11 March 2011

Commissioner Vasssiliou: Science Teaching: Winning Hearts and Minds for good performance in science

The European Science on Stage celebrates Europe's and Canada's best practices of teaching science.
It is an excellent forum for science teachers to exchange ideas and access teaching resources, and a unique initiative giving real practitioners the chance to showcase and discuss effective methods of teaching in a European context.
We are living at a time when scientific literacy is fast becoming a fundamental skill, in order for people to be able to make sense of our complex, technology-driven world, At the same time we need bright people to push the boundaries of knowledge forward, to make new discoveries and to find new solutions, so we need more young people to take up scientific careers...