Educational video about STEAM
Learning objectives: to give the youth worker an idea of what STEAM is and how to incorporate it into their work with young people.
After watching the film, the youth worker will develop the following knowledge:
- they will have an understanding of STEAM and the diversity of STEAM;
- they will have knowledge about the role of youth workers in STEAM activities.
After watching the film, the youth worker will develop the following skills:
- skills to engage and support young people in STEAM activities;
- skills to engage and support young people in identifying and solving problems, creating innovations using technology and the opportunities presented by the digital environment.
After watching the film, the youth worker will develop the following competencies:
- encourage young people to choose alternative educational leisure activities and events related to STEAM activities.
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Educational video about LEGO robotics
Learning objectives: to give the youth worker an idea of what LEGO robotics is and how to incorporate it into their work with young people.
After watching the film, the youth worker will develop the following knowledge:
- they will understand what LEGO robotics is;
- they will have knowledge of the stages of robot construction, the programming process and how to organize it for young people.
After watching the film, the youth worker will develop the following skills:
- skills to organize a robotics class or to provide support to young people in any of the robot construction or programming stages.
After watching the film, the youth worker will develop the following competencies:
- encourage young people to choose alternative educational leisure activities and activities related to LEGO robotics.
Additional educational materials about LEGO robotics:
Introduction to LEGO robotics, construction, programming (EV3): https://odo.lv/Training/Lego
Resources for teachers (SPIKE): https://education.lego.com/en-us/teacher-resources/lego-learning-system/
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Educational video about animation
Learning objectives: give the youth worker an idea of the process of making an animated movie.
After watching the film, the youth worker will develop the following knowledge:
- they will have knowledge of the stages of the animation making process and how to organize it for young people;
- they will have an understanding of how to integrate young people’s essential knowledge from various fields, such as natural sciences, folklore, art, etc., in the creation of animation;
- they will understand that animation is a way for young people to express their thoughts and opinions about events or processes, or to create educational content in the digital environment;
- they will know what (free) digital technologies should be used for young people to create animated episodes;
- they will understand the diversity of digital content (video, audio, text) and how to integrate them.
After watching the film, the youth worker will develop the following skills:
- skills to organize and manage the process of making an animated film or to provide support to young people in any of the stages of the animation making process;
- skills to use the StopMotionStudio app to create animation.
After watching the film, the youth worker will develop the following competencies:
- encourage young people to choose to combine different types of digital content and better express facts or opinions about a process or event;
- to creatively support young people by exploring alternative solutions for creating digital content in the form of animations.
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Project “STEAM for capacity building of youth workers”, contract number: 2022-1-LV02-KA153-YOU-000066085
European Union’s Erasmus+ program’s Key Action 1 “Learning Mobility Of Individuals” project, number of the contract with the International Youth Program Agency: 2022-1-LV02-KA153-YOU-000066085.
The project is financed by the European Union. The information on the website reflects only the views and opinion of the author, and not necessarily the opinion of the European Union, the European Commission or the Agency for International Youth Programs, which are not responsible for any use of the information contained therein.
