internet as a tool for dissemination of innovating practices
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Internet as a tool for dissemination of innovating practices
D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/20102
La main à la pâte website
www.lamap.fr
D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/20103
Principles
10 000 pages
General information
Locally produced resources to teachers
Scientific and pedagogic hotline• consultants
Linking teachers - trainers – scientists• Exchanges (forums)• projects
Open source content and free services
D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/20104
Pedagogical resources
Hundreds of pedagogical documents• Didactics• Class protocols• Bibliography• material
> 300 class protocols• mainly produced by teachers• Triple validation :
– Science– Didactics– Tested in classes
3 types• Module• Sequence• Testimony
Indexed with :• Age of Pupils• Scientific domains (ex : astronomy)• Themes (ex : water)
D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/20105
Turn key resources or not ?
Progressive appropriation1. Direct application, without adaptation2. General scheme, with adaptation to the context3. Didactic clues a
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Scientific resources
Hundreds of scientificdocuments
• Scientific popularization• Flash animations• Generally accepted ideas• History• Bibliography / external
links
Indexed by : • Scientific domains• Difficulty (2 levels, both
for teachers)
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Public forum
A place of reflections, exchanges, proposals for every aspect of science teaching in primary school
Statistics:• Opening of the discussion list : 1998
(migration into a forum in 2006)• Number of subscribers : 2800 in
2010• ~ 20 messages / month• One moderator
Examples of questions • How can I work on the sundial
with young students ?
• Are there other classes interested in exchanging on regional building construction ?
D. Wilgenbus, site Internet "la main à la pâte", 21/05/20108
Internet consultation of scientists and trainers
Not always possible to have a personal scientific partner
On La main à la pâte Website• 200 consultants
– 100 scientists– 100 trainers– On a voluntary basis
• From 10 to 100 questions / week(~ 3 000 archived)
• moderators: (biology + physics)*(science + pedagogy)
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How does-it work?
1. Teacher ask a question
2. Good questions (~ 10 % : primary school, not already asked….) are sent to consultants
3. Good answers (~ 90 % : correct, accessible) are sent to teachers
4. Question and answers are archived on the website (> 2500)
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Scientific questions (60%)
Examples of scientific questions• General knowledge : What is an electron ?• Experiment : We fabricated hot balloons with a ten
liter plastic bag, we heat the air inside but it didn’t want to get up, why ?
• Children : Why is the sea blue ?
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Pedagogical questions (40%)
Examples of pedagogical questions• Pedagogy: Do I have to correct the notebooks of my
students?• Didactics: How can a 5 year old child acquire the notion of
velocity?
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An integrated approach: thematic projects
Resources
IT usage• collect• measure• manipulate & produce• share• modelize
Dedicated teacher training
Distant accompaniment (forum, consultants)
Cooperation
www.lamap.fr/climat
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Usages of the website
Who?• Teachers• Trainers
How much?• 200 000
visitors / month• 28 000
registered members in 2010
Why?• Resources• Thematic
projects
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A model for other operations?
http://science-techno-college.net
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Mirror websites
Spanishwww.indagala.org
Serbianhttp://rukautestu.vin.bg.ac.yu
Germanhttp://www.sonnentaler.net
Arabichttp://lamap.bibalex.org
Chinesehttp://lamap.handsbrain.com