D4MINT
D4MINT
Didactic double-decker for digital education in STEM subjects
To enable teachers to explore and make the most of the opportunities offered by new digital teaching methods, and to overcome the associated challenges, the focus must be placed on the professional development of these teachers. According to the current state of research, this also requires new formats of professional development through which the majority of teachers can be supported on their journey towards digital education. RWTH Aachen University and the Universities of Giessen, Oldenburg and Potsdam wish to make significant joint contributions to the STEM subject area in this regard.
Work Package A.1: Computing Science Teaching in Years 3 to 6
Work package A1 of the D4MINT consortium project, funded by the BMBF, focuses on Computing Science education in Years 3 to 6.
Building on tried-and-tested concepts and materials, teacher training programmes for the subject of General Studies and Computing Science are to be further developed and evaluated.
The training programmes are aimed, on the one hand, at teachers who teach Computing Science in Years 5 and 6 of lower secondary school. On the other hand, primary school teachers of general studies will be trained to introduce primary school pupils to basic Computing Science.
Measures:
- Development of professional development programmes for teachers, drawing on extensive preparatory work from the ‘Quality Initiative for Teacher Training’, experience from various school trials, and taking into account the ‘didactic double-decker’ concept for a compulsory subject in Computing Science
- Delivery of the training programmes in at least the Aachen and Oldenburg regions
- Comparison and evaluation of different settings with regard to teachers’ self-efficacy expectations
- Subsequently: Roll-out to at least two other Federal States
