The collaboration of schools with international organizations and the example of Central Greece and the IEEE Teacher in Service Program

Abstract

The first six years of school education are very important for the young students to set the foundations of learning Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The stronger these foundations are, the larger the chances that the students will pursue University-education fields and careers within these subjects. Teachers have to be trained to import STEM Education in their teaching strategies. The aim of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE Teacher in service Program TISP is to present and familiarize teachers with STEM Education and it conducts hands-on STEM workshops for this reason. One such workshop involving 75 Primary School teachers took place in Lamia, Greece. At the end of the workshop the teachers were given a questionnaire requesting their reflections on the workshop. The response of the teachers was positive and there came out some interesting conclusions.