AI in STEM education

About this project

<p>The project addresses the problem of insufficient number of educated teachers and adequate programs in primary schools in Croatia that encourage children to acquire STEM knowledge and skills. The purpose of the project is to increase capacity and provide support for primary school teachers to use robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) in STEM education in order to increase the quality and relevance of education and to improve the overall learning environment in primary schools. The project will develop a curriculum, train and provide mentoring for 300 teachers for the application of AI in working with children, and will involve 60 schools in the activities of exchanging knowledge , practices and cooperation.</p>

Bilateral cooperation results

The European Wergeland Centre (EWC) proved to be a highly successful and quality partner in this project. IRIM established cooperation in the project, which involved the planning and creation of the curriculum, manuals, and online courses. They also participated in the organization and execution of webinars titled "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Society and its Possibilities in the Elementary School Environment," and they also took part in organizing and conducting the robotics conference "Artificial Intelligence in STEM Education." The partner successfully held all 5 out of 5 planned webinars for which they were responsible, delivered lectures, and participated in the activities of the robotics conference, and contributed to the creation and assistance in developing other educational tools. Both IRIM and EWC are actively seeking other forms of funding and collaborations on other projects, as both parties wish to continue their cooperation, which best demonstrates the quality of the partnership achieved through this project. The project partner efficiently and promptly fulfilled all their obligations and tasks as anticipated by the project application and partnership agreement. The project benefited from the bilateral partnership due to a different approach to artificial intelligence and teaching it to the project participants, the primary schools. Additionally, the project partner and IRIM complemented each other in knowledge, competencies, and working methods, thereby achieving higher quality project implementation.

Project partners

• European Wergeland Centre Donor project partner· Norway