Teachers are tasked with developing students who are capable of solving increasingly complex problems on their own initiative in a modern, increasingly complex world. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) has emerged as a potentially useful tool in addressing this challenge in recent years....
Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering. The goal of robotics is to design machines that can help and assist humans in everyday lives. Robotics involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. Nowadays, robots are used almost everywhere: in industry, medicine,...
What is a vault? Wikipedia defines a vault as a curved masonry structure made of specially cut stones, supported by walls, pillars or columns, and serving as a roof. In the collective imagination, vaults have an old-fashioned look. We all have in mind the Romanesque vaults, the...
I Juni 2019 åbnede Stenaldercenter Ertebølle dørene for et nyt oplevelsesrum. Donationen fra A.P.Møller-fonden gav ikke alene nye hytter, .m. mænd på nytænker formidlingen for børnehaver og skoleelever på en måde, der tilgodeser og involverer så mange af eleverne som muligt. Der er en lang tradition...
Skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are becoming an increasingly important aspect of basic literacy in today's knowledge economy. However, according to recent studies, pupils’ interest in school -especially in subjects such as Mathematics- tend to have shown significant deterioration. The decline of...
According to OECD´s PISA study, Belgian students are in the upper echelon of the EU average. However their performance in comprehensive reading (21,3%), mathematics (19,7%) and science (20,0%) does not reach the 15 % benchmark and the goal of the EU member states[1]. There has been...
STEAM education is emerging both in schools and in non-formal education. The aim is to connect our young people to our reality and to the future. Maker education brings with it new methodologies, new learning environments that can help STEAM education to be inclusive and...
