Training Educators in Designing Science Activities in the Classroom: The Case of STEAM Activity Design in Early Childhood Education

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Published: Apr 6, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7680
Xarikleia Theodoraki
University of Ioannina
Michalis Ioannou
Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Abstract

The teaching of Science in Kindergarten is a significant extension of modern education. It represents an important step in developing children's scientific skills and creating appropriate educational conditions. In this context, the training of Early Childhood Educators in designing activities that integrate Science into the classroom is a key priority for educating 21st-century citizens. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) education emerges as an innovative approach to enhancing scientific thinking, fostering a technological culture, and developing the 4Cs skills. This study, therefore, examines the training of Early Childhood Educators in designing Science activities in the classroom, focusing on the modern STEAM approach through the cultivation of 21st-century skills.


STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) education is emerging as an innovative approach to enhance scientific thinking, cultivate technological culture, and develop 4Cs skills. This paper examines the training of Kindergarten teachers in designing Science activities in the classroom, focusing on the modern STEAM approach, through the cultivation of 21st century skills.

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