CC-BY, provided by author Abstract The We Touch Lives by Coding eTwinning project aims to equip students with skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) while fostering collaboration and problem-solving abilities. This article presents the implementation of the project, emphasising project-based learning, interactive methods, and values such...
I start my story by sharing the fact that in the past complicated months of social isolation I had to go the extra mile! I had to consolidate many of the techniques that only tried sporadically. What an opportunity to learn, don’t you agree?! It became necessary and urgent...
I would like to share my experiences and good practices from these times when all teachers are exposed to new challenges. When it is also not always easy to navigate and progress. Even more difficult in situations where we are pushed by “force majeure” to try something new. Not...
In a society that is characterized by complexity, globalization and technological innovation, schools have a great responsibility. While employers demand flexibility, creativity and the ability to learn independently and continuously from their employees, students have difficulty staying focused in school. Let’s discover possible solutions! Today’s students find it difficult...
Why STEM? In the United States the first changes seen in school occurred after President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, later updated under the Obama legislation in 2015. The focus is now on a new method of student training in order to guarantee greater...
Abstract: Two cross-curricular eTwinning Problem Based Learning projects developed by 3 9th grade classes of a Humanities high school in Italy: in one project students learned how they can cooperate with foreign partners and then debate together about the topics they learned in the other project students learned Maths...
Image: shutterstock_270465959-Copyright Your Design Professional development for STEM teachers should be analogous to professional development for other professionals. Becoming an effective science teacher is a continuous process that stretches from preserved experiences in undergraduate years to the end of a professional career1. Professional development for a teacher of science is...
Image: Shutterstock/Monkey Business Images I live in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country that has recently been hit by war. This war, despite the huge casualties on all sides, caused divisions that are still visible. They are based on religious and ethnic grounds. This is mostly noticeable in the education system...