STEM Week Zadar

  • A three day STEM event took place in Petra Preradović Elementary School. The project was organized in cooperation with associations and organizations that promote the popularization of science and technology.
  • These are Scientix, FabLab, CARNET, the Croatian Community of Technical Culture, Smartplay and Bioteka.
  • The aim of the project was to popularize science in the educational system and to develop the skills and competences of students in the field of technology and information and communication sciences in a fun and educational way.
  • On the first day, 27th of March, three workshops were organised for teachers: FabLab makerspace robotic workshop, The scientific method of teaching workshop and a talk held by the famous Croatian astronomer Korado Korlević
  • On the second and third days, 28th and 29th of March, workshops were held for children in the open space of our school yard: there was a combination of science (biology, physics), technology (FabLab, Makerspace, SmartPlay), engineering (The Croatian community for technical education) and mathematics. Art was represented in the creative outputs of all participants.
  • Over 800 pupils from 10 schools attended the event. It was a great success as can be seen in the following e-book:
  • https://view.joomag.com/stem-week-2019-steam-week/0258384001554206965
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I am a mathematics at the Petar Preradović Elementary School in Zadar, Croatia and a teacher mentor. Apart from monitoring the Regional Education Centre in Zadar and Centre for gifted children, I am also a National Geographic Certified Educator, an Adobe Creative Educator, a Scientix ambassador since 2016 and an active and award-winning member of the eTwinning community. Participating in numerous national and international conferences as well as projects in the STEM field helps promote my goals in teaching which are to connect mathematics with lifelong learning through project and inquiry based teaching, and to develop students' passion for science, creativity and research.