Over the course of the next 2 years, this project will create an interactive, modular, multimedia OpenTextbook for an inclusive and intersectional, multi-dimensional approach in teacher education together with 60 researchers/teacher educators and 60 self-advocates in 6 one-week-workshops (Italy, Ireland and Germany). The attendees will receive a scholarship to cover travel costs, accommodation and food.

The dates of the two workshops weeks are 18th-24th of June and 25th of June-1st of July. You can apply to take part in one of the two weeks. It will take place in Maynooth (Ireland).

We are therefore now looking for self-advocates, researchers and teacher educators from all over Europe who are interested in developing materials for initial teacher education in the following dimensions of diversity: gender, sexual orientation, economic, social & cultural background, class, dis/ability, race, languages, health, age, pregnancy and early parenthood, belief, religion (or lack thereof), biography, appearance. 

It will be presented through the medium of English, with subtitles for videos and transcripts for podcasts.

It is super important that you speak English at least on a B2-Level, as the language of the workshop and the group work is English. Also, the recorded videos are in English so feeling comfortable speaking English is important.

To find out more about the program of the workshop week and hear what participants thought about the first workshops check out the website. You can find out more about the project on this website and on this one regarding the scholarships: https://all-means-all.education/apply-for-scholarship/. 

The deadline for the application is February 5th. The application form is accessible at: https://apply.all-means-all.education/registration/.

We would be very happy if you consider applying yourself or forwarding this to other self-advocates, researchers and teacher educators from your country (or other countries), that are interested in the field of initial teacher education and diversity.

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Best regards from the team of All-means-all.education

Frank J. Müller, Lea Bussas (University of Bremen, Germany)

Heidrun Demo, Silver Cappello (Free University Bolzano-Bozen, Italy)

Deirdre Forde, Leah O’Toole, Rosario Ryan (National University of Ireland Maynooth)