offered on demand - e.g. CERN and Technorama


    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964775584     Redirect towards learning ‘entdecken, erleben, erfinden’ https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964776402 Be kind but clear

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964776402     Not enough teachers/facilitators https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964777303 2024-04-22 14:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964777303 Target audience https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964777339

  • different age groups

  • different communication methods to different audiences

    • ]]>     2024-04-22 14:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964777339     Groups booking workshops in other language https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964778026 Thinking/claiming the students are better than then are

    Claiming it doesn't really matter

    Saying "oh well, they'll learn something anyway" (but difficult for the facilitator)

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964778026     Different languages - change understanding? https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964778789 If everything else is kept the same (facilitator, workshop, etc) but the language is changed, do they understand the concepts in the same way?

    Need to be very familiar with the language to present in that language, to understand the nuances

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964778789     Training: experiences https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964779824 Training communicators: different experiences


    • No training

    • General communications training

    • Focused communications training

    • Half/half training+self-training


    More needed in bigger groups/higher turnover

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964779824     How to get teachers interested & retain them? https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964781066 Money not enough - who could you reach?


    Consider apprentices ? University/technical school students - problem restricted as it doesn’t count to their teaching


    Consider retired people? People who are looking to be busy? à la homework support groups



    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964781066     Newsletter tool woithejulia https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964781346 We need one, any ideas?

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964781346     Collaboration for content development woithejulia https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964781698 Sharing workshop and science show materials via zenodo communities, get DOI for Hardware objects

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964781698     General remarks https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964790210 The simplest jurisdiction to get funding is probably a "Verein" (association).

    It's almost impossible to get a permanent funding, therefore it's necessaty to "invent" projects to get project-based funding.

    The Switzerland-specific problem is its federal structure.

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964790210     What teachers need https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964792960 How to know what they need?

    How to get feedback?

    Interested by the offer because don't necessarly have a scientific background themselves


    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964792960     How to get ‘non-converted’ parents & grandparents involved? https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964793394 Join culture pass organisations & community / caritas / orphanage


    Go into local schools / target populations


    Porte ouverte

    Flyers?

    Shopping centre & football games? => pick events where they have time for this, shooing might not be the best

    Foodstuff popcorn/vacuum / fun experiments



    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964793394     How to encourage students to become facilitators https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964794367 Include it in their credits?

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964794367     Foundations https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964794828 Foundations usually don't give permanent funding (anymore).

    There is a "Stifterportal", i.e., a website in which you can look as an association who looks for funding, but also can search for foundations.

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964794828     Training: Content https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964795124

  • present yourself to the crowd

  • how to talk to angry mob (difficult communications)

  • how to address weird questions regarding science

  • acting (also to do role playing easier)

  • current courses in CH are more targeted to peer-to-peer; we need more "service industry" trainings

    • ]]>     2024-04-22 14:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964795124     Joint research project woithejulia https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964795651 Apply for NSF or other funding to evaluate effects across school labs, maybe on image of scientists, public image of science, attitude towards science, participative approaches


    Challenge to get questionnaires filled out, option to offer free workshop in exchange for study participation


    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964795651     Trainings: Format https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964796009

  • sharing experiences of practitioners

  • training for people that don't just do peer-to-peer communication

    • ]]>     2024-04-22 14:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964796009     Institutions https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964797205 It is helpful to have a big institution like ETH in the back, also as a lever to get funding from other funders (?)

    However, you can also be dependent on the "good will" of individual persons like directors.

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964797205     Inclusivity https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964797562 2024-04-22 14:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964797562 Focusing on storyline, procedures... https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964798390 Not on science knowledge (for facilitators)... e.g. don't need a PhD to be a facilitator

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964798390     Politics https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964801446 It is helpful to have good contacts to politics, however this is dependent on political "colour".

    An important federal funding option is NRP( = Neue Regionalpolitik), which is dependent on the canton, but money comes from the federation.

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964801446     Linkedin group to exchange woithejulia https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964802170 Join

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964802170     Difficulty for the teachers to organize out of class activities https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964802969 Make it the easiest possible for them (in terms of plannification/preparation of the visit)


    Need to find a balance - simple enough, yet engaging activities

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964802969     International projects https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964804045 An interesting funder, especially for eastern Switzerland: Internationale Bodenseekonferenz (DACHLI), Projects with partners from Germany, Austria, or Liechtenstein

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964804045     ATLAS of school labs and equipment woithejulia https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964812093 Have list who has which type of equipment eg for student research projects, e.g. electron microscope, vacuum, ...


    Use padlet as easy solution? Does anyone have a professional license?

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964812093     Science in ivory towers https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964815457

  • it's easier to understand misinformation

  • we need to find better ways to communicate science

  • what is science? is it fact? the process of getting to the fact? or the way of thinking?

  • We need to get trust into science communications (by scientists)

  • "I want to be more serious"

  • Bad scientists (room temp SC)

    • ]]>     2024-04-22 14:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964815457     Map woithejulia https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964816382 Hochschule Luzern

    Map of mint offers, which platform do they use?

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:29:46 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964816382     What is science? Is it fact? Is it the process of getting to the fact? Or is it the way of thinking? https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964817497 2024-04-22 14:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964817497 Indico event category by cern woithejulia https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964821488 2024-04-22 14:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964821488 Lottery https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964821633 Important funder: Swisslos in German-speaking Switzerland, Lotterie Romande in western Switzerland.

    However, since it's federal funding there are restrictions if one already has cantonal funding.

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964821633     Space is not only Astronomy https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964825805 RPM = Random Positioning Machine, project with students.

    ==> e.g. How do plants grow in zero G?


    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964825805     Pixeldetectors https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964828564 create workshop using pixel detector to visualise space radiation

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964828564     Summary https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964828724 Translations of website - challenges

    Groups booking workshops in any language

    Does the language used change the understanding of the workshop?

    How to encourage facilitators / students to facilitate?

    Inclusive workshops - also help with language challenges


    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964828724     Astronomy https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964835615 IAU Network

    ]]>     2024-04-22 14:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964835615     Other small projects https://padlet.com/woithejulia/SSL24/wish/2964837217 Building satellites

    Programming challenge with ESA

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