In order to effectively respond to changes in the vision and goals of education and educational systems, schools as organizations, as well as teachers as individuals within these organizations, should be continuously engaged in the process of self-management (Cheung & Cheng, 1997). Self-management generally refers to the management of one’s own behavior, thoughts and emotions. Professional self-management encompasses a set of skills which enable individuals to set goals, to plan, monitor and evaluate their own actions (Jain & Sinha, 2006). Professional self-management skills are among the skills encompassed in the Erasmus+ HighFliers project, based on the EC Education 2030 model (OECD, 2018). Within the Highfliers project, the development of several important professional self-management skills is targeted, such as self-analysis and self-awareness, creativity and innovation, decision and choice making, planning, and time management. The process of designing a Highfliers project module targeting the development of STEM teachers’ professional self-management skills is described. The development of the module is based on the review of empirical evidence regarding the importance and effects of these skills on teachers’ job performance outcomes and satisfaction, as well as the effectiveness of different interventions aimed at their improvement. The designed module has been piloted with a group of 28 STEM teachers from Croatian primary schools. During module piloting, teachers rated their professional self-management skills before and after interacting with the module. According to their responses, STEM teachers consider these skills very important, and they think they mostly possess them. The results further indicate that participation in the module contribute to the improvement in these skills among teachers. Based on the results, effective practices for the development of self-management skills in STEM teachers are identified and implications for interventions aiming at improving the attractiveness and quality of STEM teaching and careers are discussed.

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