SMASH: ONLINE TRAINING IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR PARENTS

Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris
European University Cyprus

Efstathios Mavrotheris
Open University of Cyprus

Efi Paparistodemou
European University Cyprus
Cyprus

Acknowledging the central role of parents in children’s learning, the EU-funded project SMASH aims to raise the educational standards of European youth in mathematics and science by cultivating underlying home cultures as springboards for learning. The project consortium has developed an innovative intercultural parent-trainer training course and related resources for professionals involved in parent education initiatives. The course provides these professionals with current knowledge, techniques, and implementation tools for the provision of high-quality, culturally differentiated training in mathematics and science education to parents of elementary and middle school children (ages 6–15) in their communities. Online multilingual resources support and promote the program’s activities and objectives by offering open access to the parent- trainer training course content and tools.

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