SMART LESSON: new approach and innovative tools for teachers to teach learning with smartphones

SMART LESSON promotes innovative STEM teaching through the educational use of smartphones, supporting teachers and students in creating engaging, inquiry-based and project-based learning activities.

Basic information

Research information

Teacher information

Description

SMART LESSON is an educational initiative that focuses on integrating smartphones into everyday classroom practice as meaningful learning tools. The project supports teachers in designing innovative, student-centred STEM lessons that combine digital technologies, inquiry-based learning and curriculum-aligned activities.

Students actively participate in the learning process by exploring scientific concepts, collecting and analysing data, and creating digital and physical learning artefacts. The project can be implemented in secondary and vocational education and is adaptable to different STEM subjects.

 

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

 

Basic information

Coordinator

ARETÉS, Italy, https://aretes.it/​​​​​​​ 

Partners

• Vallauri High School, Italy – https://www.ipvallauri.it/
• Fundación Cibervoluntarios, Spain – https://www.cibervoluntarios.org/
• IES Luis Vives, Spain – https://www.iesluisvives.es/
• GO-AHEAD Association, Romania – https://smartlesson.eu/partners
• The Romanian Finnish High-School, Romania – https://liceulfinlandez.ro/
• Open Up Association of Innovation, Greece – http://www.openup.gr/
• High School of Kallithea Elassonas, Greece
• LIGZDA Youth Organization, Latvia – https://youth.europa.eu/volunteering/organisation/48089_es
• Rūjiena Secondary School, Latvia – https://www.rujienasvidusskola.lv/aktualitates

Programme

Erasmus+ (programme-erasmus-plus)

Project Acronym

Target groups

secondary school students, teachers

Topic

Applied sciences, Biology, Computer science, Chemistry, Geology, Information technology, Maths, Physics, Technology, Education

Start year

2021

End year

2024

Url

https://smartlesson.eu/

Contact person

Lemonia Antonoglou, info@openup.gr

The project explores the pedagogical potential of smartphones in STEM education and their impact on student engagement, inquiry-based learning and the development of digital competences. SMART LESSON investigates how mobile technologies can support active learning, scientific inquiry and interdisciplinary approaches in formal education.

Observations from classroom implementation, teacher reflections and student-produced artefacts contribute to qualitative insights into innovative teaching practices. The project supports the analysis of technology-enhanced learning environments and provides evidence-based input for educational research and policy discussions.

Papers

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SMART LESSON includes classroom-based activities designed and implemented by teachers using smartphones as learning tools. Teaching materials focus on inquiry-based and project-based learning approaches, encouraging students to investigate STEM concepts through experimentation, research, visualization and digital creation.

Materials may include lesson plans, student-generated resources, visual representations, digital presentations and interactive activities. The project supports teachers in adapting materials to their curriculum and classroom context and promotes the sharing and reuse of educational resources.

Teaching materials

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