Mobility in the age of #StayHome – Where are we going? Erasmus Project

Project Title

Mobility in the age of #StayHome – Where are we going?

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Transport and mobility; Environment and climate change; Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

We would like to explore the need for close cooperation within the European Union with our students using the example of the current discussion on mobility. Actually, the focus of this proposal should be on transport mobility. We have extended this idea due to the extreme impact of the corona pandemic on our life and on cooperation in Europe and would also like to address the mobility of pathogens.
As we all had to learn now, both aspects belong together: the freedom of travel and movement of the population, the open borders in Europe and the influence of transport on global environmental change (keywords: climate change, health risks due to exhaust gases or smog) are closely linked by a rapid spread of infectious diseases.
In our project “Mobility in the age of #StayHome – Where are we going?” we would like to work together with teachers and students from five European countries. The correlation between larger and larger cities and, linked to that, an increasing volume of traffic, the constant increase in air travel, the political discussion following a change in the technical equipment of vehicles (keywords: renewable energy, e-mobility) and the rapid spread of infectious diseases will be investigated.
Our project theme is part of the students’ living environment. In school, much of this is addressed in science, geography and politics – across all national differences in education. On the other hand, interdisciplinary work rarely takes place. This can be achieved through our Erasmus+ project. Therefore, we would first like to develop the basic expertise and then weight it in a socio-political context. Dealing with professional sources and distinguishing between “Fake news” and well-founded articles is a necessary prerequisite for forming one’s own opinion and exerting social influence. This is how we can promote the basic understanding of current scientific research, which is a task of school education for the development of one’s own opinion (“Scientific Literacy” see also PISA 2009/12: Fensham, 1985. Science for all.). The national differences in the assessment of risks to the environment or health will be presented and discussed by the students at the working meetings. Proposals for a common set of rules will be developed and compared with the rules of the European Union. Another focus is the exchange of ideas among colleagues of the same school and among colleagues of other schools. Crosscutting competencies are important for participating in our modern societies, also with regard to future potential job profiles. With the help of the eTwinning platform and the use and production of online teaching materials in English, pupils are expected to develop their digital crosscutting competencies while improving their language skills. The use of eTwinning strengthens networking between the groups and ensures the development of digital literacy. The working language is English. Learning and teaching materials such as Learning videos, descriptions of experiments, interdisciplinary material collections will be developed and will be available to everybody interested in the project. The cooperation with laboratories and companies links school and research and makes current science vivid. Knowledge and perspectives will be combined in the discussions and in the preceding research in an interdisciplinary way. The comparison of different national strategies and different theses on environment and health increases the students’ awareness of the problem. The videos and teaching materials produced offer a variety of possibilities for learner centred differentiation. The teacher will primarily act as a coach and learning companion. Last but not least the materials will be created and shared with the help of the computer. Communication takes place via a digital platform. This will enhance the digital literacy of students and teachers. The diverse methods will enable the students to increase their knowledge of scientific and social-political ways of thinking and working.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 158390 Eur

Project Coordinator

Gymnasium Süderelbe & Country: DE

Project Partners

• Zespol Szkol nr 10 im. prof. Stefana Banacha w Toruniu
• Narva Kesklinna Gumnaasium
• Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík
• Highlands School