TheSTE(A)M Education European Roadmap Seminar

Introduction

EU, Horizon.

SEER

Eddy Grand-Meyer, Outreach and Engagement Specialist (STEM), European Schoolnet; Jessica Niewint-Gori, Head of the Research Structure "Technological Applications for Laboratory Teaching", Indire

A set of roadmaps

• Step 1: Map & analyze STEAM initiatives and policies to identify
  • Harvest and analyse to identify alignments and ruptures between
  • The EU Steam landscape
  • the needs of teachers, policymakesr, industry, schools.
• Step 2: Identify key areas, topics, and trends to investigate further
  • Exchange with stakeholders to refine understanding and device solutions
• Step 3: Deliverables
  • Roadmap: Solutions to mainstream and implement STEAM education
  • Case studies: Evidence of good practice in context
  • Mapping of Resources and Advice to users
  • Impact assesment

Key Findings to date

• STEM, iSTEM, STE(A)M, STEAM, STEAME are about the same acronyms
• Clear under-representation of the STEM industry in EU funded projects
• Significant gaps and weaknesses in the accessibility and sustainability of EU funded projects
• Resources are difficult to retrieve because of subjective categorisation of subjects, unspecifies target audiences, and generic learning objectives.
• Collaborative skills remain a weak point for teachers and schools. More training is need and the space
• . . .

Change the Paradigm of policy

STEAM; where A is All. Integrating STEM to non STEM, eg Arts, Humanities and other subjects (eg sports).

Pedagogies

• Problem based learning
• Inquiry based science education
• Content and language integrated learning

21st Century skills

• Critical thinking and research skills
• Creativity, imagination
• Planning
• . . .

The STEAM atlas: a joint initiative to mainstream steam education in europe

The SEER (Steam Education European Roadmap)

• https://files.eun.org/scientix/The_SEER_D4.1_The_new_Roadmap_idea.pdf
• Who will use the roadmap
  • Policymakers
  • School educational practioners and administrators
  • Teacher training institutions
  • Industry representatives
• Stakeholders
  • School leaders
  • Policymakers
  • Industries
  • Teacher training
  • Teacher

How can school and industries. . .

Areas: Steam practice, professional development, effective stem programs, teaching competetencies, involvement of industry, leadership, inclusion, funding, teaching resources.

Areas of investigation

• Evidence: What works in integrated stem education, and where
• Needs: What is needed in integrated
• Practice:

Discussion: Jan Lundell. LUMA-keskus.

• Teachers do not listen to the University people. They listen to other teachers.

SENSE

Saeed Moghadam Saman, Senior Researcher in innovation policies and Lydia Schulze Heuling, professor for physics education, both Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), and Jonathan Hancock, science education, research assistant at Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh

References

• https://www.scientix.eu/projects/steam-partnerships/the-seer
  • Publications https://www.scientix.eu/the-seer-publications
• Agenda https://files.eun.org/scientix/The_SEER_Seminar1_Feb24_draft_agenda_v04_final.pdf