HISTEM2018: 2nd International Conference on Innovating STEM Education Deutsche Schule Athen Athens, Greece, June 22-24, 2018 |
Conference website | http://stemeducation.upatras.gr/histem2018/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=histem2018 |
Abstract registration deadline | April 15, 2018 |
Submission deadline | April 15, 2018 |
In recent years, there has been a focus on promoting the uptake of STEM subjects in schools. This has been driven by the need to ensure that young people gain the knowledge and skills essential to help them participate in a society in which mathematics, science and technology are increasingly important. Nevertheless, reform efforts, including curriculum development have treated the STEM subjects mostly in isolation. Recognizing that education within the individual STEM disciplines has great value and that efforts to improve discipline-centered teaching and learning should continue, this conference considers the potential benefits—and challenges—of an explicit focus on integration. In order to prepare students to address the problems of our society, it is necessary to provide students with opportunities to understand the problems through rich, engaging, and powerful experiences that integrate the disciplines of STEM.
The conference provides a platform for dissemination of best practice in teaching and learning in Greece, and will inspire and empower STEM educators to improve teaching quality, to Increase engagement in STEM education and career pathways, to connect students with real life industry relevancy, and to drive creativity, inquiry based learning, problem solving & project based learning.
The conference will contain three strands:
1. Invited speakers
2. STEM Education Research will include presentations from leading STEM education researchers who are examining pressing challenges in STEM education. For example, sessions on integrated STEM education, mathematics education, science education, engineering education, technology education, etc. will be offered.
3. K-12 STEM Practice will include selected 20 minutes presentations and workshops from individuals and teams from K-12 schools who are implementing STEM programs and school approaches. For example, sessions on problem and project based pedagogy, engineering design process, integrated STEM curriculum development, strategic planning, and/or engineering education practices will be offered
Submission Guidelines
Please check out conference website:
http://stemeducation.upatras.gr/histem2018/
Committees
Organizing committee
Thomas Babalis
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Anastasios Emvalotis
University of Ioannina, Greece
Eugenia Koleza
University of Patras, Greece
Chris Panagiotakopoulos
University of Patras, Greece
Penny Panagiotopoulou
University of Patras, Greece
Kostas Skordoulis
University of Athens, Greece
Vassilis Tolias
Deutsche Schule Athen, Greece
Annette Brunke-Kullik
Deutsche Schule Athen, Greece
Venue
The conference will be held in Deutsche Schulle Athen, Greece
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Conference Secretariat:
Louiza Vaggelatou
University of Patras, Greece
vagelat@upatras.gr
Lisa Schubert
Deutsche Schule Athen, Greece
schubert@dsathen.gr