The document outlines a course on STEM education for primary schools held in Brussels from June 25-29, 2018, funded by the EU's H2020 programme. It discusses the future careers and skills needed in STEM, addressing misconceptions about career paths and promoting discussions on how teachers can support students in developing relevant skills. Resources and exercises are provided to facilitate understanding of emerging careers in STEM and equip educators with necessary knowledge and tools.

1. Future Classroom Lab course
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
in primary school classrooms
25-29 June 2018, Brussels
STEM careers and skills of the future
This course has received funding from the European Union’s H2020 research and innovation programme – project Scientix 3 (Grant agreement N.
730009), coordinated by European Schoolnet (EUN). The content of this document is the sole responsibility of the organiser and it does not represent
the opinion of the European Commission (EC), and the EC is not responsible for any use that might be made of information contained.

2. Misconceptions

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv8VZVP5csA
Misconceptions

4. In your country/school:
• How teachers are informed about the career perspectives of
children?
• Do you have a career councillor/advisor in your school?
• From which sources you get the information
(school, training, Ministry of Education, campaigns, events)?
Open discussion

5. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/the-10-skills-you-need-to-thrive-in-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/
Skills of the future

6. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/06/10-jobs-that-didn-t-exist-10-years-ago/
• App developer
• Driverless car engineer
• Cloud computing specialist
• Big data analyst/data scientist
• Drone operators
• Sustainability manager
Skills of the future – jobs that did not exist 10 years ago

7. Webinars and chatsCareer sheets
Skills of the future – sources of information

8. Hands-on exercise
Step 1: Use the 4 sources of information (next slide) to look for a
career path which you believe will be interesting for your students
to learn about and which encounters some misconceptions
Step 2: Consider the types of skills needed to be successful in the
chosen career and fill them in the worksheet
Tip: Remember they can be soft skills and STEM skills
Step 3: Discuss! What can you do to help pupils develop these skills
in your classes?

9. The Space Awareness Career Hub:
http://www.space-awareness.org/en/careers/
Florida Polytechnic University website glossary of
established and emerging STEM careers:
http://stemstudy.com/stem-careers-glossary
STEM Alliance webinars and career sheets from
the “STEM Careers and Skills of the Future” series:
http://www.stemalliance.eu/webinars
The resources from Smart Futures initiative:
https://www.smartfutures.ie/stem-careers
Hands-on exercise

10. Thank you!
#FCL_eu
@futureclassroomlab
@scientix_eu #Scientix
@european.schoolnet
Dr. Anastasiya Boiko, Project Officer
anastasiya.boiko@eun.org
@eu_schoolnet
groups/ScienceTeachersEurope