The central idea of this project is to change the perception of the young people on the sciences,by using the institutions providing non-formal education:museums, theaters, astronomical observatories ... within the flipped classroom strategy.The inversion of learning,classroom-home,will be completed with the third component: non-formal institutions,where scientific information will be put into practice.This motivation is in line with the document "A New Skills Agenda for Europe" of the Eu Commission,which underlined the need to provide”support for creating more opportunities to validate non-formal and informal learning; supporting teachers and trainers to introduce innovative teaching practices”; In the schools students face a series of shortcomings,especially in the disciplines in the scientific field:too slow or too fast pace of information,homework at a higher level than the one taught,the need for feedback and the presence of the teacher for growth safety in learning.Flipped classroom,through the video materials used to deliver content,is an effective solution to solve these difficulties,but also those related to the attendance of schools in case of illnesses,epidemics,disasters. The need for vertical partnerships, the crisis of skills in contemporary society(according to Eurostat 2018, 40% of employers have difficulties finding people with the skills they need to grow and innovate),as well as the achievement of a Eu education are arguments in favor of the creation of mirror classes, flexible, attractive, reduced as costs.From this intention,we developed the project that will be implemented within 2 years,starting from the following statements in The Framework for Science Education for Responsible Citizenship(”Greater attention... to the value of all disciplines and how interdisciplinarity (STEAM rather than STEM)can contribute to our understanding and knowledge of scientific principles and solve societal challenges;This is a good time to expand opportunities for science learning,in formal,non-formal... settings”). Aims: stimulation of the active involvement of students in activities specific to STEAM disciplines designing and coordinating scientific activities that contribute to the exploitation of the creative potential of the students in young school age; promoting effective learning through partnerships with non-formal education institutions promoting the conscious and rational use of the Internet and electronic devices enhancing the motivation of learning basic scientific knowledge stimulating the skills of logical thinking, problem solving and critical thinking Promoting tolerance,respect for other cultures motivating teachers for improving the methodological and practical skills in STEAM field knowledge of the curriculum in the partner countries promoting intercultural collaboration The objectives,activities and expected results will be presented as group products and not individually.The project is addressed to a number of 50 teachers,in the context of 5 mobilities in Romania,Turkey,Greece,Bulgaria, Italy,over a period of 2 years,and will involve about 150 students in its activities. Results: Activities organized in partnership with institutions providing non-formal education:collaboration protocols,video materials, mini-lessons,workshops, class-laboratories,on the main and specific subjects of the project involving students,teachers,parents, trainers 5 mobilities for teachers 1 eTwinning project logo magazine/flyers website with videos of the experiments,documents,photos,tutorials mascot pages on social networks,youtube,FB video resource base for flipped classroom The project will have a special impact on both the students and teachers involved,as well as on the non-school institutions involved,thus affecting the entire community as a whole example of collaborative activity. We hope the project will: contributes to the creation of a video resource base of European reference,for the flipped classroom contributes to the construction of a common European-type curriculum (based on common aspects of the partners curriculum)in the field of science promote an innovative way of teaching STEAM disciplines, in partnership with non-formal education institutions contributes to increasing the involvement of families,local community,institutions, associations in school activities promote the reduction of gender inequality, race, social origin in the school environment (meaning that girls compared to boys are less interested in the field of STE(A)M) promote the participation of people with SEN in STEAM activities ensure documenting the steps for dissemination of results The project will have long-term benefits. In addition to the modernization of school educational practices, it will contribute to the grounding of theories regarding modern learning strategies, will lead to acquisition in terms of the skills and abilities of teachers, students, trainers, so necessary for active European citizens.
The central idea of the project was to change students' perception of STEAM subjects, by using new didactic strategies, which challenge students to actively contribute to their own training, in formal and non-formal activities. The non-formal activities were carried out through partnerships with various institutions. The didactic strategy used was: "flipped classroom", which inverts learning, in the sense that the didactic approach is no longer learning in the classroom and then consolidation at home, but the student is given information at home, which is then consolidated at school. The use of the "flipped classroom" method motivated the students to participate more actively in their own learning process according to the pace of each one's development, to study according to the pace of work, to analyze the received information more carefully, to form a base of scientific knowledge and to improve their learning skills. In the context of the pandemic and online learning, this method was a model to apply, with many benefits for both teachers and students. As for the teachers, the use of the "flipped classroom" method in the STEAM field through formal and non-formal activities brought new challenges, the teachers being put in the situation of creating materials using various film editing programs, recording and editing sequences of the lesson, to use various recording devices and to present this information in a way that is as attractive as possible to the students. The created materials were presented to the teachers participating in the project, in the future they will be an educational resource for all the teachers in the participating schools. The use of partnerships with non-formal institutions brought added quality to the project and strengthened the school-family, school-community partnership. The project started in November 2020 and ended in August 2023, being extended by another year due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The activities were carried out based on the partnership between the participating countries and the results obtained and the objectives achieved showed that this partnership was the fruit of the effort made by all participants in the project. A number of 50 teachers participated in the 5 mobilities in: Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece and Italy. Also, 30 teachers participated in the activities held in the school. The number of students involved in the project, from all partner schools, was 150 students. The implementation of the project activities led to the achievement of the proposed objectives: -stimulation of the active involvement of students in activities specific to STEAM disciplines; - designing and coordinating scientific activities that contribute to the exploitation of the creative potential of the students in young school age; - promoting effective learning through partnerships with non-formal education institutions -promoting the conscious and rational use of the Internet and electronic devices enhancing the motivation of learning basic scientific knowledge - stimulating the skills of logical thinking, problem solving and critical thinking - promoting tolerance, respect for other cultures - motivating teachers for improving the methodological and practical skills in STEAM field knowledge of the curriculum in the partner countries - promoting intercultural collaboration The results proposed at the beginning of the project were achieved, so the implementation team successfully achieved the following: - Carried out formal and non-formal activities, using new didactic strategies. The teachers made video materials to be used in the education process, lesson plans, workshops in the STEAM fields. They have created a base of teaching resources that can be used by all the teachers of the schools involved in the project. - 5 mobilities for teachers were carried out -An eTwinning project was carried out - A logo was created for the project, which was inscribed on all project documents -The project website was created -The magazine of the project's activities was created -The magazine was created with lesson plans designed by teachers -Project activities were disseminated on the schools' social media pages and pages on social networks-youtube videos were created -A project mascot was chosen The project had a special impact both on the students and teachers involved and on the community of which the schools are a part, through the partnerships made with the parents of the students and other institutions in the community. The project will have long-term benefits. In addition to the modernization of school educational practices, it contributed to the grounding of theories regarding modern learning strategies, led to acquisition in terms of the skills and abilities of teachers, students, trainers, so necessary for active European citizens.