The objectives of the project were very diversified. The project aimed to initiate and establish the field of mobilities for education and school staff in the form of structured continuing education abroad and job shadowing activities in schools, and to reinforce networking in the RA LG, thus strengthening the internationalization process in schools. Teacher mobilities were intended to address the following goals: • Promotion of language learning • Expansion of ICT use in the classroom; sensible handling and use of digital media in everyday school life • Increased intercultural orientation of instruction, teachers, and students - learning from European neighbors • Improvement of methodological competencies through activating, innovative, creative teaching and learning methods in technical instruction • Expansion of bilingual education offerings • Foreign language qualification of school and educational staff for better communication and understanding with students and parents and qualified work in European projects • Strengthening of "teacher health" • Development and expansion of non-verbal communication skills • Development of individualized instruction concepts
The internationalization of vocational education and training is a high priority in Lower Saxony. It is an important goal anchored in the strategic orientation framework for vocational education and training of Lower Saxony. Internationalization at school succeeds if this is not understood solely as a task for individual dedicated teachers, but rather is reflected at all levels of the school, from the mission statement and the school program to the school profile and the individual learning situations in the classroom. The promotion of a competence-oriented learning culture is partly anchored in the school programs of the vocational schools; the following areas, among others, are taken into account: Expansion of learning mobilities for staff and learners Raising awareness of the topic of Europeanization in everyday school life Staff and teaching development Material strategic measures - introduction of certifications and additional qualifications Public Relations Measures beyond the school - cooperation with partners outside school We carried out the project to pool resources and enable educational staff to participate in European job shadowing and training, to build contacts and to further develop the institution of school.