STEM Leadership: Innovative Lessons from Micro:bit

On June 3-4, the second wave of training for teachers «STEM-leadership: innovative lessons with Micro:bit» took place on the basis of the Children’s and Youth Scientific University of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic University, which brought together motivated educators who are ready to introduce modern technologies into the educational process. Vice-rector Andrii Ivanchenko welcomed the participants.

The training was attended by teachers of Zaporizhzhia and regional educational institutions, in particular Zaporizhzhia Academic Lyceum «Elint», Zaporizhzhia gymnasiums No. 12, 50, 62, 77, 94, Zaporizhzhia specialized school with in-depth study of a foreign language No. 7, Zaporizhzhia specialized boarding school «Sychovyi Kolegium», as well as Dniprorudnenskaya specialized school «Talent» and Melitopol Gymnasium No. 4. Such a wide geography of participants once again confirms the high interest of educators in the development of the STEM field and the introduction of innovations in education.

The training program was developed and conducted by docents of the Department of Electric Drives and Automation of Industrial Installations — Olena Nazarova, Alina Kazurova, and Volodymyr Osadchyi, which provided a combination of theoretical approaches with practical cases.

During two days, the participants:
– mastered practical programming using BBC Micro:bit
– created their own STEM cases for lessons
– developed mini-projects for students in grades 5–11
– explored the possibilities of integrating Micro:bit into interdisciplinary projects
– discussed effective methodological approaches to STEM education

The training ended with interactive sessions on automation and mechatronics, the participants discussed the prospects of creating joint STEM activities and visited the Educational and Scientific Experiment Center «Quantum».

According to the results of the training, vice-rector Andriy Ivanchenko presented training participants with certificates of professional development.

Photos from the event can be found at the link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ypz2Ez3EifE0X9IDHlkorYN1cOLYJgzk?usp=sharing

Thank you to all participants for their activity, openness to innovation and desire to change education today!