Inquiry Based Science Education Initiative in ECO Member States

Inquiry Based Science Education Initiative in ECO Member States Manzoor Hussain Soomro President ECO Science Foundation (ECOSF) MoST Building, 1- Constitution Avenue, Sector G-5/2, Islamabad-Pakistan

International Conference on “Improving the Learning of Biology and other Related Experimental Sciences at the K-12 School Level” Santiago- Chile, 14-15 April, 2016

www.eco4science.org IBSE Logo of ECOSF Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Ø The Successor Organizaon of RCD (Est. 1964) Ø 10 Countries (3 founders +7 new members in 1992) Ø Meant for Economic Development, Promoon of Trade and Cultural Integraon of the region Ø Specialized Agencies and Aﬃliated Instuons v ECO Cultural Instute (ECOCI), Tehran v ECO Science Foundaon (ECOSF), Islamabad v ECO Educaonal Instute (ECOEI), Ankara v ECO Development Bank, Istanbul ECO Science Foundation (ECOSF) and the ECO Region 10 Member States with Good Natural Resources Objectives of ECOSF (Established 2011) Ø Facilitate promotion of scientific research & collaboration leading to Economic Development among the Member States

Ø Promote and Popularize Science at grass root level (IBSE, Travelling Science Expos etc.)

Ø Harmonize ST&I policies of ECO Countries Strategic Steps for Development (More realistic for ECO Region)

Economic Growth

Manufacturing, Production & Marketing

Experimentation and Innovation- with Emphasis on Management (Academia- R&D- Industry Partnerships)

Human & Infrastructure Development (Critical & Creative Thinking- Inquiry Based Education and Facilites) IBSE Activities in ECO Member States Education Statistics- The Case of Pakistan • Education for all is very much there in Central Asia- thanks to former Soviet Union! • Iran and Turkey are in better position but Afghanistan & Pakistan have Out of School Children- An easy prey to terrorists! • Official data for Pakistan (2016) show that over 50 million are children (aged 5-16 years) in a population of around 200 million(25% kids!) • Over 24 million- Out of School (55% Girls)! IBSE Implementation in ECO Region Ø 2010: IBSE iniated by PSF in Pakistan with LAMAP Foundaon Ø 2015: IBSE in ECO Region: - Kazakhstan Countries joined: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan & Turkey Ø 2016: ECOSF-supported IBSE Workshops in ECO: May- Pakistan (Expansion), July- China, and Sept- Iran & Turkey; Oct-Nov- Azerbaijan (TBC)

IBSE Capacity Building Workshop Astana, 22-25 June 2015 IBSE Capacity Building Workshop Astana22-25 June 2015 ASTANA Declaraon on IBSE in ECO Region The Astana Declaraon reaﬃrmed that; science and technology and engagement of youth is the key to economic and cultural development of all naons; and IBSE is the most eﬃcient way to go about teaching science, technology, engineering and mathemacs (STEM) at schools. * The Great University Scholars are actually nurtured at Schools! Islamic Dev. Ministries ECO Edu Bank of Institute Education Ankara & Science

La main a Academie la pate s of Foundati Sciences on- & Engg. France ECOSF Strategic ISTIC Industry Malaysia Partners & and SEP- IAP Donors

TUBITAK National R & D Turkey Orgs

UNESCO NGOs Persons Exposed in LAMAP International Seminar at Paris

Year 2014 2015 2016 Total Azerbaijan 01 - 01 Iran 02 - 02 Kazakhstan 02 - 02 Pakistan 01 02 03 06 Turkey 02 02 04 Total 01 09 05 15 Professional Human Resource Development through International Capacity Building Workshop on IBSE for ECO Region Astana-Kazakhstan (22-25 June 2015) Year 2015 Partners Afghanistan 01 LAMAP Azerbaijan 01 Iran 02 IAP SEP Kazakhstan 59 ISTIC Kyrgyz Republic 02 Pakistan 03 MES- Kazakhstan Tajikistan 02 Turkey 02 Total 72 IBSE Training Workshops with National Organizations in Pakistan 2015 Teachers Training Workshops Activities Trained National Training Workshop on IBSE in Collaboration with Idara Taleem-o- Agahi (ITA) and School Assessment for 40 School Improvement (SASI)- NGOs at PSF Training Workshop for the Teachers of PAEC Schools System in Collaboration 15 with ECOSF at Chashma Total: 55 Training Workshop on IBSE in Collaboration with National Organization (PAEC) in 2015 IBSE Exposure Trainings National Organizations in 2015 Training Activities No. of Teachers IBSE Training Sessions through PSF Exposed Science Caravans Academy of Higher Secondary Education, 15 Thoba- Rawalpindi The Intellectual School, Barakahu, 60 Islamabad GGHSS Parial, Chakri 30 GGHSS Smote-Kallar Syedan 15 GGHSS Kushmarah, Skardu 40 GGHSS, Sohawa (Jhelum) 20 Total: 180 IBSE Training Workshop in Collaboration with PAEC in 2016 No. of No. of Activities Supervising Pupils Teachers PAEC Junior 19 300 Model School PAEC Model 08 100 College for Boys PAEC Girls 15 200 College Total: 42 600 ECOSF Plans for IBSE- 2106

ECOSF has tentavely planned following IBSE workshops in 2016 in collaboraon with our partners and the respecve member states.

1. Pakistan - May 24-28, 2016 2. China- July 2016 3. Iran- September, 2016 4. Turkey - September, 2016 5. Azerbaijan- November, 2016 (TBC) Some Thoughts! v Involving parents & communities

in IBSE/STEM education v Forming Alliances of Scientists, Artists, Educationists, Religious Scholars, Parents, Teachers, Civil Society, NGOs and Media! v Hand-holding of Schools by the HEIs and R&D Organizations

IBSE beyond Class Room • Silk Road – Connecting People for Peace and Sustainable Development in ECO Region through the Power of Biosphere Reserves and IBSE • Role of IBSE Approach for Awareness and Education of Students about Water & Environment • IBSE for S&T Innovation led Economic Development and International Cooperation • IBSE at Schools for Career Development of Youth and Economic Growth • Farmer Field Schools for Agric & Rural Dev. Acknowledgments

ECOSF gratefully acknowledges the partnership support of: Ø La main a la pate Foundaon, France Ø ISTIC, Kuala Lumpur- Malaysia Ø IAP-SEP Ø Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Ø Pakistan Science Foundaon (PSF), Pakistan Ø Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Thank You!