Develop STEM skills using cross-curricular teaching pathways
Descripción del curso
Looking for fresh ways to engage students in their learning while preparing them for challenges of the real world?
Enrol in the "Develop STEM skills using cross-curricular teaching pathways" course!
This course is designed to equip teachers with the knowledge and strategies needed to integrate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) principles across various subjects.
Whether you teach STEM or another discipline, you’ll gain practical strategies to design engaging lessons that encourage students to connect concepts, explore real-world challenges and take ownership of their learning.
As the educational landscape evolves with a growing emphasis on cross-curricular learning and the development of critical skills, this course will provide you with effective strategies to create a more dynamic, interconnected classroom.
Throughout the course, you will explore how to design learning pathways that link STEM concepts with other disciplines. These pathways will enable students to engage with real-world problems from diverse perspectives, helping them better understand the world around them.
You will also learn how to structure flexible learning routes that empower students to take an active role in their education. By guiding their learning experiences and applying STEM skills in context, students will deepen their understanding while becoming more confident, independent learners.
The course is offered by the European School Education Platform. Visit our website for more information.
Duration and workload
Start and end date: open-ended, you can take this course (or any section) at your own pace
Duration: self-paced
Workload: 8-10 hours
This course is based on a version that ran from Monday, 19 May 2025, to Wednesday, 4 June 2025. The original course provided participants with opportunities to interact during a specific active timeframe of 2.5 weeks, exchange ideas and engage in a peer assessment. However, we recognise that not everyone was able to attend during the scheduled timeline.
To make the course accessible to a wider audience, we’ve developed this self-paced format. This version allows you to explore the content and complete the activities at your own pace, whenever it suits you best.
What the self-study format means:
- Flexible schedule: You decide when and how to engage with the course materials. There are no deadlines, live sessions, or required meeting times.
- Independent learning: While the original course included discussions and peer reviews taking place in certain days and weeks, this format empowers you to work independently, using the same materials and guidance provided during the initial version. Please note that discussions in the forums and contributions on Padlets will not be moderated, allowing for a fully self-directed learning experience.
- Self-assessment: To replicate some of the reflective benefits of peer feedback, you will be encouraged to evaluate your own work using the provided assessment criteria.
Course competences
The recipient of this certificate has demonstrated proficiency of the following competences according to the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators and the SELFIE for TEACHERs tool:
- Professional engagement - Professional collaboration at B1 level
- Professional engagement - Professional learning (through digital technologies) at B1 level
- Teaching and Learning – Teaching at B1 level
Público objetivo
Teachers at all school levels and across subjects who are interested in STEM education.
Objetivos de aprendizaje
- Discuss cross-curricular approaches to integrating STEM, including their benefits for students' holistic learning.
- Analyse and apply key STEM teaching methods and effective pedagogies to create lesson plans or instructional activities for the classroom.
- Develop learning pathways that link STEM with other subjects to demonstrate enhanced student understanding.
- Design and evaluate project-based learning activities that empower students to make choices, encourage critical thinking, foster collaboration and develop STEM skills through real-world problem-solving.
Ofrecido por
Este contenido es ofrecido por la Comisión Europea. La Comisión Europea es el brazo ejecutivo políticamente independiente de la Unión Europea. Es el único responsable de elaborar propuestas de nueva legislación europea y ejecuta las decisiones del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de la Unión Europea
Agenda
- How this self-paced course works
- Module 1: Getting started with STE(A)M
- Module 2: Cross curricular approaches to teaching STE(A)M skills
- Module 3: Creating STE(A)M learning pathways
- Module 4: Final activity - Create your STEAM lesson plan
- Certificate of completion
