The DITE newsletter, issue #5

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www.dite.usz.edu.pl April 2024 issue # 5

Diving into diverse internationalisation of teacher education There’s more and more information we can share as we go on with the local trainings for students of teacher education.

We are preparing local DITE manuals in our national languages to

We are organizing open seminars online and in our local communities to reach as many people as possible.

We are really assessing impact of our endeavours to see if there are measurable results of our actions.

We are working on the general DITE model that will help you to implement international aspects into your daily work as a teacher.

This is the last six months of the DITE project. And it’s going to be exciting time!

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make sure that everyone can join us on this journey.

Most important aspects of internationalisation of teacher education based on the DITE trainer’s manual and the DITE in-house training materials

Globalisation compared to internationalisation

Internationalisation of higher education refers to the process of integrating an international dimension into the teaching, research, and service functions of the institutions.

This may include a variety of initiatives: welcoming international students, promoting study abroad opportunities and fostering partnerships with universities in other January 2022countries.

Globalisation, on the other hand, refers to the increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of countries and their economies, cultures, and populations.

It is driven by advances in technology and communication, as well as by the liberalisation of trade and investment.

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Inclusive internationalisation

The most general and at the same time the most important principles of inclusion concern equality and respect for differences. In the educational context, we are talking about equal access to education and the diversity of educational needs of all students.

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Inclusive education is about a fundamental shift in the existing education system from seeing difference as a problem to celebrating the diversity of learners and providing all necessary April supports to enable equal participation.

2022 The principle of intersectionality: a full identity of a person is co-created by different, intersecting biological and cultural factors.

Diversity of students The diversity of students can be a challenge for the teacher and forces them to modify teaching strategies so that all students can benefit from the lesson.

However, diversity can be extremely valuable for the process of learning.

November 2022 Source: https://www.usydanthology.com/2019/04/12/lodens-wheel-of-diversity

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Multiculturalism: culture is relatively constant and attributed to social (ethnic, national, religious) groups. It leads to the separation of groups in a multicultural society and their functioning side by side. This approach may result in blurring and assimilating cultural differences.

Interculturalism: culture is dynamic and created by individuals and groups in the course of communication. representatives of different cultural groups interact with each other on a regular basis and new cultural qualities are created. Differences are treated as a factor activating social, political and economic development.

The need for internationalisation in teacher education Globalisation shrinks the world and brings cultural diversity and intercultural contact to people’s everyday lives. We experience migration, mobility, cultural and social diversity and it all impacts modern classrooms.

We need teachers who understand the globalised and intercultural world and will be able to prepare their students to operate in it.

Teacher training institutions tend to prepare teachers for schools in local communities. This is mainly due to the fact that all policies and regulations concerning the qualifications of teacher are established at the national level. Whereas teaching and teacher education should be a global (not a local) profession.

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Multiculturalism vs. Interculturalism

The DITE trainers speak their minds

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Students of Teacher Education about a local DITE training

Teacher educators about a local DITE training

How to prepare a local DITE training

newsletter The DITE network is growing We are intensifying our dissemination efforts in 2024 to make sure that we are reaching as many people as possible.

AMU organized an online international seminar on 24 January 2024 with participants from Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Next, you will hear about DITE on 7 May 2024 at the SGroup Staff Training Week.

UPorto organizes a local seminar for Portuguese audience on 22 June 2024. And URV team is announcing their local seminar very soon.

UPorto team will present DITE findings at ECER 2024 “Education in an Age of Uncertainty: memory and hope for the future” at the University of Cyprus, on 27 – 30 August 2024.

You may become a part of the DITE enthusiasts circle by joining our network

Last but not least ...

We are happy to announce that the final DITE conference will take place during the annual SGroup meeting on 23 October 2024. This year it is hosted by CY Cergy Paris University in France.

The conference programme and registration link will be published soon. We can’t wait to meet you there!

Meanwhile ... a few things you can do now

DITE report ↓ READ MORE ↓

DITE manual ↓ READ MORE ↓

DITE examples ↓ SHARE HERE ↓