Collaboration

Exchange and collaboration are important aspects of the work of today‘s STEMS teachers. The STEM Collaboration and Exchange Platform creates learning communities and gives pre-service and in-service STEM teachers the opportunity to exchange experiences and access colleagues in their countries as well as within Europe. Pre-service teachers can learn from experienced in-services teachers. In-service teachers can operate as ambassadors of STEM education and can share their knowledge about day-to-day teaching, how to deal with challenges in STEM teaching and their careers.

Have a try, get in contact with international STEM teachers and learn from each other.

The goal of this section is to offer foundational insights into various models of teacher collaboration, as Team Teaching, Open Schooling, and Lesson Study. This overview will not only introduce these concepts but will also delve into their respective advantages and disadvantages. For readers seeking a deeper understanding, provided references will lead to more detailed examples, additional theoretical background, and empirical evidence supporting these collaborative practices.

We will describe three online collaboration opportunities for teachers: the "1h4Teachers in STEM" webtalk-series, providing an avenue for educators to engage in STEM education development through onehour-long expert-led sessions; the "eTwinnings" platform, offering European teachers a space for project collaboration and professional growth, and the "Teacher Academy Workshop Series," focusing on expanding STEM knowledge across key areas through interactive online workshops.

In this section, we will present videos featuring interviews with teachers who have engaged in online collaboration. They will share their experiences, highlighting the impact these interactions have had on their personal and professional development.