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Description
Primary school OŠ Sibinjskih žrtava with project TESLA''S ROOM aims to resolve the problem of insufficient level of STEM skills of target groups through bilateral cooperation with a partner organisation GeoCamp and associations Nikola Tesla-Genius for the Future and Open Computer Workshop Association "We are all against" for technologically advanced 21st century society. Teaching skills of 9 teachers in STEM will be improved by the participation in 10 training activities. The teachers will further implement 11 new activities based on the developed school curriculum in the STEM area in order to transfer knowledge to 141 students , including 14 gifted pupils and 10 with disabilities. Adaptation and equipment of 1 STEM classroom with STEM garden will further ensure quality of education.
Summary of project results
The problem that this project sought to solve is insufficient levels of STEM skills to keep up with the complex technological progress of 21st century society. The main problem faced by the Project Promoter is the lack of programs and activities for the education of students in STEM fields. The reason for this was the lack of investment in human resources and inadequate infrastructure for establishing STEM programs. The mentioned problem was tried to be solved by this project, in which the teachers'' STEM skills were improved and then the new skills were transferred to the students who developed new skills, competences and knowledge in the STEM field.
The project was implemented through several activities aimed at solving the above-mentioned problems, all with the help of our project partners. The aim of the Activity 1 was to strengthen and develop the abilities of teachers and another educational workers, in which teachers acquired new knowledge and skills in the STEM field through workshops, trainings and a study trip to Iceland. Workshops and trainings for teachers were held by the project partners. As part of Activity 2, teachers transferred skills and new knowledge to students through education, project assignment and extracurricular activities that were held as part of the project. As part of Activity 2, students also attended field trips to Zagreb and Oroslavje. Activity 3 was related to development of the curricula for new extracurricular activities. Also, the project task was designed and our Partner Open Computer Workshop created interactive scripts. As part of Activity 4, one classroom was adapted and new furniture and equipment were purchased, a photovoltaic power plant was installed on the roof of the school, and a gazebo and a greenhouse for planting herbs were built in the school yard.
The project resulted in an adapted classroom where computer science classes take place and is used for extracurricular activities and it is equipped with new furniture and equipment for the highest quality work of students. Also, teachers who participated in the project gained invaluable experience and acquired many new skills in the field of STEM, which they passed on to the students as part of extracurricular activities during the implementation of the project, and will continue to pass them on to the future generations yet to come.
Summary of bilateral results
The project benefited a lot from bilateral cooperation. The partners from Iceland have shown us that they are experts in matters of education, especially in the field of STEM. They gave us very useful lectures and taught us some new teaching methods that we used through the implementation of the project and we will certainly use them in the future. The trip to Iceland was also very useful for us, we learned a lot about a new culture, met a different educational system, wonderful and very friendly people and returned home full of impressions and the ideas on how to improve our educational system and these are the main results of this project. We will definitely stay in touch with our partners from Iceland if there will be an opportunity for some future projects or collaborations.