The main objective of the project was to expand the offer of in-service teacher trainings at partner institutions by preparing and implementing training programmes using b-l methodology in the areas of STEAM, interculturality, special educational needs, the essential elements of which included learning based on materials and activating methods, and providing participants with effective post-training support in putting the acquired knowledge into school practice. In order to implement the trainings effectively, we planned to create a description of the principles of suport, and organisation and implementation of trainings using blended learning methodology in partner institutions. Our goal was to develop the methodological and digital competence of the partners' representatives to equip them with modern ICT tools to create and conduct training courses and to implement the support. The project aimed to strengthen the international exchange of experiences and to learn about good practices between the partners in the areas of STEAM, interculturalism/diversity and special educational needs, enabling the development of innovative approaches to teaching and teacher training based on flexible,diffentiated and engaging forms of learningre.
The project was developed in response to identified needs of teachers and partner institutions to support teachers in transferring acquired knowledge into practice. There was also a need on the part of the project partners to ensure that the effets of the training were meaningful and sustainable, so that the knowledge and skills acquired by the teachers were actually put info practice in the classroom. The change in teachers' preferences regarding forms of in-service training, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, led to a significant increase in the popularity of online trainings, which highlighted the need to develop digital competences and more flexible in-service training formats like blended learning. This model of learning fostered personalisation, allowed teachers better access to trainings and greater convenience, and made it possible take their different needs, experience and competences into account. International cooperation,provided opportunities to exchange experiences in the above-mentioned areas in different educational contexts in the partner countries, to learn from each other about the use of methods, tools and techniques to support active learning and to develop sustainable results that were implemented.