Aim of the project
To advance the methods in pedagogies used in early childhood education, eliminate disparities in digital education and teacher skills among member states.
More specifically:
The project envisions to strengthen the profiles of early education teachers, empower and equip them with the digital competences and pedagogical skills, as well as provide them with the essential tools and resources to meet the challenges presented in education systems throughout European countries that have been accelerated by Covid-19. Moreover, the main objective is to advance the methods in the pedagogies used in early childhood education, eliminate disparities in
regards to digital education and skills of teachers among member states.
This will be achieved by pioneering a professional development programme for early education teachers addressed to inservice and university students. The project aims to offer a cross-curricular approach towards professional development of teachers through digitalised forms to address the challenges prevailed e.g. lack of skills of teachers to implement STEAM courses, promoting of a STEAM curriculum, gender imbalances, attractiveness of male teachers into the profession, lack of motivation by teachers in learning and applying their knowledge in the classrooms, need for parental engagement in the learning process of the children, and the need to build stronger and wider synergies for provisioning quality education and care for the early age students. Furthermore, the proposal emphasises the promotion of European values of respect, acceptance, diversity, equality, solidarity, access and inclusion among students and teachers while it seeks to ensure the
prevention of digital divide across member states.
Expected project results
Project Result 1
A1. TRANSNATIONAL PEER-REVIEW THROUGH VIRTUAL STUDY VISITS (P1)
A1.1 Desk research and policy-documentation
A1.2 Collection & Mapping of Good practices – organisation of focus groupsA
A2 The roboSTEAMkids Clubs: Methodology & Guidelines
Project Result 2
A1. roboSTEAMkids tool kit for teachers, parents and children
A2 Professional Development Course for ECEC Teachers
A3 roboSTEAMkids pack for teachers
A4. RoboSTEAMkids pack for parents
A5. roboSTEAMkids pool of resources
Project Result 3
roboSTEAMkids INCLUSIVE PLATFORM with different functionalities. Specifically: e-LEARNING, e- COMMUNITY
of users, e-LIBRARY, e-ACADEMY, e-ASSESSMENT, e-NETWORK
Project Result 4
A1. STEAM & Robotics Digital Fair – Synergies and Transnational Networking
Other Activities:
– SHORT-TERM JOINT STAFF TRAINING
– Multiplier events in all partner countries
– 4 Transnational Project Meetings
Project Partners
More info at the project’s website: https://robosteamkids.eu/