The DESIRE toolkit provides models and good practices for (1) planning and implementing the dissemination and exploitation of science education project results, and (2) helping STEM stakeholders contribute to improving STEM education. It is useful in any context and for any project that requires dissemination and exploitation by or to stakeholders (teachers, project managers, advisors to policymakers, science event organizers and science museum professionals).
The toolkit was created within the EU-funded project DESIRE (Disseminating Educational Science, Innovation and Research in Europe), whose main goal was to improve STEM in both formal (schools) and informal (science centres, museums, fairs, events) education environments in Europe.