EUNAWE Project Management
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This document summarizes the tasks, work packages, teams, and timeline of the EUNAWE (European-South African Universe Awareness) project. The project aims to educate young children about astronomy and space science through teacher training and educational resources. Key activities include training teachers in 6 countries, developing multilingual educational materials, and establishing an online repository of resources. The project is led by an International Project Board and managed by an International Project Manager and National Project Managers. Major milestones in the first 12 months include kickoff and consortium meetings, a website launch, and teacher workshops.
EUNAWE Project Management
- 1. Project Management Pedro RussoIPM1 April 2011
- 2. EUNAWE TasksT1: Train and empower primary school teachers in each partner country to provide inspiring lessons to young children, involving the Universe and space.
- 3. T2: Develop, translate and disseminate hands-on and inquiry-base educational resources in each of the partner countries, emphasising European and South African science and technology.
- 4. T3: Provide a network for the exchange of expertise and material between educators of young children in EU member states, Associated Countries and International Cooperation Partner Countries.
- 5. T4: Expose substantial numbers of young children in the 6 participating countries to awareness of the Universe, emphasizing astronomy and space sciences for developing perspective and an appreciation of the rational method.
- 6. T5: Foster interaction and exchange of best practice between professional scientists and primary level educators.
- 7. T6: Develop indicators and evaluation instruments for the programme and evaluate EUNAWE.EUNAWE Work PackagesWP1: Management.
- 14. WP8: International Educational Resources.
- 15. WP9: EvaluationEUNAWE Team (2011)EUNAWE Project BoardGeorge Miley (the Netherlands, Chair)Carolina ÖdmanGovender (member at large)Claus Madsen (member at large)Andreas Quirrenbach (Germany) or Cecilia Scorza (Germany)Rosa M. Ros (Spain)Franco Pacini (Italy) or Lara L. Albanese (Italy) or Alessandra Zanazzi (Italy)Mark Bailey (the United Kingdom)Kevin Govender (South Africa)Pedro Russo (the Netherlands, ex-officio)
- 16. EUNAWE Team (2011)UNAWE International OfficeInternational Project Manager : Pedro RussoResources Editor: TBD (Honorific position)Assistant Resources Editor: TBD (Leiden PhD Student)Science Writer: Sarah Reed ( Part-time contractor)2 Assistant Science Writers: Carla Natário(Part-time student) & Leiden PhD StudentWebdeveloper: Bruno Rino(Part-time contractor)Assistant web content: -Graphic Designer: André Roquette ( Part-time contractor)Assistant Graphic Designer: -
- 17. EUNAWE Team (2011)National Project ManagersGermany: Natalie + ?Italy: Alessandra + Lara the Netherlands: FrederiekSouth Africa: ?Spain: ?United Kingdom: ?CollaborationsESO – European Southern ObservatoryScience Communication & Society, Uni. Leiden (Prof. Jos van den Broek)
- 18. Task Groups (To be discussed)Astronomy news for kids: Pedro ?
- 19. Educational Repository and materials: Editor ?
- 20. Teacher Training: Rosa ?
- 21. Evaluation: Cecilia + Allessandra?
- 22. Potential Members: NC, NPM, and other external collaboratorsTeam Roles: Project BoardDecide the strategies of the project within the framework of the contract;
- 23. Monitor and assess the progress of the project and make recommendations for appropriate amendments to the work plan as required;
- 24. Assess the impact of any changes to the contract or its terms suggested by the EU office and respond accordingly;
- 25. Ensure the organisations commit the required resources to carry out the project work;
- 26. Review the policy and strategies of exploitation and publicity, in particular with regard to the release of project information to the outside world;
- 27. Approve appointment of the international and national project managers.Team Roles: Int. Coordinator (George)Chair the PB
- 28. Hire the IPM
- 29. Take responsibility for the smooth coordination of the programme internationally, and the timely delivery of the reports and other results by the IPM.Team Roles: National CoordinatorsHire the NPMs
- 30. Take responsibility for the implementation of the programme and the timely delivery of reports, and other results in their country by the NPMs.
