Bio-Inspired STEM topics for engaging young generations

Project Number: 2019-1-DE03-KA201-060125

Timespan of the Project: 01-11-2019 / 30-04-2022

Project E-mail: info@ceipes.org

Financial Program: Erasmus+

Objectives

To provide students with the essential information & knowledge in order to raise their environmental, social and health awareness;
To connect STEM fields with human concerns on environmental, economic, and social systems;
To inspire students, and young women in particular, into pursuing STEM-related careers;
To cultivate 21st-century skills such as creativity and innovation, critical thinking, communication and collaboration;
To inspire and improve the competence of teachers in order to teach novel topics, such as bio- inspired science and engineering, biotechnology;
To increase the teacher professional development, digital skills and competencies;
To promote collaborative work and exchange of knowledge and ideas among teachers in Europe.

Activities

To assess the awareness and the needs of the two target groups (teachers and students) about the connection between modern technology and natural mechanisms;
To identify hot topics in biotech innovation of interest in STEM education, developing a BioS4You methodology for school curriculum;
To establish the BioS4You e-learning platform adapted for STEM curriculum designing;
To train at least 250 school teachers to develop learning units about nature-inspired topics for STEM education;
To create 40 national (10 in each country) teaching/learning units and 5 transnational ones for STEM education;
To implement pilot- study of bio-inspired teaching/learning environments in school curricula and in informal settings;
To provide the possibilities to discover new and innovative curricula about STEM topics to a wide range of EU audiences including the sector of school education, stakeholders, the scientific community as well as the general public.

Results

RESEARCH ON HOW TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING BRING STEM TO LIFE AND VICEVERSA
BioS4You e-LEARNING PLATFORM
BioS4You METHODOLOGY AND TEACHING/LEARNING UNITS DESIGN
COLLECTION OF BIO-INSPIRED TEACHING/LEARNING UNITS EFFECTIVE IN STEM EDUCATION
PILOT PHASE THROUGH FORMAL, NON-FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

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