Topic(s) addressed
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Circular economy
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Zero waste society
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Sustainability
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Rational use of natural resources
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Environment and climate change issues
Target groups
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1-12 grade students (approx.1400)
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Teachers (approx. 100)
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Teachers and authorities of other schools pursuing to implement STEAM model
Methodologies
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Using multidisciplinary approaches- coupling the subjects (e.g. English+Geography, PE+Music, Math+Lithuanian etc.) to foster creative problem solving and proactive attitudes
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Facilitating peer collaboration and students’ engagement, improving personalized learning through the use of a wide range of IT technologies e.g. Classflow, Nearpod, Mentimeter, Quizizz, Answer Garden etc.
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Taking advantage of thinking maps and other graphic organizers
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Prioritizing group working
Environments
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School activities in STEAM learning surroundings such as Bio Lab, IT classroom, Engineering Lab, Science Lab, etc.
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Visiting Vilnius tech university, its laboratories, libraries, and other facilities and workshops at Panevėžys STEAM center
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Numerous activities carried out abroad:
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Portugal– visiting a plastic factory with a focus on recycling of collected used plastic
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Turkey– visiting recycling factory, learning how biomass from household waste can be used for heating homes
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visiting The Green House in Turkey to explore innovative solutions facilitating plant irrigation, and the production of electricity from solar panels.
Teachers
The teachers’ active participation involved:
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creating and implementing lessons based on STEAM methodology,
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visits to partners’ educational institutions (Turkey, Portugal, Lithuania),
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cooperation and peer learning.
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sharing best practices
By being actively involved in STEAM model project our teachers had a possibility of updating and augmenting their skills and competencies.
Impact
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The students benefited considerably by actively participating in the STEAM-based lessons.
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The students were encouraged to reconsider their attitudes, dispositions and behaviours. They increased their motivation, self-assessment, self-efficacy and autonomy, as well as communication, collaboration, engagement, and learning productivity.
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Easy access to the created project website STEAM model enables
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The whole community has the access to and makes use of the outcomes of the project and other useful resources via the STEAM model project website.
- Reference
- 2019-1-LT01-KA229-060526_1/1
- Project locations
- Lithuania
- Project category
- Secondary education
- Project year
- 2022
Stakeholders
Coordinators
Escola Secundária Campos de Melo
- Address
- Portugal
Gaziantep Kolej Vakfi Ozel Fen Lisesi
- Address
- Türkiye