August 22, 2017
Katherine Blanchard, a program specialist at the Smithsonian Science Education Center with a Masters Degree in International Education, interviewed the Founder President of the ECO Science Foundation (ECOSF). The Foundation was established in Islamabad-Pakistan on 20 December 2011 as a Specialized Agency of the ECO. It is mandated to promote scientific and technological research collaboration and other relevant activities among the member states, leading to socioeconomic development in the region. In addition, to strengthen the science base of future generations and the region's economy, the Foundation is promoting science education at school level, using an Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE) approach. The IBSE pedagogy for teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) encourages and motivates students in science through the hands-on, minds-on activities.
Read more at http://www.eco4science.org/Smithsonian-Science-Education-Center