Details of the Visit 6-13
July 2008.
The participants:
Mr. Nurettin KONAKLI,
President of Strategy
Development, Ministry of
National Education, Ankara,
TURKEY.
Mr. Kenan ªEREFLİ, Director
of Science and Art Center,
Yozgat, TURKEY.
Mr. Mustafa EROL, Assistant
Professor, Bozok University,
Department of Physics,
Yozgat, TURKEY.
Mr. Uğur BÖYÜK, Research
Assistant, Erciyes
University, Faculty of
Education, Kayseri, TURKEY.
Mr. P. G. Michaelides,
Professor, Dean of The
School of Education Studies,
The University of Crete,
Greece.
Ms Athanasia Margetousaki,
Research Assistant, The
University of Crete, Greece
Mr. Simos Anagnostakis,
Scientist, Special Teacher
at The Department for
Primary Education of The
University of Crete, Greece.
Mr Miltiadis Tsigris,
Chemist, secondary school
teacher attached at The
University of Crete as
Research Assistant, Greece.
Mr Leonidas Tzianoudakis,
Chemist, secondary school
teacher, Director of EKFE of
Rethimno (8 July 2008).
Mr Giannis Siskakis,
Physicist, secondary school
teacher, EKFE of Rethimno (8
July 2008).
Ms Valia Rompogiannaki,
Biologist, secondary school
teacher, EKFE of Rethimno (8
July 2008).
The
meeting took place at
Rethimno-Crete, Greece (6-8
July, 2008), at Iraklio-Crete,
Greece (9 July 2008) and at
Athens (10-13 July 2008).
During the meeting the
partners involved had the
opportunity to exchange
experiences in Science and
Technology teaching
approaches. Reference
material was handed over to
be used with schools in
Turkey.
Also, visits to local
education or political
authorities were arranged in
which areas of common
interest were discussed and
the possibility of direct
cooperation was exploited.
Monday, July 7, 2008 at 9:00
Meeting in the Prefecture of
Rethimno.
Discussions with the prefect
Mr George Papadakis, the
vice prefect for the quality
of life Ms Maria Arhontaki
and the vice prefect for
development Mr. George
Mpotonakis. Presentation of
school education programs.
Exploitation of the
possibilities of
cooperation.
Monday, July 7, 2008 at
10:30 At The University of
Crete.
* Discussion and
clarification of
administration issues
related to the MOBILIM
project.
* Overall presentation of
the MOBILIM project by Mr
Mustafa EROL, Bozok
University, Yozgat, TURKEY.
* Presentation of the AESTIT
project, outcomes of which
may be useful to MOBILIM by
Mr. P. G. Michaelides,The
University of Crete, Greece.
* Educational Robotics for
schools: Presentation of
courses for school teachers
and school students.
Demonstration of Educational
Robotics artefacts made by
Department’s students.
Results from test teaching
in schools, by Mr. Simos
Anagnostakis, The University
of Crete, Greece.
* Science experiments with
self-made equipment:
Philosophy. Presentation of
some experiments by Mr
Miltiadis Tsigris, The
University of Crete, Greece.
Discussions.
A simple Rocket:
Diffraction and
Refraction of light by
simple means:
A
Simple variable lens:
Triangulation principle:
Electric batteries:
Bernoulli’s Law:
Measuring geographical
coordinates:
Oscillating Chords:
Mechanical Oscillations
- Resonance:
Electric motors:
A Simple balance may be
used in different ways:
A less expensive
alternative Air Track:
Test tubes are useful
and otherwise:
19:30 Close of Work -
Pictorial of a long day
at The University of
Crete:
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at
9:00
At the Laboratory Centre for
Natural Sciences (EKFE) of
Rethimno.
* Presentation of the
mission of EKFE by Mr
Leonidas Tzianoudakis,
Chemist - Secondary school
Teacher, Director of EKFE of
Rethimno.
* Pictorial presentation of
local flora and fauna by Ms
Valia Rompogiannaki,
Biologist, secondary school
teacher, EKFE of Rethimno.
* Presentation of ’handbags
of a competent experimenter’
- kits with simple materials
for demonstrating Science
experiments, produced by the
personnel of EKFE of
Rethimno.
* Demonstration of Hands-on
Experiments and experiments
with simple means by Mr
Giannis Siskakis, Physicist,
secondary school teacher,
EKFE of Rethimno.
* DVD’s produced by the EKFE
with Science experiments and
demonstrations from the work
of EKFE were given to be
used with schools in Turkey.
* At 19:30 Close of Work -
Pictorial of a long day at
the EKFE of Rethimno:
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
In Iraklio - Crete, Greece.
* Meeting In Higher
Education Institute of Crete
(TEI) with Ms Hara
Athanassaki, Professor,
President of the Technology
Higher Education Institute
of Crete. Present were also:
Mr E. Kapetanakis,
Professor, VicePresident for
Academic Affairs and elected
as the next President (from
September 1, 2008), the
director of international
relations office and other
officials. Also Erasmus
students from Turkey.
Presentation of activities.
Exploitation of lines of
possible cooperation.
* Meeting in The University
of Crete with Mr. I.
Papamatthaiakis, Professor,
Vice-rector for academic
affairs. Discussion of
possible ways to expand
scientific cooperation
between The University of
Crete and Institutes in
Turkey.
* Meeting in the offices of
the Regional Directorate for
Education in Crete with Mr
Arkadios Spanoudakis,
teacher, Regional Director
of Education for Crete.
Exchange of experiences.
Exploitation of possible
ways for scientific –
educational cooperation.
* Meeting in the Prefecture
of Iraklio with Ms E.
Schoinaraki, Prefect of
Iraklion and colleagues.
Presentation of school
education programs.
Exploitation of the
possibilities of cooperation.
* Waiting the Fery to Athens
6 - 9 July 2008 In Crete.
Apart from work, other
activities were also going
on.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The University of Athens,
Laboratory for Science,
Technology and Environment,
Athens. Meeting with Prof.
George Kalkanis and his team.
Discussions on areas of
common interest.
Friday, July 11, 2008
In Nea Smirni (in greater
Athens area) - Laboratory
Centre for Natural Sciences
(EKFE).
Meeting with the director of
the EKFE of Nea Smirni and
of the EKFE of Aegaleo and
with their colleagues.
Presentation of the
activities of EKFE on
Science in Schools.
Discussions on areas of
common interest.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
In Athens. Summarizing the
meeting.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Return from ATHENS to TURKEY.
