Within the Department of Information Engineering at the University of Padua, I am contributing to the three-year Erasmus+ KA2 project AI2Schools, a European initiative dedicated to exploring how Artificial Intelligence can enhance teaching and learning in STEAM education.
Led by the Warsaw University of Technology, the consortium includes the University of Padua, Edumotiva (Greece), the University of Education Weingarten (Germany), and a network of secondary schools across Europe. Together, we aim to foster a critical understanding of AI, equip students with essential competences, and support teachers in effectively using and implementing AI tools in education.
The project goes beyond the creation of teaching materials: it also seeks to strengthen teacher professionalism through continuous training and international collaboration. To this end, teacher training courses and school-based pilot activities will be organized, followed by an evaluation of results to improve the integration of AI in education.
The kick-off meeting, held in Berlin at the end of January, brought all partners together to define the key actions for each phase of the project.
Expected outcomes include open-source teaching tools, classroom-based experiences, and policy recommendations — paving the way for a more innovative and conscious school system, ready to address the challenges of Artificial Intelligence.
