Keyword: innovation

ABSTRACT: STE(A)M Education is an evolving educational approach that aims to combine educational models, teaching methods and pedagogical practices in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. The STE(A)M approach requires a combined application of standards from different scientific fields in a structure easily adaptable to all possible combinations of cognitive objects. The ultimate goal is to create integrated teaching approaches in a holistic educational context. However, a necessary initial condition in order to achieve a substantial synergy in terms of methods and standards, and to design educational practices in which the various disciplines will function in tandem and complement each other, is the investigation of the educational relations between the cognitive fields and the discovery of intersection points between them. This article is a critical review of studies that reveal the ways in which Art functions during the learning process, the educational standards it applies and the possibilities of their application in teaching STEM subjects. The purpose of this article is to uncover the bridge that exists between Visual Arts and STEM disciplines that are being taught in the Greek classroom.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this research is to suggest a didactic approach as to how students comprehend the growth and the activities of the two most well-known Ancient Greek civilizations (i.e. the Mycenaean and the Cycladic). The teaching approach is based on STEM perspective, the use of several digital technologies, as well as several learning theories. Digital technologies help students delve into the process of scientific discovery. The degree of new technology and STEM – based didactic approach appealing to students is evaluated through questionnaires. In particular, in our survey, 115 students participated and the questionnaires distributed to four schools of Volos and Veria Greece region. The Research was carried out with the consensus of their parents. According to our results, students expressed great interest in STEM activities that they were exposed to. Moreover, they expressed high interest in the integration of a classic history lesson with new technologies and they developed the ability to create simulations of ancient civilization activities. Furthermore, our work is focusing on issues regarding the process and efficiency, through the use, of an interactive time – line robotic car, which will be used to categorize historical events into periods on a timeline.