‘STEAM AT A DISTANCE’: A TEACHERS’ TRAINING SEMINAR IN STEAM EDUCATION

Authors: Eleni Kolokouri & Athina Christina Kornelaki

ABSTRACT

This paper presents the development and implementation of a distance learning seminar for in-service teachers which focuses on STEAM Education. Participants were 321 in-service teachers of pre-primary and primary education who were working distantly. Towards this direction, a distance learning seminar on STEAM Education was designed. The main idea was to take advantage of distance learning facilities and create appropriate settings for in -service teachers in the domain of STEAM Education, providing activities and material that could be incorporated in their classrooms. Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) was used as a theoretical framework for the design and the analysis of the seminar. From the implementation of the seminar, quantitative and qualitative data was gathered. Data analysis so far has shown that in-service teachers participated in a series of learning actions that supported them to act as designers of formative interventions.

Keywords: STEAM Education, Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT), Distance learning seminar

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