The objectives of the project were to respond to the need for teacher competence for diversity, digital responsibility and global citizenship and to develop tools and methodologies to support teachers, including online training and toolkit. The project aimed to increase teachers’ and student teachers’ competencies and expand, learning from experiences in the five participating countries.
Most countries have experienced growing diversities in recent decades as a result of migration. In the five participating countries, Iceland, Norway, Crete/Greece, Spain and Israel, schools at all levels include diverse student groups as a result of migration as well as historical minorities. All school levels are facing complex challenges as well as opportunities in responding to growing diversities. In this context, many teachers claim that they lack training and high burnout rates are reported among teachers (OECD, 2018). The GatherED project addresses the needs for knowledge and training for teachers working in diverse multilingual contexts. It aims to enhance diversity competence and digital responsibility in teacher education (Arvanitas, 2008), particularly increasing knowledge and understanding of diversity and global education in multilingual and multicultural teacher education contexts. The overarching aim of the Global Teacher Education project is focusing on diversity and increased awareness of aspects related to global citizenship. The project builds on the three dimensions of Global Citizenship Education (UNESCO, 2015), cognitive, behavioural and socio-emotional.