- 31. Lead the work package(s) assigned to themTeam Roles: National CoordinatorsHire the NPMs
- 32. Take responsibility for the implementation of the programme and the timely delivery of reports, and other results in their country by the NPMs.
- 33. Lead the work package(s) assigned to themTeam Roles: Int. & National Managersmonitoring progress of technical aspects of the project,
- 34. quality assurance of project activities,
- 35. ensuring that documentation is collected for monitoring the activities within the work packages,
- 36. ensuring that annual reports are prepared and
- 37. ensuring that deliverables are collected for submission to the commission.Team Roles: International Project Manager (Pedro)Coordinate all the technical activities carried out by the partners in the work packages.
- 38. Ensure that the communication between the various WP’s proceeds as smoothly as possible for a successful integration of the various components of the project.
- 39. Collect the data and prepare the different financial and legal documents including the progress report for the REA.
- 40. Preparing and updating the project calendar
- 42. Ensure communication and reporting to the REA and other management duties.
- 44. Set up and maintain the project infrastructure (e.g. web site).
- 45. Provide consultancy and guidance in implementing the EU regulations and procedures (e.g. change requests, progress reporting)
- 46. Assist the IC in the preparation of formal documents and in controlling the financial reportsTeam Roles: National Project ManagersConsultation and collaboration with stakeholders (regional educational authorities, local councils, teacher training institutes, universities, local industry, astronomy and space facilities) about target schools, curricula and teacher training courses.
- 47. Selection of target schools or other appropriate locales (e.g. day centres, children’s clubs) most likely to benefit from EUNAWE.
- 48. Development of relevant UNAWE modules and curricula
- 49. Selection and translation of existing and new appropriate UNAWE educational resources (e.g. from the UNAWE web site)Team Roles: National Project ManagersOrganisation of national teachers training courses, where appropriate in consultation with professional scientists and education specialists.
- 50. Organisation and participation in the consortium meetings and in the international conferences.
- 51. Evaluation and reporting to the coordination office of the actions mentioned above.
- 52. Stimulation of additional activities such as joint activities involving children and parents, including visits to local telescopes or space institutes.WP2: Consortium Meetings#1: Kick-off 1st April 2011, Leiden
- 53. #2: July - September 2012, Location: TBD (Mid-term review)WP3: International Conference#1Tentative dates: 26 – 31 March 2012
- 55. Organisation: HeidelbergFirst Milestones (12 Months)D8: First Press Release: Januaty 2011 Kick-off Meeting: April 2011D4: Kick-off Meeting Report: May 2011D9: New Website: May 2011D6: 1st Workshop + Report: October 2011 – March 2012D16: National EUNAWE websites: October 2011D1: Progress Report: December 2011D20: International Resources Website: June 2011
- 56. 24 May 2011: ParliamentSTOA WORKSHOPAstronomy and Space SciencesChaired byT. RieraMadurell, MEP, STOA Panel Member S. Tatarella, MEP, STOA Panel MemberTuesday 24 May 201; 13:30 - 18:00 Room P7C050European Parliament, Brussels
- 57. Teachers TrainingTeacher-training workshops will cover available material, resources, effective techniques and will be multidisciplinary, with input from diverse experts in diverse disciplines, including astronomy and space sciences, science education and childhood development.The opportunity to participate in the teacher training programme will be advertised as widely as possible in each member country through national school networks (e.g. VTB in the Netherlands), local and provincial school authorities, teachers associations, observatories and personal contacts. The National Project Manager will collect applications and select the participants in consultation with the National Coordinator.
- 58. Teachers TrainingParticipating schools will be selected on the basis of:strong support for the teachers involved by the school board,
- 59. low teacher turnover to ensure continuity and success of the programme throughout the two implementation years
- 60. wide geographical spread and
- 61. emphasis on underprivileged childrenThe teachers themselves must also demonstrate a level of enthusiasm or the project. Schools and teachers must commit to using the resources and methods in the classroom, thereby reaching a large number of young children, and to actively contribute to the evaluation of the programme.The workshop formats and content will conform to the requirements of the local educational authorities, so that where possible, the professional development of the teachers will be officially recognised.
- 62. Teachers TrainingCornerstone Resource: Earthball (?)BaselineProgramme ? Content ?Preparation? Follow-up?Certification?Evaluation?
