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Enhancing Teacher Education in Maths and Science: A Lifelong Learning Initiative (EU Project)

The Improving Teacher Education in Maths & Science project (ITEMS) aims to elevate the quality of teacher education through innovative online modules and training programs. Running from January 2009 to December 2010, this initiative addresses the need for improved education methods in science and mathematics to boost student interest and teacher motivation. With partners across Europe, ITEMS has developed engaging online courses, resources, and mentoring approaches that utilize ICT to foster new learning environments. Designed for teachers and aimed at students aged 13-16, this project emphasizes the importance of lifelong learning in education.

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Enhancing Teacher Education in Maths and Science: A Lifelong Learning Initiative (EU Project)

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  1. Improving Teacher Education in Maths & Science A Lifelong Learning Programme EU project, Key Activity 4- Dissemination.January 2009 to December 2010 25th September 2010, Ptuj

  2. Issues addressed: • Need to improve teachers’ education • Need for a change in Science and Mathematics Education, to increase  students’ interest, to stimulate teacher motivation. • Use of ICT,  development of new learning environments and approaches to teaching.

  3. ITEMS objectives: • To develop online modules  (Integrated  Teaching Elearning Modules)  • To organise Training Teachers Courses • To mentor teachers using ITEMs • To monitor the dissemination, impact measurements and  the quality assessment 

  4. Consortium: • CEFIRE, Spain • European Schoolnet (EUN),Belgium • SLSS, Ireland • Gymnasium Isernhagen, Germany • Gimnazija Poljane, Slovenia

  5. ITEMS modules: • Science: • Astronomy, • Climate Change and • Electricity • Maths: • Geometry, • Graphs and • Functions

  6. Earth in the Universe • Module in VLE Moodle • Aimed for students 13 – 16 years old • http://www.itemspro.net/moodle/course/view.php?id=65

  7. Activities: • discussion points • quizzes • glossaries • forums

  8. Module Scientific Content: • Where is the Earth’s place in the universe? • Day and night • The Moon • The seasons

  9. the learning tasks are organized in a sequence defined for the following steps The learning tasks are organized in a sequence defined for the following steps: • Taking account of student ideas.

  10. Developing and using scientific ideas:

  11. Promoting student thinking

  12. Assessing progress:

  13. ITEMS online courses: • Electricity course (4-29 October 2010): • Introduction to functions course (18 October – 12 November 2010): • http://itemspro.net/moodle/

  14. ContactProject web site: itemspro.netCo-ordinator: itemsproject@gmail.com

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