ICSE Academy
Final Conference of the ICSE Academy project at the ETE2025
The ICSE Academy project is an ambitious Erasmus+ Teacher Academy project addressing the critical need for advancing STEM education across Europe by building a robust, high-quality STEM teacher workforce. Its primary objective is to reduce the proportion of underperforming STEM learners through equipping educators with innovative, effective teaching methods that meet the challenges of today’s educational landscape. The emphasis of the teacher professional development activities of the ICSE Academy project have been on STEM pedagogical practices, digital transformation, sustainability, and inclusion in STEM education.
The ICSE Academy focused on fostering collaboration, mobility, and the integration of a European perspective into teaching practices, the project ensures a holistic approach to teacher education. It draws on a dynamic partnership of 13 countries, uniting higher education institutions, policy makers, and schools to develop and implement cutting-edge professional learning formats, such as peer-learning through job-shadowing, interdisciplinary European workshops, and collaborative summer schools. These formats are tailored to enhance teacher competence, promote knowledge exchange, and bridge gaps in STEM education, ultimately fostering a unified European STEM education ecosystem. Details about ICSE Academy are available here: https://icse.eu/icse-academy/
As a key component of the dissemination and collaboration strategy for ICSE Academy is the final conference of the project that will take place in Cyprus on May 9th in parallel to the ETE International conference. This final ICSE Academy Conference will feature a policy roundtable where key stakeholders will discuss STEM education policies and strategies with an emphasis on teacher mobility, interactive workshops designed for hands-on learning and professional development in STEM education, and presentations showcasing innovative practices and research as these have been developed as part of the ICSE Academy project in collaboration with the partners, teachers and other stakeholders. The conference is uniquely designed to cater to teachers, researchers, and policy makers, creating a platform for dialogue and collaboration. Additionally, attendees will have opportunities to explore the project’s outputs, tools, and methodologies, gaining valuable insights into its transformative potential for STEM education. By combining expertise, fostering dialogue, and promoting the project’s innovative approaches, the conference aims to maximize its impact and support the adoption of sustainable, future-proof solutions across European STEM education systems. The final schedule of the ICSE Academy final conference will be available here after February 2025.
The ICSE Academy (proSTEM) project (2022-25) is co-funded by the European Union under grant no. 101052670
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