The STTAIRS project, funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme, works on designing training programmes that integrate artificial intelligence tools into teachers’ professional development. We are committed to building a more equitable educational ecosystem, prepared for the challenges of the future, where inclusion, the well-being of the entire educational community and the ethical use of technology are the fundamental pillars.
The Challenge: Why is the STTAIRS project necessary?
Artificial intelligence is transforming education at an unprecedented rate. While it opens up new possibilities for personalising learning and improving the student experience, it also raises issues that teachers must address without adequate preparation. This reality is directly related to the European Commission’s Digital Education Action Plan, which advocates for an educational ecosystem prepared for the challenges of the future.
STTAIRS was created to respond to three urgent needs:
- Lack of specific training: Many educators have not received the necessary training to use AI effectively, pedagogically, and ethically in their classrooms. There is a gap between the potential of the technology and its effective application in the classroom.
- Need to modernize tools: Current online learning platforms, such as Moodle, need to be updated to incorporate the advantages of AI, such as personalized learning for each student or the automation of tasks.
- Uncertainty regarding responsible use: There is a general concern about how to use AI safely, ensuring data privacy, avoiding algorithmic bias, and ensuring equitable use for all students.
Our mission: what do we want to achieve?
The project responds to the challenge of ensuring that digital transformation is accessible, inclusive, and ethically grounded as AI-driven tools become more common in classrooms.
Our aim is to develop training programmes that integrate AI tools and are designed from and for teaching practice.
This is expected to lead to:
- An increase in teacher satisfaction and well-being.
- The professional development of teachers, both pedagogically and digitally.
- The promotion of inclusion and sustainability.
- The establishment of international cooperation networks.
Ultimately, the project aims to create a more equitable and forward-thinking educational ecosystem that prepares students for the understanding and responsible, efficient use of AI.
Through a combination of specialised training, collaborative research, and the development of AI-supported educational resources, the project aims to empower teachers with the skills needed to navigate the evolving digital landscape.
By embracing AI’s potential for personalisation, efficiency, and accessibility, this initiative will not only transform teacher training but also ensure a more equitable, forward-thinking educational ecosystem in Europe.
Detailed Specific Objectives
1. Improve skills in the use of AI:
To increase participants’ competences in the use of AI technologies by participating in specialized training actions, practical workshops, and collaboration with other training and research centers, aiming to effectively integrate advanced digital tools in teacher training.
2. Optimise the pedagogical design of online training:
To review and reconfigure the instructional design of online training courses to integrate AI-supported digital content and activities that are accessible, inclusive, and personalized, using data analysis tools and collecting feedback from trainers and participants, in order to optimize the training experience.
3. Integrate sustainability and ethics:
To integrate sustainability and ethical criteria in the use of digital technologies for training, selecting tools and resources with a lower environmental impact, raising awareness on the reduction of the digital carbon footprint, and promoting ethical and responsible educational practices in the use of AI.
4. Provide support resources on generative AI:
To provide guides, training courses, and support materials specifically geared towards the use of generative AI in order to improve teachers’ skills, optimize their experience in the networked environment, and contribute to the development of a more flexible, inclusive, and sustainable digital education ecosystem in the long term.
5. Promote European cooperation:
To promote the creation and strengthening of cooperation networks with other European training centers, establishing spaces for dialogue, working groups, and joint projects, in order to exchange good practices, create shared knowledge, improve the quality of education, and reinforce democratic participation.
The action plan: how will we do it?
To carry out our mission, we have drawn up a work plan structured around the following steps:
- Development of an improved teacher training platform based on artificial intelligence.
- Organisation of training programmes for teachers on AI.
- Creation of enhanced AI-powered educational resources and guides for teachers, pupils, and families.
- Conducting pilot tests in four countries to test training in real-world settings.
- Launch of a website and organisation of online seminars (webinars) on AI.
The project work will be divided into specific activities, organised into five work packages (WP).
Work packages (WP) and main purpose:
WP1: Project Management
Ensure that the project progresses as planned, meeting agreed deadlines and managing resources efficiently and transparently.
WP2: Development of AI Digital Platform in Moodle
Develop a Moodle environment for teacher training enhanced with artificial intelligence tools.
WP3: Design of Training Pathways and Educational Resources
Develop training content, teaching guides and educational materials on AI.
WP4: Training, Piloting, and Evaluation. Practices communities
Provide training to teachers and test it in real contexts to assess its effectiveness and adjust programmes based on the results obtained.
WP5: Dissemination/Exploitation Plan
Share the project results via the website, social media and events so that the impact extends beyond the partners directly involved.