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a Costa Rican Foundation Non Governmental Organization. Our aims:. To popularize Science and Technology. and. To improve Education. CIENTEC provides venues for networking. Public Universities Ministries of Education, Science and Technology, Energy and Environment - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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• To popularize Science and Technology
a Costa Rican FoundationNon Governmental Organization
• To improve Education
and
Our aims:
• Public Universities• Ministries of Education, Science
and Technology, Energy and
Environment • and other public and private
entities
CIENTEC provides venues for networking.
CIENTEC a strand in other webs
• Red Pop - UNESCO• Digital Nations/INCAE Learning Independence
Network in Costa Rica (LIN CR)
Significant relationships and actions
Connect knowledge and practice
Foster continuous learning
Counteract myth
Help people make sense of the world and be active problem solvers.
Promote the use of technologies to improve the quality of life.
Yearly programs:
S&T Web Site
Scientific Essay Contest for Teenagers
Yearly Science Conference for Teachers
Math Festival for Teachers (every other year)
Astronomy in the Park
Origami Club
and many smaller ones…
More than 6.000 daily page views
wwww.cientec.or.cr
And 2 electronic bulletins that reach more than 2.500 people.
2003 ResultsPre conference: 400 participantsConference: 527 participants.
LIN CR participated
Science Teacher Conference
International Math FestivalAgain in May 2004
Technology
Problem solving
Engagement
LIN CRInvited
Astronomical phenomena
Events in schoolsVisits to communities
Cultural connections
November 24 - 26, 2003 CENAT, San
José, Costa Rica
Presenters from 13 different countries
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
El Salvador, USA, Spain, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua, Panamá,
Venezuela.LIN CR and Media Lab
researcher will participate
Science, Communication and Society
An example of joint work
Information through cereal boxes
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and DominicanRepublic
Experiment and Trivia cards
Educational articles for the newspaper
LA NACION
Alejandra León-Castellá
¡Thank you!