STEM TERRITORY – Online Courses

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With so many students and teachers, the challenges are many. One example is the implementation of the new curriculum (New High School) in 2022. The new curriculum brings new perspectives to teaching, requiring each teacher of the four major areas of knowledge (Humanities, Natural Sciences, Languages, and Mathematics) to talk to each of them. In addition, it is necessary to develop joint projects, work on new learning methodologies, in the search for greater interdisciplinarity among the various curricular components. There is, therefore, a great need to update the pedagogical practices of the teachers in the Minas Gerais state network. Given the dimension of this network, projects that connect to these needs are necessary in the search for more human education, connected to the new times.

Thus, our courses will be geared to help teachers develop a teaching proposal that is aligned with the STEM Education movement. They will be designed to impact both the professional development of teachers and the challenges of the curriculum reforms being implemented. In addition, the courses will aim to:

Encourage engagement, collectivity, and exchange/sharing of experiences among teachers.
Provide teachers with elements for their professional development, taking into account their autonomy, recognition, and empowerment.
Develop a culture of pedagogical innovation.
Involve teachers in finding solutions to improve teaching and learning in order to guarantee quality teaching for all students.

Further benefits from our solutions

- The courses will be designed by STEM experts in partnership with local universities. Therefore, they will strengthen the links between research and practice.

- Strengthening of a network of actors able to promote STEM education in the schools of Minas Gerais.

- Once the online courses are created and funded, they can continue to be offered even after the initial funding of the Catalyst project.

PRODUCTS :

7 courses will be offered in the LMS platform of the Secretary of Education of Minas Gerais. There will be no extra costs for using the platform.

These are the courses:

STEAM for sustainable development - revisiting the relationships between science, technology, and society
STEM Projects and Climate Action. Fighting global warming with good ideas.
Programming made easy: how teachers can learn, teach and use computational thinking in the classroom.
Interdisciplinarity at school. How to integrate the different STEM areas and go beyond them.
STEM and Design Thinking, lessons from design to improve projects.
STEM and public health. Learning from the lessons of pandemics.

ROADMAP:

In months

Articulate program implementation and project plan
Establish contracts and partnerships
Identify and hire authors of the online courses, in partnership with local universities.
Structure the 7 courses together with the authors
Review and pilot courses, with certification from the State Department of Education.
Launch and enrollment of selected teachers
Offering of courses
Tutors accompany the course and encourage teachers to carry out the activities
Partial evaluation of the quality of the courses
Completion of courses and final evaluation
Re-planning for the next offers

SDG GOALS:

Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

UNIQUENESS

Each course is planned by different actors: elementary and high school teachers, university professors, researchers in the field of education, professors from federal technical schools, and managers from the state education system of Minas Gerais, which brings together the university, school, and public management.
The professors on our teamwork directly in the classroom, so they know the reality of the teachers, students, and public schools up close.
The project counts on the participation of two school management teams (the Municipal Education Secretary of Ribeirão das Neves and the State Education Secretary). It also counts with the participation of two federal educational institutions (the Federal University of Minas Gerais and Federal Technological Center of Minas Gerais).

KEY ASPECTS

Encourage the continuing education of teachers based on research and on themes relevant to teaching practice.
To provide the debate on different themes with the intention of instrumentalizing the teacher to carry out the discussion in his or her classroom.
Participation of masters and doctors in the elaboration of the courses.
The presence of tutors to guide and support teachers throughout the course.

TEAM

Gustavo Oliveira Pugliese – Ph.D. in education, 7 years of experience in educational projects management, and 8 years of teaching experience. Author of online (LMS Platforms) and in-person courses, as well as didactic materials for students and teachers all over Brazil. https://www.linkedin.com/in/gustavopugliese/?locale=en_US
Aliene Araújo Villaça PhD candidate at Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Specialist in educational program management. https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliene-araujo-villaca-546a001a3/
Enderson Neves Cruz - Professor at the Electronics and Biomedical Department of the Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG) and member of the management team of LAB Maker CEFET-MG.
Mônica de Oliveira Ribeiro - Director at the High School Principal's Office and participant of STEAM Tech Camp Brasil.
Selmara Ribeiro Silva - Teacher at the Secretary of Education for the State of Minas Gerais and participant in STEAM Tech Camp Brazil.
Alexandre Marini - Teacher from the Secretary of Education for the State of Minas Gerais.
Alexandre Duarte Washington - Professor of the Secretary of Education of the State of Minas Gerais.
Tania Margarida Lima Costa - Professor at the Pedagogical Center of the School of Basic and Professional Education from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and General Director of the School of Basic and Professional Education from UFMG.
Liza Iole da Silva Caetano - Manager of Integral Education of the Municipal Education Secretary of Ribeirão das Neves. https://www.linkedin.com/in/liza-iole-da-silva-caetano-006b7930/

SUCCESS IN THE SHORT-TERM – 6 MONTHS

Creation of 7 online courses that can be offered to all teachers in Minas Gerais.
2100 teachers enrolled in the first offering of the courses - 300 seats per course.
20% of the registered teachers participate in more than one course.

SUCCESS IN THE MID-TERM – 12 MONTHS

80% course completion rate
With this conclusion rate, we will impact 1680 teachers and 36,670 students.
Teachers are able to implement STEM projects in the classroom with students.
Visibility in the state education system;
Expansion of the program to more teachers and therefore more students.
Raising more resources for the expansion of the proposal.

SUCCESS IN THE LONG-TERM – 24 MONTHS

Creation of new courses
Expansion in the number of teachers served by the courses from the 2nd year of the project on.
A network of actors articulated for the development of the program

KPIS

Creation and implementation of 7 continuing education courses for teachers.
Active participation of teachers in the LMS platform
Number of teachers who complete the course
Quantity and quality of STEM projects developed by teachers.
Sustainability of the project to be offered at the end of the Catalyst funding cycle.

BUDGET

Courses:

Price of each course (Authors and course editors remuneration): $865.15

x 7 Courses in total. Subtotal: $6,053.18

Human resources:

Instructional Designer: $144.05 for each course in the LMS platform. Subtotal: $1,008.34

Course coordination and assessment: 60h/month during 10 months (from elaboration to conclusion) $180.01/month. Subtotal: $2,702.26

Program coordinator: 40h/month. $180.01/month during 11 months. Subtotal: $1,981.66

Communication kits:

$467.07

Total budget required: $16,000.00 USD ($6,054.60 + $3,784.12 + $2,702.95 + $1,982.16 + $467.07)

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