The STEAM-Active (Project Number: 2021-1-ES01-KA220-HED-000032107) project is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
The STEAM-Active project has two main aims:
A Protocol for Teachers that will illustrate the framework of the STEAM project design methodology with active teaching methodologies.
An E-learning based training course for engineering teachers that will include a theoretical description of STEAM approaches and of the implementation active methodologies.
A Collection of STEAM based Teaching-Learning Sequences that allow teachers to guide students in applying a project based learning methodology to solve socio-scientific-technological situations.
The STEAM-Active project is funded, by the European Commission through the Spanish National Agency for the Erasmus+ Programme, with the aim of enhancing the quality of teaching and improving pedagogies and assessment methods.
I found the TLS interesting because the integration of several subjects in the same project has been very enriching to see the importance of integrating aspects of different subjects to respond to a common objective. The most interesting aspect the TLS. This type of projects are very interesting to learn in innovative methodologies to apply in class.
The project results, especially the e-learning course, present resources on relevant topics and challenges in Engineering education or for instance, involving females into it. It also guides educators step-by-step to implement pre-designed STEAM-Active projects effectively.
On June 18, 2024, the seventh STEAM-Active partners' meeting convened in Florence, Italy. Every partner attended the gathering, where they focused on several key topics. They conducted a final assessment of the TLSs, analyzed the administrative and financial reporting process, presented the multiplier events that had been carried out, and discussed strategies to ensure the sustainability of the project results.
The Teaching Learning Sequence "Enjoy Sailing in Greek Islands" is available on the project portal. Sailing and Greece are two words that can work proper together. Also tourism applies as one economic sector where sailing can help the most during summer. Students should design a mobile app that will promote sailing tourism in Ionian Island with special focus in women. The app should present sailing routes combined with points of interest (POIs) of cultural, touristic and shopping interest. Special attentions shoud be taken in order to include POIs that will be interested for both male and female participants.
The StemaActive project has been presented in the framework of the New Perspective in Science Education International Conference held in Florence and online on 14-15 March 2024. The Conference brings together teachers, researchers, practitioners and project managers from all over the world to share findings, expertise and experience about innovative science teaching and learning methodologies. The paper, entitled “PBL Application to STEAM Education Incorporating Sustainability and Gender Equality Axes: STEAM-ACTIVE Project Implementation in University and High School” has been included in the conference proceedings and it reports the link to the project website.
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