Recently, sixteen departments including the Department of Education of Yunnan Province, the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Yunnan Provincial Committee, and the Cyberspace Administration of the Communist Party of China Yunnan Provincial Committee jointly issued the "Twenty Measures for Strengthening Science Education in Primary and Secondary Schools in the New Era in Yunnan Province", clearly stating aspects such as strengthening the construction of the main battlefield of science education in schools, making good use of the large social classroom to expand science education, and doing a good job in the supporting and connecting of related reforms.

The details are as follows

Yunnan Province is strengthening science education in primary and secondary schools in the new era

Twenty Measures

1. Strengthen the construction of the main battlefield for science education in schools

1. Strengthen the teaching reform of science courses. We will implement the national curriculum plan and standards with high quality, compile local textbooks for comprehensive practical courses, encourage schools to develop excellent school-based courses, and promote the collaborative education of national, local and school-based courses. Urge and guide all regions to fully offer science-related courses, implement the teaching requirement that interdisciplinary thematic learning should, in principle, account for no less than 10%, and encourage schools to actively explore new methods of science education and teaching, and carry out heuristic, inquiry-based and project-based teaching. Strengthen the teaching research of science courses, and regularly carry out the selection and promotion of outstanding cases of excellent science education courses (including experimental courses). Strengthen the construction and sharing of online science education resources. Add a science education section to the Yunnan Education Public Service Platform and launch a batch of high-quality science education resources for free use by primary and secondary schools and teachers and students throughout the province. (Responsible unit: Education departments at all levels)

2. Strengthen practical operations of scientific experiments. Improve the management of experimental teaching. Based on the "Basic Catalogue of Experimental Teaching in Primary and Secondary Schools", formulate unified annual experimental teaching plans by grade and subject, and fully offer all experimental courses and practical activities. Implement the standards for the configuration of teaching equipment in science and related disciplines, ensure the availability of experimental teaching venues, and strengthen laboratory construction. Strengthen the guidance of experimental teaching, enhance students' practical abilities, and encourage the exploration of using artificial intelligence, virtual reality and other means to improve and strengthen experimental teaching. However, it is not allowed to use teachers' demonstrations or simulation experiments to replace students' hands-on experiments, and ensure the time for experimental teaching. Strictly organize the practical operation examination for junior high school students. Reasonably determine the corresponding workload of subject teachers and laboratory technicians. (Responsible unit: Education departments at all levels)

3. Enrich the content of science education practice. Promote the normalization of science education practice activities. Each school should organize at least one science and technology festival, Science and Technology Week and other activities every year, and carry out activities such as "Scientists (Spirit) Entering Campus", mobile youth palaces, science popularization caravans, and scientific investigation experiences. In principle, each school should pair up with at least one institution with popular science functions (such as museums, bases, parks, enterprises, etc.). It is encouraged that primary and secondary schools organize students to visit off-campus science education venues such as science and technology museums and popular science education bases to carry out scenario-based and experiential science practice activities. (Responsible units: Led by the departments of education and science and technology associations at all levels; All levels of departments such as industry and information technology, science and technology, ecological environment, agriculture and rural affairs, the Communist Youth League, and the Working Committee of the Young Pioneers, units of the Chinese Academy of Sciences stationed in Yunnan, and all higher education institutions shall participate.

4. Incorporate it into after-school service programs. Make science education the most fundamental and essential project of after-school services. Each school, in light of its own strengths and characteristics as well as the needs of students, makes overall plans to absorb high-quality social science education resources and carry out after-school service projects such as popular science lectures, scientific experiments, technological creation, maker activities, and observation research. Encourage schools with the necessary conditions to establish student science and technology clubs and interest groups, and guide interested students to carry out scientific exploration and experiments in a long-term, in-depth and systematic manner. Improve the mechanism for third-party institutions to enter schools and encourage more high-quality social scientific educational resources to enter schools. (Responsible unit: Led by education departments at all levels; All levels of departments such as industry and information technology, science and technology, ecological environment, agriculture and rural affairs, the Communist Youth League Committee, the Association for Science and Technology, and the Working Committee of the Young Pioneers, units of the Chinese Academy of Sciences stationed in Yunnan, and all higher education institutions are required to participate.

