acaSTEMy Erasmus+ Teacher Academy

ERASMUS+ Teacher Academy

acaSTEMy

Across eight project countries, acaSTEMy connects STEM teacher education with transversal competence, sustainability education and digitally confident teaching.

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8
project countries
6
work packages
37
partner organisations
2023-2026
implementation period

Project Focus

STEM teacher education for green, digital and diverse classrooms.

01

Research-based partnership

acaSTEMy connects STEM teacher education and training providers to support high-quality development from pre-service education to continuing professional development.

02

Digital competence

The project develops teachers' capacity to use digital tools and content in pedagogically meaningful ways across formal and non-formal learning.

03

Modules and micro-credentials

Partners design, pilot and validate flexible learning opportunities tied to sustainability, transversal skills and classroom diversity.

04

Mobility and policy impact

The academy builds international professional development through hybrid cooperation, job shadowing, co-supervision and policy-facing outputs.

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Academy Mission

Teachers gain science confidence, transversal skills and practical routes into new STEM education practice.

The academy brings together universities, schools, education ministries, science centres, associations and industry partners across Europe. Its work is organised around teacher competence, digital skills, sustainability, mobility, micro-credentials and dissemination.

Green transition Digital transformation Diversity in classrooms Professional wellbeing

Project Pathway

From shared expertise to classroom-ready STEM practice.

01

Connect expertise

Universities, schools and partner organisations align teacher education needs across national contexts.

02

Build capacity

Hybrid seminars and trainer workshops strengthen STEM, digital and sustainability education competences.

03

Pilot learning routes

Modules, micro-credentials and mobility formats are tested with educators and practice schools.

04

Share impact

Outputs, policy-facing results and open materials support wider European use.

Project Objectives

The academy keeps the full project ambition visible, from teacher competences to policy impact.

Work Packages

Six connected workstreams guide the project from coordination to European outreach.

WP1

Management and Quality

Coordination, quality assurance, sustainability and mutual recognition of learning outcomes.

Led by the University of Tartu, this workstream safeguards delivery, quality monitoring and the long-term independence strategy.

WP2

Science Competencies

Capacity building for STEM staff in green deal, medicine and cultural-linguistic diversity.

Partners identify best practices and build staff capacity through hybrid seminars and train-the-trainers workshops.

WP3

Digital Skills

Pedagogically meaningful use of digital tools, collaborative learning and digital STEM materials.

The University of Eastern Finland leads teacher training, digital tool guidance and the collaboratively created STEM DigiManual.

WP4

Micro-credentials

Flexible modules and micro-credential programmes tested with practice schools and teachers.

The work designs four micro-credential programmes and six modules, with piloting through practice schools across partner countries.

WP5

Communities and Mobility

Job shadowing, local hybrid mobility, international visits and co-supervision pilots.

ELTE coordinates communities of practice, the acaSTEMy Hub, mobility formats and joint master thesis supervision pilots.

WP6

Impact and Dissemination

European outreach, dissemination events and policy-facing communication.

The Ivo Pilar Institute supports outreach to teachers, researchers, schools, policy institutions and associated partners.

Training, Materials and Outputs

Project outputs are grouped around quality, digital skills, modules, mobility and impact.

Digital Skills for STEM Teachers

The digital skills workstream includes a Training the Trainers syllabus, workshop materials and an e-manual for STEM teachers.

Open the STEM DigiManual
D1.1 Quality assurance and data management plan D3.1 Syllabus and training materials for Training the Trainers D3.2 E-manual: Digital Skills for STEM Teachers D4.1 Design of four micro-credential programmes D4.2 Syllabus and materials for six teaching-learning modules

Materials Library

Key outputs are explained here in a clearer, classroom-facing format.

Latest News

Hybrid seminars connect educators around transversal skills, digital media and sustainability.

Research Team

People behind acaSTEMy: teacher educators, STEM education researchers and project specialists.

The research team brings together expertise in science, chemistry, mathematics, technology education, educational psychology, digital learning and teacher professional development.

Consortium

A broad European network across universities, schools, science centres and education organisations.

acaSTEMy consortium institutions
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  1. "EUROPSKI TALENT CENTAR HRVATSKA - CENTRI IZVRSNOSTI VARAZDINSKE ZUPANIJE" USTANOVA ZA OBRAZOVANJE ODRASLIH
  2. Associação para Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Medicina
  3. BAHCESEHIR EGITIM KURUMLARI ANONIM SIRKETI
  4. BSA
  5. Centar Drustvenih Inovacija
  6. Eesti Keemiaõpetajate Liit
  7. EESTI TEADUSTE AKADEEMIA
  8. Egis Pharmaceuticals Private Limited Company
  9. ELTE Bolyai János Gyakorló Általános Iskola és Gimnázium
  10. Experimenta gGmbH
  11. FabLab München e.V.
  12. FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN-NUERNBERG
  13. Gedeon Richter Plc.
  14. HARIDUS- JA TEADUSMINISTEERIUM
  15. Hariduse Edendamise Sihtasutus
  16. INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ASSOCIATIONS FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION
  17. IZMIR IL MILLI EGITIM MUDURLUGU
  18. Jelgavas Valsts gimnazija
  19. JOENSUUN KAUPUNKI
  20. KIRCHLICHE PAEDAGOGISCHE HOCHSCHULE WIEN / KREMS
  21. Kõrveküla Põhikool
  22. Latvijas Fizikas skolotaju asociacija
  23. Latvijas kimijas skolotaju asociacija
  24. Magyar Kémikusok Egyesülete
  25. Miina Härma Gymnasium
  26. Opetushallitus OPH
  27. Osnovna skola Veceslava Holjevca
  28. RAVIMIAMET
  29. Sihtasutus Tallinna Tehnika- ja Teaduskeskus
  30. SIHTASUTUS TEADUSKESKUS AHHAA
  31. SVEUCILISTE U SPLITU FILOZOFSKI FAKULTET
  32. TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
  33. ThingLink Oy
  34. UDRUGA ZA PROMICANJE POZITIVNE AFIRMACIJE MLADIH U DRUSTVU IMPRESS DARUVAR
  35. Valmiera State Gymnasium
  36. VALSTS IZGLITIBAS SATURA CENTRS
  37. VARAZDINSKA ZUPANIJA

Contact

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