UPDATE Conference Madrid

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[edit] UPDATE Conference in Madrid

From November 23rd until November 24th 2009, the final outcomes of the UPDATE project were presented on the final UPDATE conference in Madrid, Spain. This conference was open for all interested parties in the field of science and technology education.

During this conference, a variety of different UPDATE members and guest speakers completed the programme with their presentations on technology and science education and other topics related to this field. The purpose of the conference was to disseminate and exploit the findings of the UPDATE activities. Especially the means of activity continuation beyond the end of the project were put on the agenda as well.

[edit] Date, venue and registration

The conference took place in Madrid/Spain from Monday 23th until Tuesday, the 24th of November 2009. The event was arranged in the building of the Royal Academy of Pharmacy.

ADDRESS

Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia

Calle de la Farmacia, 9-11

28004 Madrid, Spain.

Telephons: +34915310307; +34915223147

Fax: +34915310306

TOPICS

• How can children be attracted to technology and science (at early stages) by means of innovative innovative approaches?

• Why do girls drop out from technology education at different stages of education?

• Promotion of girls and young women in the fields of engineering, technology and science

• New educational methods to realise excellent technology education

A Multinational Project Consortium consisting of 16 partners of 11 different countries participated in this multinational European project. All members promoted a multi-national approach to improve European technology and science education.

[edit] Timetable

MONDAY, 23 November

8.30	R E G I S T R A T I O N
10.00	Opening Session Session chair: Dr. Päivi Fadjukoff, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Welcoming words by Professor Dr. Maria Teresa Miras Portuga, President of Real Academia, University Complutense de Madrid Dr. Päivi Fadjukoff, University of Jyväskylä, Finland: UPDATE Overview: Looking for Motivating Factors for and Barriers Against Technology Education Through Different Stages of Education Invited keynote: Professor Dr.-Ing. Renate Kastorff-Viehmann: Needed but Not Wanted? Women at Technology Departments. Personal Experiences Gained at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts
11.15	B R E A K
11.30	New Ways and Educational Methods to Update Technology Education; Suggestions for a New Enhanced Technology Education Curriculum / Ten Principles for Curricula Building Session chair: Dr. John Dakers, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom Dr. Leena Turja, University of Jyväskylä, Finland: Starting From the Early Age Dr. Aki Rasinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland: Curricula Challenges in Elementary School Dr. John Dakers, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom: Alternative Pedagogies for the Delivery of Technology and Science Education Dr. Martina Endepohls-Ulpe & Judith Ebach, University of Koblenz, Germany: Results of Empirical Studies With German Students and Teachers - Concluding Suggestions for an Enhanced and Gender-Sensitive Curriculum of Technology Education Media:Madrid_Endepohls_Ulpe_Ebach-lv.pdf
13.30	L U N C H
14.30	Invited keynote: Dr. Esa-Matti Järvinen (TEKNOKAS - Technology Education Center, Finland): Creativity and Doing in the Core of Technology Education; Invited keynote: Dr. Astrid Jakob: How to Make Them at Least Think About It! Experiences From a an Austrian Project - Girls and Technology
15.30	Opening of the poster exhibition on national and local pilots and best practise examples
19.00	D I N N E R

TUESDAY, 24 November

9.00	Promoting and Mobilising Female Students to Technology Careers - The "Ten Commands" to the Policy Makers Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Doina Balahur, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Invited keynote: Wolfgang Gollub, Department of Young Professional Recruiting Federation of German Employer's Associations in the Metal and Electrical Engineering Industries (GESAMTMETALL): Equality and Diversity - Why and How the German Metal and Engineering Industry Tries to Attract More Women for Engineering Invited keynote: Prof. Elisabeth Sander, founder of the Ada-Lovelace Project:Mentoring - Principles, Forms, Effects - Demonstrated on the Basis of a German Project to Raise Girls' Interest in Science and Technology Media:sander_mentoring.pdf
	B R E A K
11.30	Professor Valentina Pomazan, Ovidius University Constanta, Romania: An Overview of Curriculum Components' Influence on Career Choice, and Recommendations for Technology Education Trainers in the Secondary Stage of Education [1] Professor Tatiana Sedová, Institute of Philosophy at the Bratislava Slovak Academy of Sciences: Main Findings About Technology Education From Gender Point of View in the Slovak Educational System Prof. Dr. Sylvia Neuhäuser-Metternich: Reputation Building: New Kind of Video Clips Show Girls and Young Women Professionally Studying Engineeering Science Media:SNM_Madrid_presentation.ppt Concluding comment on the lessons learnt by the Session Chair
12.00	L U N C H
13.00	The UPDATE Portfolio for Sharing Best Practice Examples from Various Countries Session chair: Dr. Tuula Nousiainen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Principles for Technology Education Best Practises on Different Educational Levels: 10 minutes presentations or coordinated for a comprehensive joint presentation - Dr. Leena Turja, University of Jyväskylä, Finland: Early Childhood Education - Dr. Aki Rasinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland: Elementary Education - Dr. John Dakers, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom: General Education - Tuula Nousiainen: UPDATE Web Portfolio for Best Practises Poster presentations on national and local pilots and best practice examples
15.00	Final discussion on the future technolgy education Session chair: Prof. Jacques Ginestié, IUFM University Institute for Teacher Training of Aix-Marseille, France (possibility to reserve an address beforehand. Please contact Jacques Ginestié for this)