8:30 - 22:00
Monday - Saturday
Structured Course
The structured course provider: ERA - Europe Route Education Youth Sports and Culture Association
OID E10268093
www.eraeu.com
email: courses@eraeu.com
the course is published on the SchoolEducationGateway platform.
You can contact as at courses@eraeu.com or fill in the form https://forms.gle/SLnSfNVJ1JYUjKUE8
“Don’t limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time”
Our practical, hands-on course is for educational specialists, who want to learn how to use the STEM or STEAM method in their teaching. The students/kids we are teaching today are going to be joining a very different workforce.
An education for the twenty-first century demands skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to deal with challenging complex situations, and these capabilities need to be developed from as early as primary school. Integrated approaches to teaching and learning and teacher preparation are key aspects to be focused on to produce a responsible generation that is interested and skilled in STEM. Teaching STEM subjects in the most effective way can require non-traditional approaches to learning.
Teachers play a key role in STEM education. STEM education needs to begin in primary schools, continue in pre-secondary and secondary schools and should aim to prepare young people for active participation in their future. Instead, an ideal STEM learning environment is all about asking questions and encouraging independent thinking. The best STEM lessons involve practical activities where students/kids can use their hands, whether they’re designing a concept or creating and building something themselves. This way, students are far less likely to become bored or distracted, plus it is rewarding for them to have a final product to evaluate. Most importantly, STEM education is about bridging the gap between the classroom and real life.
It isn’t just a grouping of different subjects, it is a campaign to develop the deep scientific, mathematic and problem-solving skills that our students/kids are going to need to be competitive in the workforce. By introducing this way of thinking in the early years, we are laying the foundation for our future leaders. In this structured course we’ll be discussing STEM teaching methods, how to plan STEM lessons, the best ways to assess students in STEM and how to engage your students.
The program of the structured course will give you information about the creation of integrated lessons, integrative subjects and extracurricular activities with a focus on STEM. But not only this. While STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, STEM education is far more than linking those subject titles together. It’s a philosophy of education that encourages curiosity and embraces teaching content and skills in an a way that resembles real life.
The structured course participants will learn how to use ICT tools to organize their classes and groups, how to create a lesson plan suitable for STE(A)M method, to use ICT tools to create resources for teaching by using STE(A)M method. During the course the participants will learn how to implement in their work one of the possible scenarios for STE(A)M – the film making. On this course the participants will get practical experience, how to record a video and how to work with Apps for photo, video and sound editing. The Lord of the Rings movie will be one of the examples we will use for that.
Each participant needs to bring his own tablet and/or laptop, camera or smartphone. We don’t provide computers or tablets.
The standard program comprises 7 days. The first day is dedicated to getting to know each other by learning icebreaker activities, to Course topic introduction, hands-on activity on login to the course connecting classroom. The last day is about follow up, individual consultations – instructions how to implement the suggested trainings with pupils, how to seek and receive support from mentors and at the end certificates ceremony. Participants are expected to arrive one day before the start of the course and leave one day after the end. In case there is no lockdown and it is safe for both sides, the host organization could also organize:
The main topics of our structured course are targeting on the implementation of the STE(A)M approach at school. Good STEM education means helping students see that these subjects are all connected. By the end of the course participants will know more about the methods we use when we teach STEM, and teach students to define problem(s), conduct research, discuss multiple ideas for solutions, develop and create a device or prototype, and then test, evaluate, and redesign them.
The participants will learn what is STEM and STEM subjects and why Project-Based Learning, Problem-Based Learning, Inquiry-Based Learning, Place-based education/learning and Critical thinking are the keystones of STEM method.
The participants will know how to use different Apps to organize the work and to create educational resources. The participants will have hands-on activities to work with platform that will give them real-time insights into student understanding through interactive lessons, interactive videos, gamification, and activities. They will gain not only theoretical knowledge about STE(A)M method, but also will learn how to work with different ICT tools. The participants will gain practical knowledge on how to use formative assessment in STEM teaching and learning.
