COURSES

"Organizing a Science & Engineering Fair" (OSEF)

A Graduate Course from MSSEF’s Curious Minds Initiative (CMI)

OSEF is part of the new STEM CERTIFICATE in INQUIRY from Framingham State University! 

About OSEF

Provides a framework and guidance for best practices in the logistics of managing a classroom with students working on independent research on different topics, and running a science fair program and building district-based support for it.

OSEF Benefits

• Every student deserves the opportunity to experience the joys and challenges of the discovery process  –  the chance to learn something never before known!  
• Science Fairs enable students to explore their natural curiosity about the world in the same way that “real” scientists and inventors do.
• Science fair programs help students develop essential 21st-century life & career skills: reading, math, writing, critical thinking, ethics, communication and graphic arts.

Benefits for Teachers and Communities:

• INSPIRE STUDENTS & BE PART OF THE DISCOVERY PROCESS!  Guiding students through the research process provides teachers with a chance to inspire students to pursue science, technology and engineering studies, and also to become involved in the discovery process themselves. 
• CONNECT WITH PARENTS &  LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY.  Local businesses and parent/community organizations can provide resources, knowing that science fair programs offer students critical life skills and a potential pathway to college scholarships.  

Fees, Credits and More

Please note that registration fees & graduate credit costs are non-refundable.