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Space Detectives

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2019-1-RO01-KA201-063036
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Strategic Partnerships for school education Funder Contribution: 106,600 EUR

Space Detectives

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CONTEXT- SpaceD project is our way to investigate space, to discover ways for investment into a better, healthier and safer world.Teachers will train students to work for a united Space in Europe. Space is a force for the digital era; space inspires, motivates children, who explore innovative practices of working with space programmes, focusing on teamwork, combining efficiency with knowledge. OBJECTIVES- to promote teaching and learning of STEM competences, skills, including data collection, visualization, analysis; to improve younger generation’s awareness of Earth's climate; to use space related themes to enhance our pupils’ literacy in STEM-related subjects; to raise awareness of career prospects for the future space explorers, astronauts and researchers that will work together in 20 years time; to make teaching and learning of STEM subjects more attractive, accessible; to bring STEM subjects within pupils' reach; to use ESA/ESERO space-related STEM classroom resources; to develop new data, real-life scientific methodology; to share best practices, to foster interest in space, science and technology among European student community, providing educators, students opportunities to participate in space learning activities (discussions with astronauts and cosmonauts). NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 10 coordinating teachers, from each school- 1 teacher for every department in the school ( each curriculum subject will be represented in our activities); 50% of total number of students(10-16 year old) in each school, participating to workshops; parents, local community. Our project will create better school–community relationships; will achieve sustainable impact among specialists in education; will persuade them to change curriculum( all syllabuses should consist of innovative practices, essential for these digital children).ACTIVITIES: contests, workshops ( space rocket/ International Space Station/ robot / Solar System Planet Model ); activities (Bionic Hand, Astro- Food Workshop, Space poetry& story-telling Club, Space Photography Exhibition, Climate Detectives Community); Space Week, space bazaar to present products; Erasmus Space room. METHODOLOGY : inquiry-based, project-based learning skills; students will apply scientific concepts, maths skills, critical thinking, research, foreign languages, literacy, arts&craft design to achieve project products. Innovation is the main tool to achieve partnership among students. They will be involved in group work, games, peer-learning, problem solving, debate, presentations. Doing these activities, they remain focused and learn actively. They learn differently, are engaged emotionally, learn faster (learning requires problem-solving, critical thinking). Games involve investigation, risk-taking, experimentation, curiosity, problem-solving, creativity. Presentations are engaging, empowering. Receiving instant feedback helps students stay on track and improve participation. Game based learning is competitive. Healthy competition among students motivates them. Field trip activities help students learn by mapping information taught in class to real-life examples, creating connections.DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS : We will share our best practices, innovative learning tools, we will promote open education across countries. Our products will assure visibility for our methods worldwide. Participants will improve their speaking, writing skills in English. Students will share with their parents, friends what they have gained. They will develop capacity of taking initiatives, responsibility for project activities, self-confidence, learning to understand and to be understood. Workshops on space will assure social inclusion for disadvantaged students. Stakeholders will improve school curriculum, with tools, methods that encourage creativity, innovation. This project materials will support teaching activities for neighbouring and rural schools.LONGER TERM BENEFITS: European dimension for partner schools; new strategies to help students learn better, becoming responsible European citizens. Local communities will develop European identity. International dissemination on Etwinning will lead to our external recognition. Other teachers, students will benefit from our activities on space. We will encourage wider participation in Erasmus+ Programme; will develop new partnerships by taking part to space competitions; will deliver project products to local, regional, national and European decision-makers, media, to spread our techniques to other interested schools in Europe. Impact will be measured through updates, visits to project website, meetings with stakeholders; participants involved in workshops, seminars, peer reviews; visibility in social media, website attractiveness; participation in public events. We will monitor links with space institutes and transnational partners; transfer of know-how information on Etwinning and School Education Gateway.

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