Robotics & Constructivism in Education: the TERECoP project

This paper presents the European project “Teacher Education on Robotics-Enhanced Constructivist Pedagogical Methods” (TERECoP). A first premise of this project concerns the implementation of constructivist – constructionist methods not only in classroom, but in teacher education as well. A second premise is referred to the technology-enhanced learning as occurred in the implementation of different kinds of curriculum innovation in the classrooms. A third is related with the emerging need for a teaching as a research-based profession and for the creation of a culture in which researchers and teachers can create a shared body of knowledge. The paper describes the starting point of this project, focusing on the context, on the aims of the project and on the different partners’ countries experiences, and outlines the different stages that are going to be developed to implement the project giving a description of every one. Finally some preliminary conclusions are presented.