5. Support the construction of national experimental zones and schools for science education in primary and secondary schools. Formulate provincial implementation plans, encourage each experimental zone and experimental school to take the lead in conducting trials in key areas and critical links such as the development of curriculum resources, the construction of teaching staff, the transformation of teaching methods, the reform of educational evaluation, the construction of venues and scenarios, and the integration of social forces, and form a number of typical experiences and institutional innovation achievements that can be replicated and promoted, so as to effectively play a leading and radiating role. Strengthen the construction of the experimental schools' own science popularization bases, and explore the establishment of small-scale "campus science and technology museums", "science popularization corridors" (wall science popularization exhibits), etc. (Responsible unit: Led by education departments at all levels; Departments such as science and technology, natural resources, ecological environment, agriculture and rural affairs, the Communist Youth League, and the Association for Science and Technology at all levels, units of the Chinese Academy of Sciences stationed in Yunnan, and all universities are required to participate.

Second, make good use of the large social classroom to expand science education

6. Promote the sharing of scientific education resources. Coordinate and mobilize relevant departments to open science and technology museums, museums, cultural centers, libraries, planning exhibition halls, science popularization education bases, production lines of industrial and agricultural enterprises and other venues to primary and secondary school students in the province for free or at discounted rates. All levels of education administrative departments should, in conjunction with relevant departments, formulate a list of social resources for science education among primary and secondary school students within their regions, and build a map of science education resources in Yunnan Province for selection and use by primary and secondary schools and teachers and students. Encourage all relevant departments to establish expert teams for "science Education social classrooms" and develop science education courses and projects suitable for primary and secondary school students. In line with the construction of child-friendly cities, efforts should be made to promote the establishment of multi-functional children's off-campus activity facilities and public Spaces such as science popularization and experience facilities in various regions. Give full play to the practical educational advantages of the Young Pioneers and promote the construction of the Youth Academy of Sciences. (Responsible units: Led by the departments of education, development and reform, science and technology, and science and technology associations at all levels; Departments such as publicity, cyberspace administration, civilization Office, industry and information technology, natural resources, ecological environment, agriculture and rural affairs, Communist Youth League Committee, Women's Federation, and Working Committee of the Young Pioneers at all levels, units of the Chinese Academy of Sciences stationed in Yunnan, and all higher education institutions are required to participate.

7. Strengthen project-driven scientific education. In accordance with relevant arrangements, we have actively organized and implemented a series of projects and activities, including the "Thousand Households and Ten Thousand Museums Science Education Mobilization Campaign", the "National Science Education Theme Month for Primary and Secondary Schools", the "Science Popularization into Ten Thousand Households Campaign", the "Youth Science Academy", the "Science Education Facility Aid Project in Central and Western Regions", the "All-Media Science Popularization Campaign", and the "Big Hand Holding Little Hand" Science Popularization Report Tour. Form a number of distinctive and meaningful social classroom projects for science education to lead the reform and development of science education in primary and secondary schools. (Responsible units: Led by the departments of education, science and technology, and the Association for Science and Technology at all levels; All relevant departments are required to participate.

8. Encourage universities and research institutions to proactively connect with primary and secondary schools. Encourage and support universities and research institutions to establish science education cooperation mechanisms with primary and secondary schools, appropriately open laboratories and other scientific and technological resources to primary and secondary school students, and jointly organize practical activities such as science summer (winter) camps. Encourage universities and middle schools with the necessary conditions to carry out cooperation in classroom teaching, student cultivation and other aspects, promote joint teaching and research between universities and middle schools, and achieve better connection in teaching content, teaching methods and other aspects. The scientific education work undertaken by the staff of colleges and research institutes is included in the performance assessment and performance-based salary distribution. (Responsible unit: Led by education departments at all levels; All levels of science and technology, science and technology associations and other departments, units of the Chinese Academy of Sciences stationed in Yunnan, and all higher education institutions are required to participate.

9. Attract scientific talents from outside the school to support the development of the school. Establish a provincial expert committee for science education in primary and secondary schools, absorbing experts and scholars from educational administrative departments, teaching and research institutions, primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, research institutes, venues and bases, media and other units, to jointly plan and promote science education work, and form a virtuous situation of multi-party participation. Encourage primary and secondary schools to appoint experts, scholars, engineers and others from universities, research institutions and enterprises as vice principals in charge of science. On the basis of setting up full-time science and technology instructors, each primary and secondary school should actively build a part-time team of science and technology instructors. They can hire "silver age teachers", various retired science and technology workers, etc. to serve as part-time science and technology instructors. (Responsible unit: Led by education departments at all levels; Departments such as publicity, cyberspace administration, industry and information technology, science and technology, natural resources, ecological environment, agriculture and rural affairs, the Communist Youth League, and the Association for Science and Technology at all levels, units of the Chinese Academy of Sciences stationed in Yunnan, and all higher education institutions are required to participate.

