Inside STEM EU

📍We are towards the finishing line and we are pleased to share with you the 2nd Newsletter of the INSIDE project!

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📣 Our Portuguese partner- the University of Minho- is organising an International Conference on "Social Inclusion of the Visually Impaired Students through STEM projects"!

📍Save the date: 21st of July 2022
📍 Hybrid Format (both online & physical presence)
📍 Venue: Hotel de Guimarães Business & SPA
📍 Registrations & information please click here: https://sites.google.com/view/insideconference/home

👉 At this conference the main results of our project INSIDE will be presented which aims to strengthen the STEM skills of Visual impaired students (low vision & blind) in European countries.

🔹Do not miss it!

Home International Conference Thursday, July 21 - Guimarães (Portugal) Social Inclusion of the Visually Impaired Students Through STEM Projects

We are happy to announce that our webinars’ cycle was successfully completed. 14 webinars about 3D printing and 3D design, applications for people with visual impairments and implementation of those applications in the classroom, discussing in the webinars any problems that occurred. Next step all the teacher-participants to create their own lesson plans that are applicable for students with visual impairments. We will be there every step of the way. Thank you for attending.

📣It is this time of the year... Our 1st Newsletter is out and we are very excited about this!

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We are just a few webinars away before we complete this training activity. We have already train our participants into 3D printing and we have created 5 STEM lesson plans that can be applied in conclusion classrooms with visually impaired and fully sighted students. Don’t miss out the last webinars that everything will be implemented into these classrooms.

In our project, we are currently working with the 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞. The teachers participated in C1 training and webinars will apply the methodology, techniques and knowledge in order to implement 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 in their 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 (with both VI and fully sighted students). At the beginning teachers will apply one of the 5 model STEM project in their classroom. Then after getting some hands-on experience, teachers will develop and test a new STEM activity based on the individual needs of their classroom.

Today the INSIDE team completed the 2nd TPM in Cyprus!!!
The meeting was really productive and the team spirit was high!
We discussed the progress of the Webinars of the project and we plan the pilot phase in schools.
Special thanks to Eurosuccess Consulting team for the hospitality and the organization of the meeting and the rest of the partner Organisations E-Nable Greece , Palade Põhikool , Protoporia , Uminho , Escola Secundária Henriques Nogueira

Even though February is shorter than every other month of the year, the "INSIDE" Erasmus+ project implemented a variety of activities. Starting with C1 Training for Capacity building of inclusion education teachers working with Visually Impaired (VI) students in the UMinho in Braga Portugal and ending with the presentations of 5 STEM lesson plans during the INSIDE webinars, all the participants had the opportunity to gain knowledge, interact and exchange good practices, in an effort to come closer to inclusive education for all! In the following link, an article about the activities of C1 LTT is presented with more photos and details https://insidestem.eu/training-for-teachers-stem-for-inclusion-classrooms/

Training for Teachers: STEM for Inclusion Classrooms - INSIDE STEM From 1st to 4th February, the INSIDE team promoted the C1 activity “Training for Teachers: STEM for Inclusion Classrooms” at the University of Minho (UMinho),

During the 9th Webinar of the INSIDE project, organized by E-Nable Greece, the Trainers of Protoporia, presented the first 3 of 5 STEM lesson plans to Participants from all the Partner countries. Emphasis was given to the inclusive and interdisciplinary approach of its lesson plan for the Visually Impaired students, which proves that there are always opportunities for equal treatment in the classroom. In this context, cognitive knowledge and critical thinking are being promoted, while interaction and social skills are being cultivated, preparing all the parties involved for a society free of discrimination.
Special Thanks to our Partners from E-Nable Greece and
Protoporia, who worked together in such a good spirit and achieved great results!

Stay tuned for the next 2 STEM lesson plans who will be presented in two weeks' time!

For more information visit our website https://insidestem.eu/

INSIDE, from theory to action!
Today, the INSIDE Teachers' training: "STEM for Visually Impaired students", was concluded in total success. During the past two days, the trainees had the opportunity to get in action, explore new programs and resources and experiment with new assistive technologies.

ABC of Gamification, Science and technology projects for STEM Education and Code learning with astronomical ideas, were only a few of the topics covered, engaging participants into the design philosophy of the unlimited possibilities STEM education can offer.

Overall, the trainees discovered projects, activities and challenges to engage VI students with the wonderful world of STEM subjects and potentials!

Many thanks to all the Trainers and participants from Partner Organisations E-Nable Greece, Palade Põhikool, Protoporia, Uminho, Escola Secundária Henriques Nogueira

The second day of INSIDE project C1 Teachers training was full of very interesting presentations. Professors of the Uminho academic community, shared their expertise through a variety of topics such as: " Aspects of vision for STEM", "How does UDL contribute to learning for people with functional diversity", "Active learning of STEM. The Hands-on
Science Approach", "IBSE and Project-based learning" and
"Informal and non-formal STEM education. Science Fairs".
All the participants had the opportunity to pose questions and give their feedback based on their working experience with Visually Impaired students. Stay tuned! More to follow next few days!



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The "INSIDE" Erasmus+ project launched today in the University Minho in Braga Portugal, the beginning of C1 Training for Capacity building of inclusion education teachers working with Visually Impaired (VI) students. Kicked off with a short presentation of each partner's organization, in a spirit of good cooperation and strong diligence. During the next 4 days, the participants of Protoporia, E-Nable Greece, Palade Põhikool, Uminho, Eurosuccess Consulting and Schools of Henriques Nogueira, will have the chance to increase their personal knowledge and skills concerning STEM, exchange good practices and empower the inclusion of the VI students in the application of STEM Projects using 3D Printing. By doing so, they will achieve improved networking with colleagues from around Europe and most importantly spread the message of equal educational opportunities for all students.