STEAM OF COURSE Erasmus Project

Project Title

STEAM OF COURSE

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills

Project Summary

Our students are given various courses in schools to help them make sense of life and contribute to the society they live in as productive individuals. Some of those; science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics. It is not possible to separate these lessons. Each discipline is associated with other disciplines. In recent years, the concept of interdisciplinary approach has been accepted as a reflection of the holistic perspective. In this area, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics integration has been implemented. At the same time, it is seen that one of the most valuable efforts of human beings like art is considered in the context of integration. As a result of our reviews, it is seen that the STEAM education approach is included in the curriculum in all European countries. In addition to the Council Final Declaration on EU 2020 Education and Training, it is aimed to reduce the failure rate of 15-year-old students in science and mathematics below 15% and to develop digital competences in the EU 2020 Strategic Document. Together with our partner schools, we aim to reduce the failure rates in science and mathematics in our schools to 15% by integrating STEAM into our courses and to create a core curriculum that can be used in EU schools including STEAM.

The aim of our project; is to create a student profile who have 21st century skills and knowledge of the modern world and who are entrepreneur, researcher-inquire,who can make effective decisions,take active role in team work, can take initiative, problem solving who are self-confident, open to cooperation, ability of effective communication, who have lifelong learning with the awareness of sustainable development, who have science, mathematics and technology , digital skills and able to integrate all these skills to their courses.

Our project; Campus De Vesten School, Yenişehir Anatolian Imam Hatip High School, Colegio Salesıano Santo Domıngo Savıo School, Agrupamento de Escolas Trigal de Santa Maria School, COLEGIUL NATIONAL CALISTRAT HOGAS School, Hacı Suphiye Bölunmez Imam Hatip Secondary School is a strategic partnership project for the exchange of good practices. Our schools include well-known schools in their countries. These schools have experienced branch teachers who have national, international project experience and advanced technology infrastructure and work in the fields of science, mathematics, art, technology and design in their countries. In addition, there are schools which have volunteer branch teachers who are not involved in strategic partnership projects but are eager to participate in projects. This structure has a significant impact on the preparation of a strategic partnership project for the exchange of good practices.

5 international learning, including STEAM, where the main framework of our project is determined, includes educational mobility and virtual mobility with e-twinning before each project. In the virtual mobility meetings to be held with E-twinning, we will focus on cooperation, co-ordination and implementation of the project according to the plan. Seminars, workshops, scientific discussions and brainstorming about the subject of the project in the education, teaching and learning movements will be organized, and after our students have enough equipment about these subjects, a STEAM fair will be held in our partner school, St.Paul’s Missionary College and the methods of applying STEAM, the problems they face and the prominent situations will be discussed. In addition, issues related to the preparation, writing and dissemination of the e-book including STEAM activities will be discussed.The method of our project; project-based learning will be carried out with workshops, theoretical or practical training. Methodology of our dissemination activities; Seminars, workshops, meetings, information, science fairs, STEAM fairs are composed. With the STEAM core curriculum and event book that can be used in all EU country schools, science, technology, engineering design, art and mathematics courses are planned to be more creative, innovative and fun. Students’ interests and attitudes towards science and mathematics lessons will increase in a positive way. We aim to set an example for other educational institutions by developing sustainable projects in the EU dimension.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 191024 Eur

Project Coordinator

GO! SO De Vesten & Country: BE

Project Partners

• YENISEHIR ANADOLU IMAM HATIP LISESI
• HACI SUPHIYE BOLUNMEZ IMAM HATIP SECONDARY SCHOOL
• Agrupamento de Escolas Trigal de Santa Maria
• COLEGIUL NATIONAL CALISTRAT HOGAS
• Colegio Santo Domingo Savio