10. Cultivate science education brands with Yunnan characteristics. In collaboration with major new media platforms within the province, we will create a series of distinctive and down-to-earth high-quality science education promotion projects, intensify the publicity and guidance of science education, and inspire primary and secondary school students to set lofty aspirations for serving the country through science and technology. In line with Yunnan's development positioning as a national "pioneer in ecological civilization construction", we should fully develop and utilize local ecological civilization education resources, deepen the opening of environmental protection facilities, and create a characteristic brand of science education in Yunnan. Strongly support the establishment of high-quality scientific education resources such as the "Tengchong Scientists Forum" in Yunnan to serve the science education in Yunnan. (Responsible units: Led by the departments of education, science and technology, and the Association for Science and Technology at all levels; Departments such as publicity, cyberspace administration, industry and information technology, ecological environment, agriculture and rural affairs, and the Communist Youth League at all levels, units of the Chinese Academy of Sciences stationed in Yunnan, and all higher education institutions shall participate.

Iii. Ensure proper coordination and connection of relevant reforms

11. Deepen the reform of educational examination and evaluation. By reforming the form of test questions and evaluation methods, the tendency of exam-oriented education should be gradually reduced, and emphasis should be placed on cultivating students' critical thinking and scientific spirit. Based on the curriculum standards of each subject, ensure that the test questions are closely in line with the teaching syllabus, highlight the core literacy of the subject, and enhance the foundational, applied, comprehensive and innovative nature of the test questions. We will promote the assessment of students' practical abilities at the end of primary school science exams, improve the academic proficiency tests and comprehensive quality evaluation systems for science education-related subjects in junior and senior high schools, and take students' performance in science education practice activities as an important part of evaluating their comprehensive qualities. (Responsible unit: Education departments at all levels)

12. Explore a long-term mechanism for the selection and cultivation of top-notch innovative talents. All relevant colleges and universities should join hands with relevant departments to actively explore effective models for the selection and cultivation of top-notch innovative talents, and clarify the respective focuses of projects such as the "High School Students' Talent Program", "Strong Foundation Program", "Outstanding Students in Basic Disciplines Training Program", and "University Science Camp" in terms of selection, cultivation, and utilization. Pilot the construction of high schools with a focus on science and technology, and explore effective connections between university and high school education in talent cultivation. (Responsible unit: Led by education departments at all levels; All levels of science and technology associations and all higher education institutions are required to participate.

13. Strengthen scientific education research. A number of special planning projects on "Science Education" have been approved at the provincial level, encouraging all regions and schools to conduct research on science education. Encourage universities to provide special research funds to support theoretical and practical research projects in the field of science education. Normal universities should establish cross-disciplinary research platforms for science education and other disciplines, promote the integration of different fields, and enhance the overall research level. Each primary and secondary school should establish a science teaching and research group, which is responsible for taking the lead in conducting school-based research and training on science education. Encourage science education teachers to participate in various international and domestic exchange programs and training, draw on advanced science education concepts at home and abroad, and enhance their theoretical teaching level. (Responsible unit: Led by education departments at all levels; All levels of science and technology, science and technology associations and other departments, as well as all higher education institutions, are required to participate.

14. Standardize off-campus training in science and technology. Guide and urge the standardized and orderly development of technology-based off-campus training institutions, incorporate all technology-based off-campus training institutions into the national off-campus education and training supervision and service Comprehensive platform, and implement full-process supervision. Localities may, in light of their actual needs, formulate selection, management assessment and exit measures for technology-based off-campus training institutions to enter schools and participate in after-school services. Through government procurement of services and other means, they can appropriately introduce technology-based off-campus training institutions from the "white list" of off-campus training institutions in Yunnan Province. (Responsible unit: Led by education departments at all levels; Participation from science and technology departments at all levels

15. Strictly manage competition activities. All regions should guide primary and secondary schools to rationally choose to participate in the "white list" competition, identify students with potential, and encourage them to actively engage in scientific research. Guide the organizing parties of each competition to integrate patriotic education into the competition activities, and cultivate the patriotic feelings and scientific spirit of the participating students. Highlight collectivist education and focus on cultivating students' teamwork spirit. (Responsible unit: Led by education departments at all levels; All levels of departments such as industry and information technology, science and technology, and the Association for Science and Technology will participate.

