Scientix course at the Future Classroom Lab 2018
The Future Classroom Lab course "Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in primary school classrooms" held on 25-29 June 2018 in Brussels in collaboration with Scientix, led the participants to develop their own ideas about STEM activities that are interactive, fun and project-based, making learning both interesting and relevant to students' lives.
Trainers shared ideas with the participants on interdisciplinary and inquiry based learning and about how to enhance standard educational materials with creative technologies. Participants got involved in STEM experiments, they created STEM inspired lesson plans and activities and made connections with STEM careers. They also discovered the benefits of introducing making, tinkering and coding in the primary classrooms, by using their imagination and creativity to produce unique prototypes. 3d design thinking and digital storytelling sessions inspired participants to identify alternative strategies and solutions that might not be instantly apparent. Fun ways of making Maths meaningful, as well as ways to explore the universe and the cells in the classrooms, have been discussed. Participants also met the Future Classroom Lab, the innovative learning environment in Brussels, the Scientix, the community for science education in Europe, and the eTwinning, the online community for schools.
All in all, the FCL course "Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in primary school classrooms" managed to bring successfully 23 teachers from 7 European countries in Brussels for a full week dedicated to STEM.
Workshops and presentations
Note: this page will be constantly updated until all presentations are collected and published
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Time and date:
25-29 June 2018, 9:30-15:30 (CET)
Venue:
European Schoolnet, Rue de Treves 61, 1000, Brussels, Belgium
Programme:
SOCIAL:
We are excited. We are happy. We are teachers. And we have just finished the #fcl_eu #STEM #course! Thank you all for joining us for this 5-day FCL training in #Brussels! We hope to see you again seizing another opportunity! Enjoy the summer break! @scientix_eu @eu_schoolnet pic.twitter.com/EvbINmvYy7
— Future Classroom Lab by European Schoolnet (@fcl_euschoolnet) June 29, 2018
Thank you #fcl_eu teachers for attending our #cellexplorers session - you have been brilliant and it was a pleasure to meet you! #steminprimaryeducation #edchateu #wonderfulteachers #believeinscience #littlecells @eu_schoolnet @fcl_euschoolnet @scientix_eu pic.twitter.com/LYHM4TTDI8
— Cell EXPLORERS (@Cellexplorers) June 28, 2018
If students fail earlier, they will succeed earlier! #Scientix #fcl_eu pic.twitter.com/txHvyRh3qL
— Anastasiya EUN (@_Anastasiya_B) June 29, 2018
Distances in space - km vs a.u.! Maths and astronomy are involved. #Scientix #fcl_eu pic.twitter.com/zON5RSrvYd
— Anastasiya EUN (@_Anastasiya_B) June 29, 2018
2-day activity to learn the coordinates - students will hunt for treasures, use bee-bots and play battleship game. Homework is not obligatory!! #Scientix #fcl_eu pic.twitter.com/09E0BT7ZpX
— Anastasiya EUN (@_Anastasiya_B) June 29, 2018
Outdoor activity for learning #STEM for 9 year olds to learn how to be fit and have fun! #Scientix #fcl_eu pic.twitter.com/Ru2jlELGwm
— Anastasiya EUN (@_Anastasiya_B) June 29, 2018
A project about European Union involves knowledge of geography, mathematics, history, languages, and coding skills! #Scientix #fcl_eu pic.twitter.com/YaXdBIYLAH
— Anastasiya EUN (@_Anastasiya_B) June 29, 2018
Teaching Moon phases with flipped classroom method - one of the activity presented today at #fcl_eu at the end of #Scientix course for primary pic.twitter.com/Hy4NpHQcv1
— Anastasiya EUN (@_Anastasiya_B) June 29, 2018
Pizza in this activity aims at triggering appetite for Mathematics! More particular, to learn about circles in real life! #fcl_eu @scientix_eu pic.twitter.com/6KYQnMFy15
— Anastasiya EUN (@_Anastasiya_B) June 29, 2018
Choose your favourite area and tools in the #fcl_EU that you will try to use in the classroom after #Scientix course for primary is over pic.twitter.com/faQI3qGy3b
— Anastasiya EUN (@_Anastasiya_B) June 29, 2018
This great group of teachers designed the #fcl_eu car! #creativity #stem course #Tinkering #Scientix @scientix_eu pic.twitter.com/eERu37VjJs
— Future Classroom Lab by European Schoolnet (@fcl_euschoolnet) June 26, 2018
We also created our own birthday card! #STEM #Tinkering #creativity @scientix_eu #fcl_eu pic.twitter.com/GKgMDIzJ9B
— Future Classroom Lab by European Schoolnet (@fcl_euschoolnet) June 26, 2018
We also bring the christmas spirit in the summertime during the FCL STEM course! #creativity #Tinkering #fcl_eu #Scientix pic.twitter.com/nb4sDt6Gca
— Future Classroom Lab by European Schoolnet (@fcl_euschoolnet) June 26, 2018
Aliens landed in #fcl_eu ! Creativity at its best! #STEM course #Tinkering @scientix_eu #Scientix pic.twitter.com/HGlj3cX3nF
— Future Classroom Lab by European Schoolnet (@fcl_euschoolnet) June 26, 2018
Maths can be challenging and hard for students to learn, but if a teacher uses PBL pedagogy and various tools connecting boring maths equations to real life, this approach can easily trigger students' interest in #STEM already in primary school #Scientix #fcl_eu @Efi_Saltidou pic.twitter.com/rz6Gj7SglR
— Anastasiya EUN (@_Anastasiya_B) June 27, 2018
One more day before closing this constructive and creative week! FCL - STEM course!#Cellexplorers #fun #STEM #course #fcl_eu @scientix_eu pic.twitter.com/deFPxtvcB3
— Future Classroom Lab by European Schoolnet (@fcl_euschoolnet) June 28, 2018
Workshop from @Cellexplorers during #Scientix #fcl_eu course for primary education pic.twitter.com/Y5ks1r8VkL
— Anastasiya EUN (@_Anastasiya_B) June 28, 2018
In "Stories of tomorrow" project, students can work collaboratively to create a common story about anything they dream of (e.g. trip to Mars). The participants of #Scientix workshop for primary at @fcl_euschoolnet have a chance to explore the platform today! @scientix_eu #fcl_eu pic.twitter.com/H5GydwvXo5
— Anastasiya EUN (@_Anastasiya_B) June 26, 2018
The walking water experiment by @vicjope at the #fcl_eu during the FCL #Scientix course for primary teachers pic.twitter.com/Pho5e6aBO4
— Anastasiya EUN (@_Anastasiya_B) June 25, 2018
What can be as simple and as hard at the same time? Using imagination to create something new with Making and #Tinkering ! This activity is appealing to everyone, for ages from 3 to 93! @jey86 @scientix_eu #fcl_eu pic.twitter.com/OHOLAOOOyX
— Anastasiya EUN (@_Anastasiya_B) June 26, 2018
What are these teachers up to? Second day of the FCL STEM course! #creativity #Tinkering #making #STEM #Scientix @scientix_eu #fcl_eu pic.twitter.com/Od53hiyDMv
— Future Classroom Lab by European Schoolnet (@fcl_euschoolnet) June 26, 2018
At the end of the school year, some #primary #teachers from around #Europe decided to be students and seize this professional development opportunity for 5 days on #STEM. FCL STEM course just kicked off! @scientix_eu #fcl_eu @eu_schoolnet pic.twitter.com/64bhPf3FzE
— Future Classroom Lab by European Schoolnet (@fcl_euschoolnet) June 25, 2018