The proposed project aims at further developing the school-based STEM curriculum and promoting digital Visual Arts curriculum to enhance students' interest in Innovative Science and to foster their creativity and problem-solving skills through STEAM-related learning activities.
The project aims at implementing junior secondary school-based STEM education, enriching students' learning and their generic skills as well as fostering teachers' professional capacities through incorporating artificial intelligence technology into the school-based curricula, conducting a series of student learning activities and teacher training programmes and establishing a STEM and A.I. learning centre.
The project aims to enhance students' awareness of safty online activities, protect personal privacy and enhance teachers' awareness of information literacy.
The project aims at nurturing the five core values of Catholic education through values-based reading with IT tools for teachers to facilitate reading in English for understanding. 9,000 primary school students, 650 teachers and 9,000 parents from 15 participating schools will benefit from the proposed activities. The proposed deliverables include the curriculum framework (Core Values + English language), learning and teaching resources, an online learning and assessment platform, teacher training, assessment toolkit, parent workshops and parents' guide, seminars, and a post-project report.
The project aims at establishing the "Robotic Arm Laboratory" and developing a school-based STEM programme and collaborating with the rehabilitation centres for developing applications using robotic arms in daily life for the people with physical disabilities. 438 students from the applicant school will directly benefit from the project activities.