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About the project
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 in 3 steps
The project focused first on mapping the current EU landscape around STE(A)M education, researching pedagogical theory, policy initiatives and status, and exploring the needs and perspectives of key stakeholders on the topic. This phase of the project, driven by the academic expertise of the consortium in partnership with Scientix®, conducted a thorough evaluation of over 800 projects included in the Scientix STEM projects repository to understand best practice in project sustainability and assess the challenges to widespread and meaningful impact.
During the second phase of the project, we refined the results of our research and our deepened our understanding by conducting extensive exchanges and surveying of stakeholders . Through 5 seminars, 10 focus groups and 4 stakeholder-specific surveys, we brought together various levels of policy and education decision makers, STEM Industry partners, educators, and researchers to confirm the results and identify tested and untested solutions to support the mainstreaming of STE(A)M education in Europe.
This research and systematic analysis helped the project devise a range of tools to support all stakeholders and facilitate their discovery, understanding, and practice of STE(A)M education. The SEER Ecosystem includes the roadmap alongside a selection of material to help further explore the future of STE(A)M Education and its opportunities.
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.
The SEER ECOSYSTEM: unique paths for a shared journey
STE(A)M Education is more than an opportunity, it is a necessity.
These resources are built on the various outputs produced by the project 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 educationindustry 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.
Watch the video below to learn how to navigate the SEER Roadmap:
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.
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.
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 explore the gallery of technical reports.
The STE(A)M Atlas: Three Roadmaps, One Destination
The STE(A)M ATLAS brings together three EC funded roadmaps to STE(A)M Education. The roadmaps champion complementary approaches to support a holistic approach to teaching and learning where STEM, Arts, and non-STEM topics are fully integrated for an immersive and meaningful learning experience. Each project interprets the “A” differently—from “Arts” to “All”—reflecting a shared ambition to foster trans disciplinarity. Together, SENSE, SEER and RoadSTEAMer tackle current challenges through coordinated action at policy, curricula, and classroom levels.
Learn more about the STE(A)M Atlas here.
Partners
European Schoolnet®, Belgium
European Schoolnet's mission is to support Ministries of Education, schools, teachers, and any stakeholder involved in the transformation of education processes in Europe to improve the quality of education for all. The organisation represents the voice and interests of its members - Ministries of Education from more than 30 European countries - and offers them a space to debate, exchange best practices and collaborate to find common solutions to key societal challenges impacting education together.
INDIRE, Italy
The National Institute for Documentation, Innovation and Educational Research, is the Italian Ministry of Education’s oldest research organisation. INDIRE is the benchmark for educational research in Italy. It develops new teaching models, tries out new technology for training courses, and fosters innovation redefining the relationship between space and time of learning and teaching.
ReSciTEG - University of Cyprus
The work of the Research in Science & Technology Education Group (ReSciTEG) of the Department of Education at the University of Cyprus relates to research, teaching and training mainly in the field of Natural Sciences and Technology. The group consists of academic staff, scientific partners, postdoctoral researchers, and postgraduate students.
DAISSy Research Group of Hellenic Open University, Greece
The DAISSy (Dynamic Ambient Intelligent Sociotechnical Systems) research group of HOU realizes society-centred educational and technological research, supports communities of practice, develops online learning platforms, MOOCs, and 3D environments, enables the development of digital and citizenship skills, and promotes inclusion and multiculturalism.
Stichting Platform Beta en Techniek, Netherlands
PBT is an independent non-profit organisation (foundation) created by the Dutch ministries of Economic Affairs, Education and Social Affairs to support the implementation of national STEM strategies. PBT also develops and implements a wide variety of implementation programmes, including the development, piloting, and ongoing support of the Centres of Expertise in higher education, Centres of Vocational Excellence in VET and the SME action agenda aimed at digitalization, sustainability and inclusion related activities for SMEs through public private partnerships.
ICSE, Padagogische Hochschule Freiburg, Germany
The International Centre for STEM Education (ICSE) is located at the University of Education in Freiburg, Germany and focuses on practice-related research and its transfer into practice. ICSE sustainably links stakeholders from research, practice, policy, and industry, nationally as well as internationally through the ICSE consortium. ICSE helps improve STEM education across Europe by giving students insights into authentic features of STEM subjects and their connection to real-life contexts.