In global terms, the aim was to improve the participants' ability to Collaborate and Innovate by focusing on the development of 21st century skills that are listed in the OECD, European Union (EU) and Partnership for 21st century skills (P21) benchmarks. Thus, it was intended: - develop and equip participants with the 6 skills: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, digital skills, citizenship/culture - empower teachers with tools/experiences for building school autonomy and innovation in teaching practice; - enrich teachers' skills; -to promote educational success, with the improvement of school management and administration practices, and the sharing of more motivating teaching strategies; - recognize AEFH European dimension; -share experiences and good practices with European institutions; -achieve the Goals/Objectives of the AEFH's Educational Project; -share, disseminate and disseminate the learning by members of the educational community; -reinforce and value collaborative work; -achieve the European objectives: Improve the quality of institutions and/or methods and New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses
The decision of AEFH to apply for this project was based on the search for answers to the previously identified needs of teaching staff training, for the acquisition of competences in key areas, identified in the Educational Project of AEFH, in the Curricular Development Project, in the of Activities and in the Training Plan and simultaneously achieve and reconcile the European objectives for School Education and the fundamental principles of Key Action 01. This project also intended to: promote the inclusion of all participants; increase synergies and interaction between formal, informal and non-formal learning; increase the potential of ICT skills; to know, apply and innovate educational methods; to know the European dimension in terms of school leadership, collaborative work and innovative methodologies; to know other realities and experiences of school organization and administration for the implementation and sharing of good practices; acquisition of a school perspective of European dimension and culture.