November 16, 2011 at 12:25ThinkQuest 2012. Mini-grants for teachers
November 17, 2011 in St. Petersburg will host the presentation of the international competition for students and schoolchildren ThinkQuest 2012 . The organizer of the competition in St. Petersburg are NRU ITMO and the Club of Innovators.
Students will be asked to write an essay about one of the problems they face in everyday life: uninteresting computer science lessons, terrible road conditions, leaking ceiling in the classroom, expensive metro passage, etc.
We decided to support the contest participants and their teachers and announce the mini-grants program aimed at supporting school teachers and university professors who wish to participate in the competition.
The teacher, who submitted 10 essays and essays from students from his team, will be awarded a grant in the amountof 4,000 rubles . The most active schools and universities will receive 10,000 rubles each. The author of the best essay in the city will receive 5,000 rubles.
ThinkQuest is an international competition that offers students (schoolchildren and students) no older than 22 years old to measure strength in solving practical problems, using creative thinking, teamwork and technical knowledge - skills necessary in the 21st century.
Participants work in teams consisting of a leader and students (from 1 to 6 people). By participating in the competition, they solve a problem from real life. The solution to the problem can be presented in various forms: website, animation, blog or magazine, application, photo, video, etc.
It's simple, just register on the site and come on November 17 to the presentation of the contest!
The competition presentation will be held on November 17, 2011 at 19:00 at the address: 49 Kronverksky pr., In the assembly hall of the main building of NRU ITMO.
In the program of the event:
Students will be asked to write an essay about one of the problems they face in everyday life: uninteresting computer science lessons, terrible road conditions, leaking ceiling in the classroom, expensive metro passage, etc.
We decided to support the contest participants and their teachers and announce the mini-grants program aimed at supporting school teachers and university professors who wish to participate in the competition.
The teacher, who submitted 10 essays and essays from students from his team, will be awarded a grant in the amount
What is ThinkQuest?
ThinkQuest is an international competition that offers students (schoolchildren and students) no older than 22 years old to measure strength in solving practical problems, using creative thinking, teamwork and technical knowledge - skills necessary in the 21st century.
Participants work in teams consisting of a leader and students (from 1 to 6 people). By participating in the competition, they solve a problem from real life. The solution to the problem can be presented in various forms: website, animation, blog or magazine, application, photo, video, etc.
How to participate in the competition?
It's simple, just register on the site and come on November 17 to the presentation of the contest!
What opportunities does the contest open?
- Communication and exchange of experience with 46,000 pupils, students and teachers from 52 countries
- Each participant will receive a certificate of participation in an international competition
- Winners will receive valuable prizes: laptops for the whole team, cash grants for institutions, trips to San Francisco, diplomas and much more
- Participants from 18 years of age and older who have won prizes will have the opportunity to take an internship at Oracle
The competition presentation will be held on November 17, 2011 at 19:00 at the address: 49 Kronverksky pr., In the assembly hall of the main building of NRU ITMO.
In the program of the event:
- Speech by Oracle Academy Director Sophie Bures
- Speech by the coordinator of the competition for Russia and the CIS, Yuri Gorvits
- Informal communication