COURSE OVERVIEW
STEAM/STEAM is not just an approach, it’s an attitude. Let’s dive deep into the holistic realm of STEM / STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) with our course crafted to rejuvenate your teaching methodology. Discover innovative, hands-on activities that infuse creativity and critical thinking into these disciplines. This course is not only perfect for STEM educators but also for those intrigued by the idea of weaving STEAM principles into diverse curricular areas.
COURSE MODULES & SCHEDULE
Course Methodology
Spanning 11 integrated modules, our content traverses the rich tapestry of STEAM. We guide you through eclectic teaching methodologies and showcase an array of hands-on activities tailored to your subject interest.
With an emphasis on holistic education, uncover how STEAM can artfully blend into everyday learning experiences.
Learning Outcomes
- Master innovative, holistic learning strategies focused on hands-on tasks that resonate with real-world challenges, nurturing both technical and creative capacities.
- Utilize Problem, Inquiry, and Design-based learning, positioning students as active creators and explorers in their educational narrative.
- Encourage student agency with experiential, hands-on learning that amplifies both their foundational knowledge and artistic sensibilities.
- Design impactful materials to elevate institutional growth in STEAM, igniting interdisciplinary and interinstitutional synergies.
- Cultivate advanced competencies, such as decision-making, artistic expression, collaboration, and critical thinking, through groundbreaking STEAM pedagogies.
- Engage with global educators, nurturing cross-cultural dialogues and solidifying prospective partnerships.
- Acquire insights into pedagogical systems and practices across varied cultures, enriching intercultural appreciation.
- Enhance communication acumen, polish linguistic expertise, and embrace the linguistic diversity of the EU.
General Course Information
Before the course:
You would be required to fill a Questionnaire.
You will receive “ITC Guide Document” where you will find all the necessary information.
After the Course:
Course evaluation form.
Certificates.
Course materials in electronic form / Other materials for self-study and dissemination of the techniques.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Enhance skills to use various innovative blended learning methods and techniques that are hands-on-centered, encourage solving of meaningful real-world tasks and develop transversal competencies.
- Apply Problem and Inquiry based learning as a student-centered teaching method, encourage learning in the context of real-world problems that are likely to be encountered by students.
- Develop students learning autonomy by self-directed hands-on learning approach, elaborate on student’s prior knowledge, trigger an effective use of arguments and evidence, use questioning as a tool of learning
- Generate ready‐to‐use materials and ideas to support the organisational development and quality improvement in the STEM field skills, support cooperation between institutions and employers.
- Develop relevant, high-level skills such as decision making, collaboration, communication, critical thinking and other key competences through STEM teaching methods, enhance good quality of mainstream education.
- Meet colleagues of different nationalities within the EU, engage in cross-cultural learning experience, exchange ideas and build a network for future international cooperation.
- Gain broader understanding of practices, policies and systems of education of different countries, cultivate mutual respect, intercultural awareness and embed common educational and training values.
- Enrich communication skills, improve foreign language competencies, broaden professional vocabulary and promote EU’s broad linguistic diversity.