Internet of Things for Future Erasmus Project

Project Title

Internet of Things for Future

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 : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

Europe needs more scientist and engineers in order to keep track of worldwide countries leaders and companies. From the schools and the educational system, our aim must be to foster firmly the STEM careers and guarantee gender equity among the students that chose it.
Encouraging high school students at the age of 16 till 18 to consider a career in STEM-related occupations, pursuing higher levels of study and acquiring technical skills through effective teaching and learning are important elements of any strategy aimed at addressing skills needs.
The strategic partnership aims to develop and exchange good practices in the field of hardware and computer science learning path subject or curriculum leading to the development of new technologies in the field of Internet of Things for Future. Technology has become intrinsic to our way of life and must be in all the fields an aid to improve the development of our society and take care of our world as part of an European strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
In most of the European countries, some subjects related to technology and computer science have been included in the last decade, however, these subjects are not always contained in post-compulsory or high schools curriculums, keeping in some cases this careers in the shadow of their future. At the same methodologies as Project-Based Learning are being spread out even in the most renowned universities as best practices to taught students, adding complementary skills very regarded emotional and social intelligence, team working, team-leading and empathy in an international and culturally diverse environment of people working to achieve a unique objective.
The project expects to overcome the issue organising a specific event to teach the students altogether with a specific agenda that should allow to set up a strong base of knowledge on electronics and computer science to face the project to carry out along the course. The different projects must be elaborated and developed by international teams, with members of the different schools. Therefore, the main priority of the project is to increase the levels of achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, through supporting our students in acquiring and develop basic and advanced skills and key competences in the STEM field applying innovative international group work practices. The second learning teaching training activity will allow the students to present their projects and start them up to make real the ideas they have been working on after months of development through remote means in international teams.
The three partners have some different profiles and proven capabilities in different roles of the project moreover and commitment to the STEM subjects with a special interest in computer science and related technologies. One partner has consolidated experience in Eramus+ projects in some other subjects, topics and fields; another one has a strong holistic profile in education and the third, leading the project is the one with the more experience in teaching computer science in its secondary school and has carried out the project in their own school. The methodology will be Project-Based Learning with the first week of workshops in different technologies need it to accomplish the different projects.
The project should achieve various effects and provides long-lasting benefits. All involved students gain a higher proficiency competence in facing technical, hardware and software projects being able to split them up in smaller parts and learn to work in international environments and focus in teamwork for a common goal. By communicating via modern media to carry through the projects, ICT competences are strengthened. Scientific and technical competences are deepened through mutual learning by the specialists. The expected impact for the schools involved is to share ideas and good practice. Last but not least, the international profile of the school is raised and relevance among the school community.
The project results will be published as units of a subject and will be made available on schools’ websites and eTwinning platform. Moreover, there will be a range of events to spread out the project and maintain its long term impact via social media, press releases and teacher workshops. Over the longer term, the project results will be an expected improvement in student results, increased the interest for higher education in STEM careers and employment destinations. Long-lasting sustainability of the project could be reached with the support of universities to keep Continuous Professional Development of teachers all over Europe and setting a curriculum path for post-compulsory education in the field of ICT.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 94120 Eur

Project Coordinator

INSTITUT BANUS & Country: ES

Project Partners

• Biskupske gymnazium Brno a materska skola
• Colaiste Choilm Swords