Objective

The objectives of STEM in Action-Open Educational Resources for Teachers are:

• to exchange good practices in the STEM field between partner countries
• to provide tools, methods and approaches to facilitate the acquisition of the necessary skills in collaborative learning and teaching environments in the STEM field
• to increase the interest of educators and teachers in acquiring the skills they need for STEM education and to give them a higher priority
• Developing partnership cooperation between schools and universities in formal, non-formal and informal learning with the aim of raising the profile(s) of the teaching profession in EU countries.
• Developing a website of best practices in STEM, including curriculum materials for all partners and practical courses for teachers
• Creation of a series of teaching-learning resources and curricular materials in the STEM field for use by teachers of different school types (general education and VET)
• Teacher training in the partner countries
• Impact on pre-schools, primary schools, grammar schools and other schools in the secondary sector, as well as on vocational training
• Impact on students' career choices

Interdisciplinary Aspects and Transfer

Multiplier Events (MPE):

The multiplier events of the STEM in Action project are

MPE 1. STEM Day

? Croatia, Germany, Ireland

MPE 2. Face-to-face STEM Education for Teachers

? Turkey, Romania, Belgium

Learning Teaching Training Activities (LTTAs):

Two LTTAs are planned in the project: one LTTA as Staff Training for the Preparation of Online STEM Courses in Ireland at the Cork Institute and a second LTTA focusing on teacher training: Staff Training for the Preparation of STEM Trainer Training Curriculum at the University of Paderborn in Germany.

Five staff members from each organization will join the first LTTA and complete two types of training. Here they will learn how to create a video and prepare a STEM video. Since the Cork Institute of Technology has experience in preparing online courses, they are responsible for these training sessions. Four staff members from each organization will participate in the second LTTA in Germany. In this LTTA, the staff members will complete training in how to create a STEM curriculum. The University of Paderborn is responsible for this training because it has relevant experience in the field of curriculum design.