Stories & Interviews

«We want children to become active shapers of their future!» Videocast with Prof. Dr. Reiss and Dr. Smidt In the #Bildungswende (educational turnaround) videocast, our Managing Director Dr. Nina Smidt and Prof. Dr. Kristina Reiss, renowned education expert and long-serving head of the PISA program in Germany, discuss the future of education with David Neil Read More

Under the motto “Steering technology for education”, the DLW brought together over 1,000 participants from 45 countries to discuss the transformative power of digital platforms and generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of education. Siemens Stiftung representatives attended the event – here are a few of the insights we gained.

Teaching in a completely different way! Facundo Mercado Sandoval and his fictional persona Facu bring STEM education to preschool and elementary school children in Chilean Patagonia – until close to Antarctica.

Even though Jessica Espinoza Fuentes' students have never met in person at school, they discover the world together on a digital research trip.

Teaching in the Pandemic: Emma Janelle UC Artigas on digital platforms and the unwavering will to keep teaching.

The pandemic turned María Vargas Fernández's life upside down: From one day to the next, kindergarten classes moved online.

Irene del Carmen Santos Cruz’s solution to the problem facing many of her students: the lack of a device to take part in the digital lessons during the pandemic.

Selene Esparza teaches the children of migrant workers in Mexico. How does distance learning work without internet access and cell phone reception?

Four inspiring people who work with us around the world, share what moves and motivates them, and how they came to be involved in STEM education in their countries.

How can Design Thinking, a method for user-centric design and problem solving, enrich classroom lessons? Teachers and students from South Africa share their experiences.