An auThentIc learNing and gender-inclusive frameworK for tEaching infoRmatics in schools across Europe
The TINKER project aims to address the gender gap in the ICT field.
GA number: 101132887
Funded by: Erasmus+ Duration: 1/1/2024 – 31/12/2026
Challenge
According to the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI, 2022), only 56% of Europeans posses basic digital skills, while a gender imbalance persists across different levels and age groups in ICT-related fields.
Informatics education is a powerful vehicle for developing the digital skills of all citizens. According to the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027, using innovative and motivating approaches to teaching informatics can help develop problem-solving, creativity, and collaboration skills, foster interest in STEM-related careers, and tackle gender stereotypes.
Yet, informatics education remains fragmented in terms of content, curricula, and pedagogical approaches for teaching and assessing informatics across schools in Europe.
Innovation
TINKER aims to address the gender gap in the ICT field by implementing a gender-inclusive, authentic learning pedagogical framework for teaching informatics in upper-primary and lower-secondary education, contributing to the to the ambitious targets of the Path to the Digital Decade proposal, which seeks to equip at least 80% of EU citizens with basic digital skills and increase the number of ICT specialists to 20 million by 2030, with a focus on achieving gender balance in the field.
Action
Outputs
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
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