Our Ukrainian Future Classroom Lab

    Our Ukrainian Future Classroom Lab ( STEM laboratory) #TheUkrainianFutureClassroomLab, was created in 2018 and is part of the European Future Classroom Lab network. The equipment was purchased thanks to participation in the EduHack hackathon and the collection of 37 thousand hryvnias on the GoFundEd crowdfunding platform.

Initially, the laboratory was conceived as a stationary one, but over time it became clear that access to the equipment should not be limited to students of only one school.

During the creation of the Ukrainian Future Classroom Lab, as much as I would like to have a classroom with modern mobile furniture (as in the Future Classroom Lab in Brussels), I focused primarily on robotics, VR technologies, and interactive panels with advanced software. This ultimately provided her with good mobility.

In our Ukrainian Future Classroom Lab, students learn programming using robotics kits. We also have Lego WeDo 2.0 and MBot Makeblock constructors, as well as Arduino kits. Robotics is a powerful tool for STEM education that makes learning and exploring complex things fun and accessible. Students work in a team and have the opportunity to feel like young inventors.

Our students conduct research using virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) technologies (virtual reality glasses and Google Expeditions applications come in handy). These technologies can be used in lessons in both the natural sciences and the humanities. There are many free augmented reality applications that can be downloaded to a smartphone from the Play Market or AppStore, for example Quiver, AR Solar System, Futurio.

#TheFutureClassroomLab

#TheUkrainianFutureClassroomLab,

II Lviv STE(A)M Festival

II Lviv STE(A)M Festival

II Lviv STE(A)M Festival  was organized by the second by the IT- teacher Olha Doskochynska,

Organization “ Guild of Teachers” with the support of the city authorities of Lviv.

In the framework of this activity, events were held: STEM's workshops and exhibitions,

women's lectures by Stem-professionals and IT-manager’s meeting.
This event was aimed at bringing children to STEM and coding activities.

Teachers exchanged lessons learned from the teaching of Stem.

Students created their own robot (used Lego WeDo20 and Mbot kits) and

learned to program it, got

acquainted with VR and  AR.

This event learned to engage children in STEM and coding activities in a playful way and

it will be usefull for they when starting their careers and finding a job.

The event effectively supports young people to develop creativity, critical thinking,

digital and soft  skills and collaborative skills.
During II STE(A)M festival the school team participated in the robotics festival and won.

I also spent several lessons during this period at my school

(Volcanoes, Creating Code, Creating Robots, "Programming is Easy")

At the end of the Stem week, another event is scheduled -

a meeting of teenage girls and

women Stem in the company of Symphony Solution.

We also participated in the KindHach2019

Building a new environmental Future with Bioeconomy

Building a new environmental Future with Bioeconomy

During March and April 2019, Olha Doskochynska,  a computer science teacher, together with school students took part in a project which was based on Bioeconomy.

During that time, I became acquainted with the conception of Bioeconomy, studying  the Boosting Bioeconomy Knowledge in Schools online course of the European Schoolnet Academy and   learning how I can explore sustainable economic solutions with my students!  As knowledge about bioeconomy is an essential requirement for students of the 21st century. I have created a scenario of lessons and carried out these lessons for students 10-16 years old.

That learning scenarios aims at an overarching understanding of bioeconomy by connecting everyday life examples to the topic at hand, then developing further into an entire project.

That learning scenario is divided into three parts. The first part introduces bioeconomy. After watching a short clip about bioeconomy, students receive different objects that they have to categorize according to them being bio-based or non-bio-based. 

The second part involves producing Soaps from Glycerin.

The advertisements of the students will be presented in class. 

The third part for younger students involves planning an exhibition or science fair; for older students: planning a science project, together with local stakeholders.

Student's work

Homework Project Bio-based products of our market

Homework projects_ pupils' brochures on bioeconomics