16. Promote collaborative education among families, schools and communities. Encourage all regions to pool the efforts of research and teaching departments, school teachers, science popularization experts, etc., to launch family science popularization open classes, carry out various family science popularization activities, and create "doorstep" science education bases. Encourage all kinds of museums, institutions, bases and youth palaces to carry out high-quality public welfare science popularization activities for primary and secondary school students. Arrange special science popularization education activities for primary and secondary school students and family and parent-child activities during holidays to enhance parents' awareness of science popularization and students' scientific literacy. (Responsible units: Led by the departments of education, science and technology, women's federations, and science and technology associations at all levels; All levels of departments such as industry and information technology, ecological environment, agriculture and rural affairs, the Communist Youth League Committee, and the Working Committee of the Young Pioneers, units of the Chinese Academy of Sciences stationed in Yunnan, and all higher education institutions are required to participate.

Fourth, strengthen support, guarantee and guidance

17. Improve the multi-departmental linkage and coordination mechanism. All regions should give full play to the role of the specialized coordination mechanism for the "double reduction" work, establish a science education working mechanism led by the education department and jointly managed by relevant departments, regularly hold consultations on relevant matters, strengthen business connection and cooperation, promptly study and solve existing problems, and ensure the coordinated advancement of relevant policies on science education. (Responsible unit: Led by education departments at all levels; All relevant departments are required to participate.

18. Strengthen the construction of the teaching staff for science education. All regions should supplement primary school science teachers as needed, strengthen the allocation of laboratory technicians and full-time teaching researchers in primary and secondary schools, and gradually promote the realization that each primary school has at least one science teacher with a master's degree in science and engineering. Each school should have a school leader or appoint an expert or scholar as the vice principal in charge of science, and in principle, at least one science and technology instructor should be appointed. Strengthen the professional construction of science-related courses, promote the addition of undergraduate programs related to science education in normal universities within the province, and offer full-time master's programs in science education to form a tiered talent cultivation pattern for science education. Increase the proportion of teachers in science courses in projects such as the free normal student program and the "Outstanding Teacher Program". Encourage provincial comprehensive universities to participate in the training of science teachers. Set up training programs for science teachers in primary and secondary schools under the "National Training Program" and upgrade the implementation of the action plan for enhancing the scientific literacy of primary and secondary school teachers. Establish a diversified evaluation system for science course teachers, incorporate organizing science and technology-related practical activities, etc. into the workload of science teachers, and include them in the job performance assessment and performance-based salary distribution. (Responsible unit: Led by education departments at all levels; All relevant universities are required to participate

19. Ensure financial support. All regions should coordinate relevant special funds to support the construction of science education experimental zones and experimental schools. It is necessary to coordinate funds and projects from all sides to build scientific education venues. All resource units should adhere to a public welfare orientation and provide free or discounted science education services to primary and secondary school students. Make good use of the existing lottery public welfare fund projects and do a good job in educational assistance and off-campus study Tours for primary and secondary school students. Actively seek support from social organizations such as the China Education Foundation, increase assistance in building or jointly establishing science education facilities in weak areas and schools, and enhance support for special children groups. (Responsible units: Led by the education and finance departments at all levels; Departments such as Cyberspace Administration, Civilization Office, Development and Reform, Industry and Information Technology, Science and Technology, Ecological Environment, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Communist Youth League Committee, Women's Federation, Association for Science and Technology, and Working Committee of the Young Pioneers at all levels, units of the Chinese Academy of Sciences stationed in Yunnan, and all higher education institutions shall participate.

20. Strengthen the monitoring and guidance of science education. Based on the results of the national quality monitoring of compulsory education, problems existing in students' scientific literacy and teachers' scientific teaching and education are identified and rectified. Incorporate the implementation of science education in primary and secondary schools into the supervision and evaluation of school quality, and ensure that responsibilities are assigned at all levels. Organize and carry out special inspections on science education (experimental teaching), cross-checks on junior high school experimental operation examinations, select and promote typical cases of science education work, and constantly summarize and optimize the development path of science education. (Responsible unit: Led by education departments at all levels; All levels of publicity, science and technology, science and technology associations and other departments are required to participate.