Smart Start Erasmus+ Teacher Academy

  • Programme: Erasmus+ 
  • Action: Teacher Academy
  • Project reference: 101196580
  • Start date: 1/04/2023
  • Duration: 36 months
  • Website: SmartStart

The SmartStart Teacher Academy is an innovative Erasmus+ initiative dedicated to transforming teacher training across Europe. Our mission is to give primary teachers and trainee teachers the skills to bring AI-based digital media into the classroom, making learning more personalised, inclusive and engaging.

By the end of the project, SmartStart will have created a sustainable model of AI-based teacher training, fully embedded in European educational institutions and available to teachers across Europe.

Project phases

  • Kick-off meeting, expert panel, key strategy document 
  • AI tools and curriculum development. AI translation tool, learning portfolio, online course 
  • Pilot training and research. First round of teacher training, research study 
  • Refinement and sustainability. Final evaluation, AI integration, dissemination

Results

  • Efficient management and coordination of the whole SmartStart initiative
  • A structured, hands-on AI training experience for teachers
  • A solid conceptual foundation for AI teacher training
  • Scientific evidence on AI-based teacher training and its impact
  • Ready-to-use AI-based resources for teachers across Europe
  • A sustainable, scalable model of AI teacher training
  • A flexible, accessible teacher training curriculum focused on AI
  • A strong European network of teachers for AI in education

Consortium

The SmartStart consortium is made up of partners from catorce European countries. 

  • KATHOLISCHE UNIVERSITATEICHSTATT-INGOLSTADT (Germany): coordinator
  • KARLSTADS UNIVERSITET (Sweden)
  • UNIWERSYTET KOMISJI EDUKACJINARODOWEJ W KRAKOWIE (Poland)
  • AKADEMIA WSB (Poland)
  • UNIWERSYTET IM. ADAMA MICKIEWICZAWPOZNANIU ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITYAMU (Poland)
  • UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO (Portugal)
  • UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI (Spain)
  • FUNDACION SIGLO22 (Spain)
  • TRNAVSKA UNIVERZITA V TRNAVE (Slovakia)
  • NLA HOGSKOLEN (Norway)
  • INDÍCIA N.O. (Slovakia)
  • HOCHSCHULE MITTWEIDA (FH)UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (Germany)
  • STOCKHOLMS STAD (Sweden)
  • ASSOCIACAO NACIONAL DE PROFESSORES (Portugal)