TeknoLab creative workshop
TeknoLab has been in operation since autumn 2018, and is now a sought-after space for use by both school students and leisure audiences. The lab is a permanent location for the Talent Center for Science and Super:bit. The maker workshop is about challenging today's young people and their understanding of technology. Understand that they can help create new things, not just consume technology.
In the TeknoLab creative workshop, we offer teaching for school classes in programming, electronics and digital fabrication, including the use of micro:bit, soldering irons and 3D printers. Science, programming, interdisciplinarity and creative joy are combined in a unique way.
In connection with the introduction of subject renewal in Norwegian schools in the autumn of 2020, the demand for teacher courses is high. TeknoLab is used for these teacher courses.
TALENT CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS
Talent center for science was established as a pilot project by the Ministry of Education and Science in 2015. The offer falls under the Education Act as adapted teaching, and therefore takes place primarily during school hours in the form of various subject camps. From the 2020/21 school year, this became a permanent offer at Oslo Science Centre . The Talent Centre is an offer for academically strong school pupils who find ordinary teaching to be unchallenging. The Talent Centre 's mission is to provide them with customized training at a level that stimulates, engages and motivates. With active use of the creative workshop, students are encouraged to be creative and enjoy creating. With funds from Sparebankstiftelsen DNB, the offer was extended in 2020 to three other upper secondary schools, with associated secondary schools in Oslo: Hellerud, Persbråten and Hersleb. In addition, an agreement has been concluded with Bærum municipality to start a branch in autumn 2020. This has been postponed until spring 2021 due to the pandemic.
The Talent Centre 's has, during the short time the offer has existed, become an important premise provider in the field of "pupils with great learning potential" in Norway. The Talent Centre 's people are sought after course holders around the country, and we are now responsible for creating a national plan for the development of teacher courses within the topic. The Science Centre's strong position as a provider of playful learning and a practical approach to heavy theory gave us the mandate to safeguard tomorrow's wise minds, where students work in the cross-section of theoretical science, practical engineering and technology development.
The Talent Centre at Oslo Science Centre has given The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology increased collaboration with the higher education sector regarding pedagogy and closer collaboration with the region's municipalities and county authorities.
THE CREATIVE SCHOOL – WHERE CREATIVE CULTURE MEETS SCHOOL CULTURE
With funds from Sparebankstiftelsen DNB, a website has been established with creative and exploratory activities for children and young people over the next three years. The project includes in-service training for teachers, development of educational content for the school through the online portal skaperskolen. no, and funds to carry out regional creative festivals. Due to the corona pandemic, all planned creative festivals were canceled in 2020. The science center is represented in the group that leads the development of the project.
At the time of the shutdown, the project allocated funds to create digital offers under the title of the creators' club. A separate YouTube channel was created with videos made by the science centers around the country. Here, viewers were challenged to create fantastic experiments and creative projects. In total, around 100 films were made. Under the title "Science creation" Oslo Science Centre contributed four films, all of which were based on one of the installations in the science centre.
THE TECHNOLOGICAL SCHOOL BACKPACK – Super:bit
On behalf of the Norwegian Directorate of Education, the Norwegian Science and Technology Association has, through Den teknologiske skolesekken, received funds to carry out basic programming courses for all the country's 6th graders and their teachers. Oslo Science Centre is responsible for Oslo and Nittedal. During 2020, 2,860 students and teachers participated in this offer. After the pandemic broke out, most teaching takes place outside in schools. During the closure period, close to 50 schools in Oslo and Nittedal have been visited. The science center has employed its own pedagogue to lead the project.
The project is a collaboration between the Norwegian Science Center Association, Sparebankstiftelsen DNB and NRK Super.
In connection with the shutdown of Norway in March, the science center association started a digital learning offer in programming aimed at rivers in the 10th grade. A separate studio has been set up for broadcasts from the museum. The project is called Kodekraft, and is financed by Equinor. Oslo Science Centre 's area of responsibility is Oslo and Nittedal. During autumn 2020, just over 800 pupils from 24 schools participated in this project.
THE OSLO EAST INVESTMENT
Based on the results of user surveys, an agreement of intent has been entered into with Deichmanske bibliotek centrally. The corona pandemic led to reduced activity in the libraries in 2020. In addition, earmarked funds for the initiative for 2019 from the Ministry of Culture were not continued in 2020. Three activity days have been held at Deichman branches in 2020.
The youth clubs in Oslo were also affected by the pandemic, but in the autumn of 2020 work with three youth clubs in the Grorud district is again well under way. The youth club initiatives are financed through funds from BUFdir.
Free tickets in the summer of 2020 for the districts of Alna and Grorud were used by 832 adults and 1,048 children. Everyone answered the questionnaire on arrival and those of the participants who gave their email address will receive a follow-up question in January 2021.