an international program where stem & ict converge

Montreal, June 22 – 25, 2015

An International Education Program at Urban/Rural High Schools

An Integrated View where Science, Technology, Art and Communication Converge

Who/Where: From CSR to High School Education

Areco River Basin

Urban/Rural High Schools

Argentina

ASP - CNCArgentina

Caring for our

Watersheds

Agrium

Canada

Who/Where: A Closer Look

36 Urban/Rural High Schools(Argentina)

Environmental Program(Canada - Argentina)

ICT(Argentina)

CNCEnvironmental

+ ICT

(Argentina)

36 Urban/Rural High Schools(Argentina)

CNCEnvironmental

+ ICT

(Argentina)

Teacher Training on STEM & ICT

IT Infrastructure“Linking Equality

Program”

South America, Argentina, Province of Buenos Aires, San Antonio de Areco.

Argentina, Province of Buenos Aires,

Areco River Basin

One million acresEstimated population: 60,000

How can we take care of our watersheds?

How can we convert this engaging contest in a matter of educational improvement focused

on ICT & STEM knowledge?

Main questions

2012

Our main concern: environmental issues in order to start working on the school projects.

Lecture and workshop. “Education for the Environment: Challenge and Opportunity”.

The actual work with teachers and students started.

Awareness and Training Plan

2012 Results

36 works were submitted to be evaluated by two juries. 10 finalists ranked from 1 to 10. CNC drew up an implementation plan.

2013

Work demands: environmental education and sustainable construction from the labour perspective.

Workshop: “Caring for the Environment and the Future of Employment for Young Workers”.

Awareness and Training Plan

2013 Results

55 works were submitted to be evaluated by two juries. 10 finalists ranked from 1 to 10. CNC drew up an implementation plan.

2014

The Blas Pascal Center was incorporated to the CNC Program.

The training main topic: “ICT & LKT. Time to learn, Time to know”.

Research blog: “Areco River Basin. An Interdisciplinary Approach”.

Awareness and Training Plan

2014

Participants asked for a more comprehensive training. A three-month intensive training course

through b-learning started. Contents: Research blogging, authoring

hypermedia to develop “born-to-the-Web” materials, online hypermedia conceptual maps design, hypermedia interactive boards.

Awareness and Training Plan

Methodology: Creating Tension

Methodology: Creating Convergence

CORE

2014 Results

51 works were submitted to be evaluated by two juries. 10 finalists ranked from 1 to 10. CNC drew up an implementation plan.

2015

All projects are revised. Our challenging task: to improve the way information,

ideas and concepts are expressed. “Better thinking resulting in better projects”.

Workshop Feb. 2015: “ICT & LKT at Areco II. What Have We Done for Doing it Better?”.

Awareness and Training Plan

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First Conclusions

• Ongoing project in its 4th year• Students and teachers have achieved significant IT knowledge and practice• Source of motivation I: problem solving to turn their ideas into environmental projects• Source of motivation II: submitting projects to be eligible for funding.• Source of motivation III: being involved in an innovative program

• Museo Las Lilas (transportation, breakfast, lunch and brunch)• Municipal authorities•TV channels• Radio stations

More Broadly…

Where are we focused now?

• On the STEM Paradigm, emphasizing knowledge acquisition of communication tools, platforms and strategies mainly based on S & T as well as on communication and art convergence.

Finally…

• Beyond technological and social aspects, all stakeholders (CNC staff, teachers, students, administrators) involved in this program feel that by working together we are building a better world.

Thank you!