Read about the presentation of STEM Alliance and EPCA about "Chemistry for You" at the workshop "Innovative Practices in Inquiry-Based Learning" by the Go-Lab Project, STEM Alliance and AmgenTeach in June 2016.

1. STEM Alliance – Workshop
Chemistry For You - Using EPCA lessons and learn about careers in STEM
educational films to enhance chemistry
Brussels, European Schoolnet, 04 June 2016 – 15:30 – 17:00

2. Speakers
Moderator: Maïté Debry (European Schoolnet)
Speakers:
Nathalie Debuyst (EPCA)
Maarten Smeets (Royal Vopak)
Joerg Schmitz (Dow)

3. • Item 1: Introduction on the workshop - Maite Debry (EUN)
• Item 2: What do you expect to get out of this workshop?
• Item 3: Introduction on EPCA Education - Nathalie Debuyst (EPCA)
• Item 4: Introduction from EPCA YETT Member - General introduction to working
in companies - Maarten Smeets (Royal Vopak) and Joerg Schmitz (Dow)
• Item 5: Educational resources to introduce STEM careers in the classroom
• Item 6: Role model and experts group discussions
• Conclusions
Workshop programme

4. Come up with questions that they would like to
get answers to by the end of this workshop.
Item 2: What do you expect to get out of this
workshop? – 5 min.

5. Item 3: Introduction on EPCA Education
Nathalie Debuyst (EPCA) – 10 min.

6. Maarten Smeets - Royal Vopak
Joerg Schmitz - Dow
Item 4: Introduction from EPCA YETT Member
General introduction to working in companies
10 min. each

7. • Video: “Chemistry all about you”
• http://www.stemalliance.eu/practices/detail?resourceId=119
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• Guidelines “Chemistry: All about you”
• http://www.stemalliance.eu/practices/detail?resourceId=122
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Item 5: Educational resources to introduce STEM
careers in the classroom
15 min.

8. • Video: “Science where can it take you”
• http://www.stemalliance.eu/practices/detail?resourceId=119
90
• Fact sheet: “Science where can it take you”
• http://www.stemalliance.eu/practices/detail?resourceId=122
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Item 5: Educational resources to introduce STEM
careers in the classroom
15 min.

9. • Video: “Petro & Chemistry – Partnership for a better life”
• http://www.stemalliance.eu/practices/detail?resourceId=11
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• Video: “EPCA Role Model Series”
• http://www.stemalliance.eu/practices/detail?resourceId=11
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Item 5: Educational resources to introduce STEM
careers in the classroom
15 min.

10. Four groups of 6 teachers talk 7 minutes to each speaker:
• Group 1: Maïté Debry (European Schoolnet) – How to integrate STEM
careers issues in your teaching?
• Group 2: Nathalie Debuyst (EPCA) – Teachers discuss the materials
developed by EPCA and how to get the most of it with students.
• Group 3: Maarten Smeets (Royal Vopak) – Teachers discuss career
issues with the role model and can discuss the questions formulated
at the beginning of the workshop.
• Group 4: Joerg Schmitz (Dow) – idem as above
Item 6: Role model and experts group discussions
30 min.

11. Thank you for your attention
Maïté Debry - Project Manager
maite.debry (at) eun.org