- 63. What is a product?
- 64. Education and Public Outreach ProductsEducational Material
- 65. Press releases and other written news products
- 66. Exhibitions
- 67. Print products
- 68. Newsletter
- 69. Books
- 70. Brochures
- 71. Website
- 73. Videos
- 74. Presentations
- 76. VIP Exclusives (Special Events)
- 77. PostersSpecific On-line Communication ProductsWebsite (National and International)
- 78. Micro-sites when necessary (Very specific projects/events/kids website)
- 79. RSS Feeds
- 80. Mailling List
- 81. Social Media
- 83. Twitter (@unawe (others? @unawe_ro @unawe_de @unawe_za ?)
- 84. Flickr account: Image share and archive
- 85. Online Publishing Platforms (ISSU and slideshare)
- 86. Video Portals (itunes, youtube and vimeo)
- 87. Wikipedia (english, simple english, other languages)
- 88. ...EPO Products ProductionMarket research (Why are we producing this?) PlanningWritten communicationVisual communicationScientific, pedagogical & political validation (NC! and IPM if necessary!)Technical productionDistribution (The product needs to be available to your target group, don’t forget to distributed digitally)Promotion & advertisingEvaluation & archiving
- 90. Topic selected accordingly certain criteria (eg.: School Curriculum
- 91. Research of existing materials available
- 92. Discussions with educators and teachers
- 93. Draft outline
- 94. Production
- 95. Write the first draft
- 96. Produce necessary visuals: illustrations, images, layout, videos, etc.
- 98. Send draft text and visuals to partners for comments
- 99. Finalise text and visuals
- 100. Finalise text and visuals for final editing and layout.
- 101. Send text and visuals to the final approval for scientific and pedagogical validation.
- 102. (Send it to translation)
- 103. Distribution
- 104. Send resource to teachers and educators
- 105. Publish it on relevant education repositories
- 106. Publish all the products (text and visuals) on the website
- 107. Publish an update in social networks (facebook, twitter, etc.)
- 108. Evaluation
- 109. Check the impact of your activity through different metrics (hits on the webstory, google news,
- 110. Discuss the results internally and try to improve if necessaryExample: Space Scoop (T1, T2 & T4) Bringing news from across the Universe to children all around the world: Exploitation of astronomy and space science resultsFirst phase: Adaptation of ESO Image and Science Releases to children (7-10 years old) News story from ESOEUNAWE Science Writer adapts the storyValidation by HeidelbergValidation by IPMPublication on ESO site and UNAWE websiteDistribution by the ESO and UNAWE channelshttp://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1106/kids/Second phase: Adaptation of European organisations Science Releases to children (7-10 years old)
- 111. Product LicensingThe EUNAWE products will be under the license Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Unported. (typical license for public funded educational and communication products)Users are free:to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- 112. to Remix — to adapt the work (Translations!)Under the following conditions: Attribution— You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work).
- 113. Share-alikeThis will enable a wide distribution of our products! Comments?
- 114. ProductsAny communication products, including at a conference or seminar or any type of information or promotional material (brochure, leaflet, poster, presentation etc), must specify that the project has received research funding from the Union and display the European emblem.:Feel free to add the logo of your institution.All the written materials need to include: This Brochure/book/website was produced by funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme ([FP7/2007-2013]) under grant agreement n° 263325
- 115. Products: keep in mind!The quality of our content is the most important asset of UNAWE!Focus on the essentials: Astronomy, Education & PedagogyKeep in mind the vision: Perspective, inspiration and fun
- 116. WebsiteObjectivesA vehicle for the exchange of ideas, best practices and educational resources between teachers and other professionals
- 118. The UNAWE web site will contain a large body of educational material, training activities and other resources for teachers, research astronomers, space scientistsand children.
