From Science to Art; Robotics Science Center with STEM-A Erasmus Project

Project Title

From Science to Art; Robotics Science Center with STEM-A

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

When Pisa datas’ are considered , it is a fact that our country’s Mathematics and Science literacy is in the very bottom row of the European standarts. This problem has been the starting point of our Project.We started the project to educate our students with the skills of 21st century.We wanted to learn ,use and exchange our experiences with innovative method , Stem+a .

We aimed to teach coding first.So they will have a chance to be a person who knows searching, learning by doing , appliying by discovering.As a coordinator , our directorate consists of 64 schools.So we could reach every school ,teacher and students.During the Project stage , both we had a chance to improve ourself and exchanged the good examples and experiences.

In our Project we were 4 partners from 4 countries.Both of them were vocational high school , one assosiation and a directorate of education.During Project we made 3 Transnational Project meeting and 4 Learning –Teaching- Training meetings.Totally 77 people had been benefit from the Project directly.At the end of the Project we all observed that the students who had attended the mobilities were very eager to go university.Their motivation had been incresed visibly.The feedback from the students has proved us that we have achieved our aim.

Our main activities were ;
1.Stem+A Education & workshops
2.Coding Education
3. Robotics Science Project Competition
4.Summer Courses
5.Designing Original Lesson Material
6.Seminars
7.Video Competition on STEM_A Lesson Implementation.
8.Science fair

To make our activities more effective, during the project stage we designed Project logo, brochure and poster.We used the webpage and the social networks effectively.An Etwinning Project had been started.To make better coordination every month the contact people had attended Skype meetings.At the Science Fair , students will interviewed with local TV Channels.An Ebook consists of 50 Stem+a activities had been prepared and sent to all schools ,stakeholders and Ngos.

Results and Impact ; The biggest acquisition of our project had been the coding workshops and trainings.Also the number of people who want to participate in in-service courses and number of applications to national competitions had showed us the success of our Project.
The biggest gain of our project in our region is to apply the Stem-A model, which is an innovative model and awareness of the importance of coding.Educators were very eager to attend the seminars and workshops.The students who had been our workshops and mobilities had gained an awareness against to skills of 21st century.Not only our students but also our educators had been more conscious about the technological developments and Innovative method ; Stem+A
The largest international acquisition of our Project is to give the students a chance on proving themselves and provide self-confidence.Till our Project , being abroad and attending international science fair and Show their products was a dream for our students but with this Project we made their dreams come true.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 90900 Eur

Project Coordinator

Cigli Ilce Milli Egitim Mudurlugu & Country: TR

Project Partners

• ASOCIATIA DIRECT
• 1 EPAL KAVALAS
• IIS Vittorio Emanuele II