With the Académie des Sciences in 2015

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PROMOTING SCIENCE TEACHING
The Ocean as Observed from Space
From space, it is now possible to measure the temperature, salinity and
surface currents of the oceans, their chlorophyll concentration – and thus
the biological activity of surface waters –, how their masses increase due
to the melting of continental ice, how the water level rises in connection
with global warming, and to map even the topography of the seabed. This
presentation drew on a few examples to show what incredible progress has
been achieved in the last decades in our knowledge of the ocean.
A conference by Anny Cazenave on the occasion of the Fête de la science [Science
Festival] (13 October 201534).
Scholarships for Deserving Students
Awarded by the Académie des sciences since 1991, the Rogissart scholarships are aimed at rewarding high school students for their
outstanding achievements in their education and who were born or have at least one parent born in the Department of the Ardennes, of which
Jean Rogissart, their founder, was a native. The Rectorat of Reims provides support for the laureate selection process, in such a way that every
high school of the Department of the Ardennes may enter one or more candidates.
Each scholarship amounts to €6,000 in all, paid in six times during two successive scholar years at the university (as an example, a 2015
scholarship laureate receiving €1,000 in 2014 would receive €3,000 in 2016 and €2,000 in 2017).
Colloquia on Science Education
The future of Science Education for Children in a Changing World
For twenty years, converging international initiatives have led to the implementation in many countries of science education methods
based on investigation, often in the form of pilot projects, but sometimes also on a larger scale. Based on their experiences, educators
and scientists were invited to join the eminent members of the International Committee of the Foundation La main à la pâte - Pour
l’Éducation à la science to reflect on the future of natural sciences and mathematics education. (10 June 201535).
Scientific Pathways from Three Years Before A-Levels to Three Years After
At the initiative of the Délégation à l’éducation et à la formation (Delegation for Education and Training), the Académie brought togeth-
er a group of political decision makers, high-ranking civil servants, academicians and teachers in secondary and higher education,
to revolve around the “expert witness” Alain Boissinot, chief education officer and former general director of school education at the
French Ministry of National Education, and reflect on scientific pathways from three years before A-Levels to three years after. The
colloquium was organized around three themes: Les contenus en discussion: le projet des formations scientifiques [Discussing Con-
tent: the Projects behind Scientific Training Programmes] - L'architecture des formations [The Architecture of Training Programmes]
- Parcours de formation: orientations et réorientations vers de nouveaux parcours en science [Training Programmes: Orientations and
Reorientations Towards New Pathways to Science] (25-26 November 2015).
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