- 120. Teachers
- 121. Project Coordinators
- 123. Astronomy community
- 124. ChildrenWebsite: TimelinePhase I - Institutional website (www.unawe.org) (Objective 1)1 April – Design studies and structure20 April - Alpha release4 May – Official releaseMay – June : National Websites (www.unawe.org.za ….) Phase II - Educational Resources Repository(www.unawe.org/resources/) (Objective 2)May – July: Requirements definitionAugust – SeptemberOctober: Alpha Release (CAP conference)November – December: National Repositories
- 126. Vision & Mission
- 127. Goals/Objectives
- 129. News (Dynamic)
- 130. Updates
- 131. Press Releases
- 132. Press Releases Kids
- 134. National nodes (40+)
- 135. Global projects
- 136. Resources (Dynamic)
- 137. Brochures
- 138. Educational Materials (Link to the material site for now)
- 140. Images
- 141. Videos
- 142. Posters
- 143. Documents
- 144. Visual Identity
- 145. Useful Links (commented and sorted by topic)
- 146. Events
- 147. Make it Happen (Static)
- 148. Donations
- 149. Request information
- 150. Subscribe (Static)
- 151. Contacts (Static)
- 152. Request informationWebsite: Technology Standard technology for EPO: ESO Content Management System: Django.
- 153. Open Source (!)
- 154. Low costs for development.
- 155. Control over the needs.
- 156. Modular: Modules for news, documents, images, videos, national nodes.
- 157. Integrated with social media: twitter, facebook, flicker, youtube, etc.
- 158. Integrated development with ESO
- 159. Share modules and development Website: First Mock-up
- 161. Website: National Website Use same Content Management System (To be discussed)
- 162. Multilanguage
- 163. Share costs -> More focus on the content
- 164. Develop some specific modules if necessary
- 165. IP-smart and specific URL: www.unawe.org.uk
- 166. Buy:
- 167. www.unawe.XX
- 168. www.eunawe.xx
- 169. www.universeawareness.xxWebsite: Educational RepositoryTo be buily with the same technology as the website
- 170. Use of metadata standards for education (Dublin Core & Virtual Astronomy Multimedia Project, Scientix repository ):
- 171. Integration with other repositories (E.g.:COMPadre)
- 172. Easy to find and fetch resources
- 174. Ensure the highest standards of resources
- 175. Service to the community to improve the quality of their resources
- 176. Support to the development (editing, proofreading , translation and design)
- 177. Quality stamp to be recognised in the near future.
- 178. Multilingual supportRepository: WorkflowWeb Educational Repository WorkflowReportEditorReferee(s)SubmissionMetadataVideoImage TextPDFRepositoryEdu/Editorial BoardVideoImage TextPDFRankingComments 1 – 2(max) Months
- 179. Reporting & Evaluation:Resources (evaluated by teachers and pupils)
- 180. Workshops (evaluated by teachers, EUNAWE project managers, stakeholders)
- 181. Implementation (evaluated by teachers and schools)
- 182. International conference (evaluated by participants)
- 183. International management (evaluated by National Project Managers)
- 184. Impact (evaluated by pupils, teachers, EUNAWE project managers with input from experts)
- 185. Obtaining feedback from other EU countries who are not part of the EUNAWE project but who have used the (translated) EUNAWE resources
- 186. # Activities
- 187. # ChildrenPartnerships Go out! Dissiminate our products and projects! Potential partnerships: Children Magazines
- 188. Children Websites
- 189. Children Museums
- 190. Science Museums and Planetariums
- 191. Natural Parks
- 192. Observatories
- 194. Libraries
- 195. Etc.Some Meetings & Conferences (2011)Scientix Conference: May 2011
- 196. Astronomy & Space Science Workshop, European Parliament: 24 May 2011
- 197. JENAM2011: July 2011
- 198. World Science Centre Congress 2011: September 2011
- 199. International Astronautical Congress 2011: October 2011
- 200. Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2011: October 2011Scientix Conference: 6 – 8 May 2011, BrusselsEUNAWE is one of the featured EU projects
- 201. Stand
- 202. Keynote presentation
- 203. Promotional videoCollaborative ToolsDocuments and files repository: dropbox or syncplicity
- 204. On-line Documents for group editing: Google Documents Folder
- 205. Team calendar: Google Calendar
- 206. IM communications: Skype & Google Chat (TBD) ?
- 207. All this information will be available here: intra.unawe.org
- 208. ToDo Lists?Action: Send me your google accounts login (email)