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FULL STE(A)M AHEAD: the Roadmap for STE(A)M Education in Europe is OUT!
The SEER is a 3-year Horizon Europe project (2022-2025) focused on providing paths and recommendations for all education stakeholders to support the mainstreaming of STE(A)M Education in Europe.
The Consortium gathers a range of pedagogy and research experts that bring their wealth of experience in STEM EU-funded projects. The purpose of the project is to support the meaningful integration of STEM subject with non-STEM subjects in formal teaching to help future-proof European education, offering interdisciplinary, contextualised and open learning opportunities for all students and help overcome the skills gaps and gender imbalance in the STEM sector.
Real world problem solving, relatable and modern STEM career role models, and constant collaboration between stakeholders are at the heart of STE(A)M teaching and learning and were the pillars of the SEER. The project contributes to the European Commission’s vision for a Union of Skills by fostering inclusive and innovative education systems across Europe and aligns with the STEM Education Strategic Plan, which seeks to address the growing skills gap and prepare learners for the green and digital transitions.
The SEER ECOSYSTEM: unique paths for a shared journey
STE(A)M Education is more than an opportunity, it is a necessity. The project offers tools and resources to support all stakeholders in their respective journey towards experimenting, streamlining and mainstreaming STE(A)M teaching and learning.
- The STE(A)M Education European Roadmap: The SEER seeks to align stakeholders, improve policies, strengthen education–industry partnerships and promote superior teaching methods to enhance STE(A)M education in Europe. It provides a detailed plan to guide education stakeholders, including policymakers, educators, school leaders and industry partners. Focusing on the integration and enhancement of STE(A)M education across Europe, this roadmap illustrates initiatives, key areas, necessary resources, potential challenges and methods to measure progress.
- State of Play of STE(A)M Education in Europe: This document explores the current state of STEM education in Europe, its aims, challenges, and trends, as well as the role of national and international initiatives in shaping its future.
- Towards a STE(A)M Education Certification Framework: We discuss the need to systematise and recognise teacher STE(A)M competences and outline the three recognised components of a certification framework: its content to make it meaningful, its toolkit to make it usable, and its community to make it sustainable.
- Impact Assessment Mechanism: The Impact Assessment Mechanism designed by the team during the project builds on the evidence collected throughout the project’s research activities to assess the impact of education projects and initiatives. In the spreadsheet, the user will find a total of 11 areas essential to design any educational project. The Project Evaluation Protocol for STE(A)M Initiatives included in the SEER is based on the broader Impact Assessment Mechanism.
- SEER Publications & Reports: Dive into the details of the project’s work and research. Mapping papers, survey results and analysis, summary of exchange activities, etc. Discover how the SEER Ecosystem was built. You can also take a tour backstage to learn more about how the project was conducted by exploring the gallery of technical reports.
What is STE(A)M teaching and learning?
STE(A)M education is an innovative pedagogy, where Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics are integrated with (ALL) the other subjects in the curriculum to create engaging and contextualised learning experiences for all students.
STE(A)M is a holistic approach that draws from many pedagogies and practices, and one that can achieve many exciting outcomes: nurture critical thinking and collaboration, contextualise STEM learning to give students agency in societal matters, and encourage the creativity and hands-on experience needed for a thriving research and innovation sector.
STE(A)M is a synonym of integrated STEM education, but its integration means more than just supporting STEM teaching with creativity and arts. It is a fully integrated problem and inquiry-based pedagogy that seeks to meaningfully connect STEM and non-STEM subjects (creative art, humanities, physical education) for enriching and immersive learning experiences.
After three years of academic research, exploration and validation with the key stakeholders in STEM education, from EU policymakers to practicing teachers, the SEER is happy to report that everyone agrees on the above, but stakeholders all report the same challenges to adoption and implementation. The SEER helps chart individual paths for a shared journey towards a STE(A)M future, so check out the roadmap now! All aboard!