The SpicE project invites you to the SpicE International Conference on “Inclusive STEAM Education”!

The conference will foster open and fruitful dialogue between the project partners, the scientific and educational community and other stakeholders, on modern scientific approaches in the field of Inclusive STEAM Education, the necessity to shift towards equity in education, the practicalities of implementing Inclusive STEAM Education in the classroom, the professional development of the teachers, and the future of Inclusive STEAM education.

SpicE project (https://spiceacademy.eu/) supports the inclusion of students with mild disabilities in STEAM education and aims at strengthening primary (and secondary) school teachers' competences in Inclusive STEAM Education, to bridge the gap between STEAM and special education. The project has deployed three different training phases (MOOC, Blended learning, Exchange program) for pre- and in-service teachers, to empower the educators’ roles in the classroom.

The conference is addressed to teachers and educators of all levels engaged or interested in applying Inclusive STEAM education, scientists, researchers and postgraduate students, education executives, and to any individual interested in being informed of the latest aspects of Inclusive STEAM Education. Certificates of participation will be awarded to the conference attendees.

Participation in the conference is free of charge.

Stay tuned at the conference website for more information (https://spiceacademy.eu/spice-international-conference/).

The SpicE project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Commission (Grant Agreement number ERASMUS-EDU-2021-PEX-TEACH-ACA-101056159).

Submission Guidelines

Interested participants must submit an extended abstract (max 1000 words) of the work that will be presented. It must consist of introduction, objectives, methodology, results and conclusions and must provide adequate information to permit thorough understanding of the topic treated. Only a few necessary references should be listed; these are not included in the word count.

Abstracts must be written in English. The Scientific Program Committee will select abstracts for oral presentations or posters. The opportunity to give the presentation in one of the languages represented in the consortium (Bulgarian, Greek, Spanish) is under consideration. 

List of Topics

• Inclusion of students with mild disabilities
• Inclusive STEAM practices in general (in any educational level, both for general and special education schools)
• Teacher professional development
• Assessment methodologies
• Use of new technologies for STEAM and inclusion
• The A in STEAM

Committees

Program Committee

• Achilles Kameas, Hellenic Open University, Greece
• Ioannis Agaliotis, University of Macedonia, Greece
• Lefkothea Kartasidou, University of Macedonia, Greece
• Rosabel Martinez-Roig, University of Alicante, Spain
• Rosabel Roig-Vila, University of Alicante, Spain
• Marios Papaevripidou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Yvoni Pavlou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Iva Boneva, Trakia University, Bulgaria
• Mariya Zhelyazkova, Trakia University, Bulgaria
• Maria Constantinidou, Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth, Cyprus
• Anastasia Savova, Trade Union of Teachers, Bulgaria
• Ioana Caraghiozov, European Schoolnet, Belgium
• Agueda Gras-Velazquez, European Schoolnet, Belgium
• Magda Spella, Hellenic Open University, Greece

Organizing committee

• Achilles Kameas, Hellenic Open University
• Magda Spella, Hellenic Open University
• Spyros Papadakis, Hellenic Open University
• Zoe Antonopoulou, Hellenic Open University

Venue

The conference will be held at the central Auditorium of Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece, and online, on Friday 30/05/25 and Saturday 31/05/25. 

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to spella.magdalini@ac.eap.gr