Digital Erasmus+

STEM Education

A five-day course on STEM education: the STEM approach, technology resources for teaching, project- and problem-based learning, and inquiry-based science in the classroom. It includes professional visits to a vocational school, a primary school and a start-up incubator, and ends with each participant preparing a STEM course plan.

5 days
Certificate of attendance
EN

Who it is for

Teachers of primary, secondary and vocational schools
Adult education teachers
Teachers of special educational needs
Teacher trainers, careers officers, educational guides and counsellors
Headteachers, principals and managers of schools and of organisations offering adult or vocational education

What you will learn

Understand what STEM education is and how the STEM approach works
Know the activities STEM teachers can run and the STEM tools that support them
Apply project- and problem-based learning
Get started with educational robotics, Arduino and programming
Design scientific research activities
Prepare and evaluate a STEM course plan

By the end of the course, you will be able to

Explain the STEM approach and choose technology suited to STEM learning
Create STEM activities that promote scientific inquiry and cooperation
Plan safe inquiry-based science lessons with authentic assessment
Prepare a STEM course plan for their own school

Programme, day by day

Day 1What STEM education is

Introductory meeting: practical arrangements, timetable and venue
Icebreakers and introduction to the course
What STEM education is
Educational and instructional technology; technology and media
Key components of 21st-century learning, including distance learning
Copyright and fair use in education

Day 2Technology resources

Technology resources and their use in school administration
Supporting students with special needs in STEM
Computer set-ups in the classroom; free and low-cost materials
Games, simulations and social media in teaching and learning
Professional visit to a vocational school

Day 3Integrating technology

Teacher-centred and learner-centred strategies
Web 2.0 resources and research tools for STEM learning
Technology for planning, organising and collecting data
Collaboration and ethical use of technology
Professional visit to a primary school

Day 4Creating STEM activities

Creating STEM activities and bringing technology across the curriculum
Assessing technology for effectiveness, efficiency and engagement
Methods, questions and group work that promote scientific inquiry
The teacher as technology leader in STEM
Professional visit to a start-up incubator

Day 5STEM course plan

Preparing and evaluating a STEM course plan
Safety and legal responsibilities in the inquiry-based science classroom
Planning, assessment and technology for science inquiry
Designing authentic assessments
Final workshop
Certificates ceremony

How the course runs

Predominantly active methodology
Case studies and practical examples
Group work
Activities built around the participants' personal and professional interests

Certificate of Attendance, issued by BragaMob, and Europass Mobility, issued by your school and completed with us. Accommodation, meals, transfers and cultural integration activities can be added to the course: your quote lists each service you choose. Dates on request.

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