The pre-school teachers: Throughout the course, participants will get familiar with the innovative methodological approach of using multimedia and online based materials in the kindergartens by the method “learning by doing”. They will learn how to apply different activities to asses child's development in five main areas: cognitive development, social and emotional development, speech and language, fine motor skills and gross motor skills. Despite presenting innovative best practice, the course shows how basic psychological needs of safety, belongingness and self-esteem needs to be put on the first place during the kindergartens closures. The pre-school teachers can create multimedia materials for parents, to provide interaction and support with health habits, games, and reading; understand the perspective of children and connect the home situation with age-specific development; and prepare for challenges while being flexible in their expectations.
The school teachers: The participants from the different school levels will get familiar with the innovative methodological approach in the education, of creating and using interactive multimedia and web based materials in the fields of science, mathematics, humanistic studies and sports obtained within several workshops led by the method “learning by doing”. The course shows how basic psychological needs of safety, belongingness and self-esteem needs to be put on the first place when using web-based educational resources. The participants will acquire competences to design and implement assessment materials, based on implementation of multimedia materials, web based platforms for simulations, video as tool for students assessment (flipgrid), interactive video instructions, to create branched scenarios to create interactive educational materials etc.
The course is designed as an interactive process. The format of the course is didactic, experiential, and interactive along with discussions, individual and team exercises. The focus is on experiential learning and workshop approaches, lectures and group discussions. One of the delivery methods during the course is the simulation of real lessons. Participants will, most of the time, step in the shoes of kids/students, practicing the online distance learning. The simulations will be accompanied by discussions on different scenarios of delivering the training sessions suggested by the participants. The course is designed in a way that it offers pre-school and school teachers several beneficial activities for their professional development in the fields of ICT and multimedia creating.
Sharing: Participants share experiences and expertise on the topic and learn from each other.
Collaborative workshops: Working in groups on a learning scenario, pedagogical situation plans and other learning resources to be used in the own kindergarten. The training team is multinational, who have participated in the design of the educational materials and previous teacher training sessions within Erasmus+ KA1 and KA2 projects.
The course provider takes care of booking the accommodation of the participants. We work with a travel agency that organizes the accommodation of our participants with a group price. The course takes place at the same hotel we stay. The participants can book their flights or our travel agency can do this for you and helps you to find the best option.
After you register to the course, you will receive a detailed information about the course. The Erasmus+ grant will cover the participant’s expenses for accommodation, meals and the cultural programs.
Dear participants,
If you will apply at 2023 deadline or already RECEIVED a grant, you are welcome to contact us and team will contact you for assistance and further details.
You can find below the sessions planned for 2023.
If none of these dates suits you, we may organize an additional session for your school if there are at least 10 participants. If interested, please contact us at courses@eraeu.com to let us know about your needs.
19.08 – 25.08.2023 Kuresaaree, Saarema island, Estonia
Please contact us at courses@eraeu.com
Or fill in the form https://forms.gle/SLnSfNVJ1JYUjKUE8
Duration of the course - 7 days.
Fee for tuition and materials: 560 euros.
(This is covered with the course fee that you get with your grant: 80 euro per day).
About the fee for the accommodation and meals you will receive an email with detailed information after your registration for the course and course confirmation.
(Primary school teachers, trainers, school managers, pedagogical advisers and any other staff of educational organizations are eligible to receive an Erasmus+ grant covering all the costs including travel, accommodation and daily subsistence, cultural activities and all fees. The training course is designed to be fully funded by Erasmus+ program.)
About 4 months before the start of each course ERA will send bills by email to the participants.
2. The bill will be sent to the contact person of the school or the institution. The billing address will be the school/institution address. The name mentioned on the bill will be the name of the participant.
