STEM Is Inspiring Future Careers

<< Background >>Today, the environments in which educational institutions operate have a very rapid change and a constantly renewed dynamic. This situation makes our plans institutionally; has directed educational organizations and human resource management practices to focus on the competencies of educators. The definition of trained human being needed is changing due to the changes in social dynamics in the world in every period. In this respect, considering the EU 2030 Education Goals, our institution attaches great importance to the development of cooperation in increasing the quality, internationalization and mobility in the field of education and management.Recent reform movements in STEM education have been appreciated as a way of producing solutions for the global problems like increasing energy demand, climate change, destruction of fertile agricultural lands, decrease in clean water resources, starving, epidemic etc. In this respect, innovative STEM education practices implemented by teachers in K-12 classrooms provided increasing students' interest and carrier in STEM areas and developing students’ contemporary skills to help meet the needs of society.<< Objectives >>2023 Education Vision of European countries; to employ highly qualified, well-educated individuals who are suitable for the profession as teachers, and to organize studies that will support their life-long development. All partners contribute developing and implementing innovative STEM education for teachers in order to enhance the quality of science teaching and learning. Throughout the implementation of the project, teachers and educators gained integrated teaching skills for STEM education, developed a student-centered approach to STEM education by facilitating inquiry-based teaching, collaboration and active learning. We succeded Developing different approaches (STEM Education) and methods in education with the project applications, sharing innovative practices, implementing and developing different STEM activities in the international arena, evaluation studies for the improvement of post-implementation practices, sharing the education programs and methods applied by different universities, sharing the experiences gained.<< Implementation >>The main activities were undertaken:- short-term joint staff training event- 2 Trans-national project meetings-develop Project results in partner languages- Seminars-Local Trainings-Disseminations.The main activities were involved was short-term joint staff training event. Teachers and Academicians conducted workshops and seminars for teacher training about Nature of Science (NOS),scientific inquiry,scientific argumentation, science and engineering practices in the context of STEM Education, using sensors in educational robotic applications and simulations in STEM education, and out dour STEM activities. The staff training comprised of lectures and demonstrations and hands-on workshops. TPMs were hold at the beginning of the project to plan to all activities during a project lifetime(1.TPM) and hold to evaluate the all project activities ,the training and development of the schools and works on the implementation of regional initiatives to meet school improvement priorities. All partners involved in the process of dissemination of the project covers every stage of the project and after the project. Institution experiences, outcomes and results obtained during and after the implementation of the project all shared as free sources.<< Results >>The project results were to develop teachers’ and educators’ competences - especially integrated STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) teaching skills, based on collaborative problem solving (CPS) -quality of science teaching and learning to develop teachers’ and educators’ integrated teaching skills, based on collaborative STEM education. -develop a student-centered approach to STEM education, facilitating inquiry-based teaching, collaboration and active learning. For the attaining of these goals two results as outputs were created: STEM Education Handbook for teachers as a guide book for continuous professional development and STEM modules- lessons and activities book. In addition to the concrete outputs of the project, results such as developing awareness and method-technical knowledge about the STEM approach among teacher candidates, teachers and students were obtained. For the attaining of these goals two books as outputs were created: STEM Education Handbook for teachers as a guide book for continuous professional development and STEM modules- lessons and activities book.