STEAM and Robotic: a new learning approach Erasmus Project

Project Title

STEAM and Robotic: a new learning approach

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: Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

The project is aimed to develop in students so called “STEAM skills” (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths), which can be considered basic skills and are the main focus of our project. In particular, our project is promoting a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach, involving different disciplines (Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Science) using Robotics as a vehicle to help students to develop the typical cognitive skills of computational thinking, to learn how to design and improve problem solving skills, promoting learning based on real problems and innovative approaches to teaching contexts of high technology, with particular emphasis on in high-tech physical environments. Taking advantage of robotics solutions and their activities specially designed to develop creative thinking and learning maths in a tangible way will facilitate the understanding of many concepts. Robotics will be used as a transversal methodology for the study of curricular materials, because it is an emerging interdisciplinary field, it can be included in chemistry, physics, biology, math, art, environmental sciences, technology and engineering.
The objectives of the project:
-Develop in students basic knowledge and a set of skills necesary for 21st century students;
-Implementing innovative practices in education and use of open educational resources and new technologies;
-Innovative interdisciplinary approach of learning STEAM and Robotic based on real problems;
-reinforce the centrality of the student as part of a training process, boost motivation to learn, the ability to build its own learning&training path, the sense of responsibility with respect to the future path;
-Implement school learners’ centred approaches based on self-regulated learning, self-reflections, peer assessment, collaborative work.
Among the produced results of the project we expect from the students the following:
– 21 st century competencies;
– Engagement, interest, enjoyment and achievement in STEAM subjects through Robotic;
– Ability to transfer understanding across STEAM disciplines;
– Increased creativity;
– Increased problem-solving skills;
– Increased access to ICT and open educational resources;
– Increased level of digital competence.
The involved students in each participating school are between the age of 14 and 17, 20 students from each school (plus 2 accompayning teachers per school) will be involved in student exchange, hosting their peers and visiting the other countries; students from the schools who will not be involved in mobilities, when the school is hosting the training activity, will take part in the different activities organized by the school: debates and presentations, visiting local monuments, sport events, etc. There will be five (one per country) Short-term exchanges of groups of pupils:
1. STEAM with Robotics;
2. Science of mechanical systems and materials for Robotic;
3. Programming concepts and logical applied math;
4. Robotics for School;
5. Soft skills with STEAM.
The methodology we’ll apply it’s a mix of the following didactic approaches:
1) Cooperative learning;
2) Learning by doing;
3) Team building;
4) Mentoring and alternative forms of expression;
5) “Creative thinking spiral teaching” method developed by Resnick (2007) as a robotic learning approach;
6) Peer Education.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 137120 Eur

Project Coordinator

Istituto d’Istruzione Superiore “Boccioni-Fermi” & Country: IT

Project Partners

• Gymnasio Gennadiou (Secondary School of Gennadi)
• Srednja skola Ban Josip Jelacic
• 1 Sredno uchilishte ” Pencho P. Slaveikov”
• Joniskio “Ausros” gimnazija