The International Intensive Programme 1: “Doing Transition” for TRANSIT took place from September 23 to September 27, in Bielefeld, Germany and hosted by Universität Bielefeld/Laborschule. All partners were represented and had invited teacher students, early career teachers and teacher mentors to participate in the event.

This week, our program featured a series of engaging workshops on collaborative learning, the interplay between practice and theory, playful learning, and the use of semi-virtual learning environment with avatars used to prepare pre-service and in-service teachers. We also hosted a panel discussion addressing the challenges faced by newly qualified teachers as they embark on their teaching careers. Additionally, there was ample opportunity for informal discussions.

The event took place at the Laborschule Bielefeld, the experimental school in North Rhine-Westphalia located on the Bielefeld University campus. Since 1974, the Laborschule has been at the forefront of practical school research, striving to develop, test, and evaluate innovative approaches to teaching, learning, and community building within the school environment. Since the beginning, the school’s practice-oriented research has concentrated on participation and inclusion, learning from experience and democracy education.

The participants experienced an intense week, and the farewell was deeply emotional, as reflected in some of their quotes:”

“The biggest thing has been the people we have met,the connections we made.It has been great!”

“It was an exciting week filled with opportunities to meet current and future colleagues from various countries. It provided a great space for exchanging experiences.”

«It was relly fun!»

The 2nd Transnational Project Meeting for TRANSIT was held on June 4 and June 5, in Weingarten, Germany and hosted by Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten.  All partners were represented.    
   
The agenda of the meeting was to follow up local workshops and mapping exercise on induction and set up the plan for the International Intensive Programme 1: “Doing transition”, to be arranged in Bielefeld in September 2024.

The workshops in Bielefeld will draw on the results of Wp2 in the project, so discussions about the country reports and the international report was on the agenda the two days. Evaluation and dissemination of TRANSIT was also given some time to discuss.

The International report provides a comparative analysis of teacher trainings systems, highlighting their similarities and differences. Through this examination, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats were identified across countries. Based on this cross-national analysis, the report recommends thematic focuses for the intensive program.

Method and approaches to work with the thematic focuses in TRANSIT are cooperative learning and playful learning.

After day 1 we had a guided stroll through Ravensburg.