Bett European TeachMeet
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics are often perceived as difficult, abstract, or disconnected from the “real” daily life. Many students believe they are not able to tackle these subjects, which prevents them from pursuing career in these areas. This applies, in particular, to girls, underprivileged students and students who already struggle with difficulties at school. This revealed a real need to make STEM more concrete and closer to students.
Because of the lower achievements of students in this field, we need to be more innovative in the way STEM subjects are taught in secondary schools in order to impact students’ motivation and engagement.
Several organizations and schools across Europe conducted an Erasmus+ project called The Virtual Museum of STEM, They included: YuzuPulse in France, C.I.P Citizens in Power Cyprus, Ceprof in Portugal, SCS LogoPsyCom in Belgium and High School Ivanec in Croatia. Over the last two years this consortium has been working on creating the first European virtual museum for STEM education at secondary level that includes the needs of students with learning disabilities.
A changing model of education
The Virtual Museum of STEM is designed to have an impact on motivation and to attract the attention of students through visual elements, videos, quizzes and games, ensuring active learning with the students being autonomous and independent in their learning process.