This project aims to develop new curriculums for optional STEM subjects that promote inquiry-based and project-based learning using ICT. Over the course of a year, the project will develop curriculums for Mathematics with ICT, Geography with ICT, and Informatics. It will train 48 teachers from 4 schools and facilitate 228 students taking the new optional subjects starting in 2016/2017. The goals are to improve STEM education outcomes, engage more students in STEM, and obtain equipment and resources to support the new curriculums.

1. HEUREKA
HR.3.1.20-0012
Maristela Rubic
11th Science Projects Workshop in the Future Classroom Lab
Brusseles, 18 - 20 March, 2016

2. Project description:
Development of curriculum of optional subject
Informatics and interdisciplinary subjects:
Mathematics with ICT and Geography with ICT
Area of activity: Promoting STEM education
Project duration: October 2015 – October 2016
ESF contribution: EUR 153 904
Total budget: EUR 153 904
Participants: 228 students; 48 teachers

3. PROJECT PARTNERS
School of Economics Varaždin
First Grammar School Split
High School od Tourism and Hotel Management Zagreb
Faculty of Organization and Informatics Varaždin

5. this project?
This project is dedicated to development of modern,
innovative and learner oriented curriculums.
The purpose of project is:
• improving educational outcomes in STEM subjects
• increasing students interest in STEM area
• achieving better results in state graduation exam
• increasing access to higher education and reducing
drop-out rates (epeccially in STEM area)

6. Current
curriculum
• 15 – 17 subjects
• Option: Religion or
Etics
• 3rd foreign language

7. CROATIAN SCHOOL TODAY
• Teacher-centered approach
• Memorization of facts
• Oral examination
• Written tests

8. STUDENTS (228)
• Questtionaire
(about interests, content, methodology, assesment)
• Evaluation

9. Inquiry-based learning
Real-life contexts
Use ICT equipment
Project-based learning
Self assessment
Learning outside the
classroom
Peer assessment

10. are our goals?
Developing 3 new curriculums
Creating teaching materials and educational
materials for students
Educating STEM teachers in partner
organizations for delivering the new curriculums
Obtaining ICT equipment
Offering optional subjects to students in
2016/2017

11. Team 1
Mathematics with ICT
Team 2
Geography with ICT
Team 3
Informatics
Maths teachers Informatics teachers
Geography teachers Informatics teachers
Informatics teachers
can we achieve them?

12. ORGANIZATION OF WORK
• online ( google drive)
• 6 in person meetings every
other month
Zagreb
Split
Varaždin

13. Mathematics with ICT
Functions
My
indipendant
life
Programming
in Python
How much,
when and
why we are
absent

14. Geography with ICT
Digital
cartography
Ecology
GIS (geographic
information
system)

15. Informatics
• Create a website using CMS (WordPress)

16. TEACHER TRAINING
• Education about creating curriculum based on
learning outcomes
• Workshop about e-learning (Moodle)
• Training on using interactive whiteboards
• Training on using GIS software
• Study visit to a science gimnasium in Paris, France
• Workshop about delivering the curriculums

17. OBTAINING ICT EQUIPMENT AND
SOFTWARE
• 3 x interactive whiteboards
• 3 x GIS software
• 4 x PC computers

18. maristela.rubic@gmail.com