3. All correspondence about billing will be done by the contact person of the school.
4. The bills can be paid by the individual teachers or by the school. The reference number of the bill(s) should be mentioned when paying.
The use of reference number(s) when paying is a necessity
Note: In case the customer cancels their participation after paying the fee, ERA charges the transaction costs of the reimbursement. The cancellation of the participation in the course is possible at least 3 months before the training.
If your school/institution has a VAT number and you want to have it on the bill, please send it to us.
The training courses in Malta are organized by the ERA – Europe Route Education Youth Sports and Culture Association (OID E10268093)
The Europe Route Education Youth Sports and Culture Association has a mission to support the modernization of education at national and international level, to support schools in the region to apply and to work on Erasmus+ projects, learn from the best practices abroad and work to improve its quality. It supports the implementation of leading European and world standards in Turkish school education through various initiatives.
Europe Route Education, Youth, Sports and Culture Association (ERA) was founded as a democratic, secular, independent, non-political association focused mainly on education and training at European level. Our trainers are very qualified specialists in ICT for education field and non-formal methods. ERA’s team is international. The trainers are experienced people in field of school, VET and adult education.
We are working on Erasmus+ program to carrying out training courses, projects for cooperation and exchange of good practices, workshops and similar activities in the educational field. Our mission is to provide people with the necessary qualifications and skills set in order for them to be competent and excel in their sectors, meanwhile creating common values; hence, a European culture.
Hasan Biber is an deputy principal and English teacher with 25 years of experience currently working at Namık Karamancı Fen Lisesi which is a prestigious science high school located in Manavgat, Antalya Turkey
14:00 Informal introduction to the course, getting to know each other
14:30 Icebreakers for raise students motivation
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 Introduction in STEM and STEAM.
19:00 Joint welcome dinner
10:00 Introduction to the course, presentation of schools
11:00 - Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 What is STEM education and What are STEM subjects?
13:00 Lunch break
14:30 STEM teaching methods: The keystones – Project-Based Learning. Problem- Based Learning. Inquiry-Based Learning. Place-based education/learning. Critical thinking
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 ICT tools for class management and how to divide the students in groups.
17:00 Reflection session, end of the day
10:00 What is STE(A)M Engineering Design Process and it’s steps – Ask; Imagine; Plan; Create; Improve and Share.
11:00 - Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 STE(A)M education in pre-primary and primary level, an integrated approach, based on cross-curricular teaching and learning.
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break
14:30 Lesson planning for STEM subjects
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 ICT tools for the STE(A)M lesson planning
17:00 Reflection session, end of the day
9:30 Workshop : Designing and conducting the lesson plan based on STE(A)M method. Working on the individual task
12:30 Lunch break
14:00 Presentation of the individual tasks. Group discussion
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 Formative assessment in STE(A)M teaching and learning
17:30 Reflection session, end of the day
10:00 Workshop: create formative assessment – group work how to manage student expectations and to engage them. ICT tools for Real-time feedback (Mentimeter)
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 ICT tools to draw a concept map
13:00 Lunch break
14:30. Creating a digital content for lesson based on the STE(A)M approach – learn how to work on Nearpod platform
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00. Apps for Interactive Simulations for Science and Math - PhET
Individual task on creating a lesson plan and resources for STE(A)M lesson.
17:00 Reflection session, end of the day
10:00 How to engage our students with free video discussion app - Flipgrid
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Workshop: Working on individual task to create a topic with Flipgrid.
13:00 Lunch break
14:30 STE(A)M and creating a digital content. ICT tools for movie and photo editing.
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 STEM and film making or how to make effects like in Lord of the Ring movie.
17:00 Reflection session, end of the day
9:00 Visit and workshop at the library, as a place for developing students’ STEM skills
12:30 Lunch break
14:00 Visit and workshop at science center.
Europass Mobility certificates – discussion of knowledge gained and skills acquired.
Discussing possibilities for future cooperation among participants.
16:00 Delivering of the certificates and the end of the course.