Welcome to our MOTIVATE! blog. Here we regularly share impressions and insights from the tandems and workshops, infos about upcoming events and other news.
Motivate! Blog > BLOG
BLOG
Sign up for MOTIVATE! now!
News
1 week ago
9
Sign up for MOTIVATE! now! In the coming weeks, you can sign up for the first round of our new program, which will begin in September 2023. We would be thrilled to have you join us! What to do now? Read through the questions and answers in our FAQ. If you have any further questions,...
It is time to sign up for the next MOTIVATE! term 2023-2024
News
2 months ago
38
It is time to sign up for the next MOTIVATE! term 2023-2024 In the coming weeks, you can sign up for the first round of our new program, which will begin in September 2023. We would be thrilled to have you join us! What to do now? 1. Read through the questions and answers in...
How can we easily imply peer-counseling in the classroom? – Answer this question together with Bavi, Ragna and Sophie
Tandems
2 months ago
56
How can we easily imply peer-counseling in the classroom? - Answer this question together with Bavi, Ragna and Sophie Peer counseling can be done in different ways. It is important that the person who seeks for advice is the one who is choosing the topics. The counselor can use different helpful communication techniques during the...
What is the aim of school? Hear about Ragna’s, Bavithira’s and Sophie’s answers, questions and ideas
Tandems
3 months ago
52
What is the aim of school? Hear about Ragna's, Bavithira's and Sophie's answers, questions and ideas “To educate”, was Sophie’s first thought. But how is this answer helping to structure and orientate one’s teaching? It is not really an aim. And if it is, it can only be measured by grading. By asking about the...
We have reached the halfway mark – already?!
News
3 months ago
40
We have reached the halfway mark – already?! And just like that we have already reached the halfway mark in the first cycle of the MOTIVATE! program! What?! Where has the time gone? Let us tell you… We have started out strong with a great group of young student teachers eager to expand their knowledge...
Assessment in schools – Different practices and different goals; Jelle, Ronja and Anne share their discussion
Tandems
3 months ago
111
Assessment in schools - different practices and different goals Performance, assessment and opportunities in school was the topic of our first House Session of the new year! How we assess is such a significant part of the teaching profession as it is crucial for the development of students. When discussing our own experiences with evaluation,...
Vocational Orientation: Where am I, where do I come from and where do I want to go?
News
5 months ago
69
Vocational orientation: Where am I, where do I come from and where do I want to go? In addition to joint workshops on various topics, we meet regularly for so-called House Sessions. These are organized in turn by representatives of all the universities that participate in our program. As a result, we not only exchange...
School Systems – Different but Interesting; Hedda and Niklas explain their discoveries
Tandems
6 months ago
169
School Systems - Different but Interesting; Hedda and Niklas explain their discoveries It’s our turn to write the blog post, yey! Who are we, you’re probably wondering. So here is a short introduction of us. First out we have 22-year-old Niklas from Germany, studying Arbeitslehre at TU Berlin. Most importantly, his favorite food is Sushi....
Learn about Digital Competencies together with Bavithira, Mariam and Lena
Tandems
6 months ago
149
Learn about Digital Competencies together with Bavithira, Mariam and Lena We are Bavithira, Mariam and Lena from Norway, Germany and Switzerland. Today we are talking about the topic, Digital Competence. Bookcreator This is a website and an app that you can use to create books online. It works nicely as a presentation platform that...
What skills will tomorrow’s teachers need?
News
6 months ago
87
What skills will tomorrow's teachers need? Our program thrives on a regular exchange. While the tandems regularly meet up privately as needed, there are also additionally scheduled joint meetings once or twice a month, in which the students either learn important soft skills in workshops or simply take some time to exchange thoughts and ideas...
Exploring the second workshop topic “21st century teacher skills” together with Anne, Jelle and Ronja
Tandems
7 months ago
176
Exploring the second workshop topic "21st century teacher skills" together with Anne, Jelle and Ronja The second workshop of the MOTIVATE! program focused on 21st century teacher skills. In that respect, we were introduced to the OECD Learning Compass, a project which aims to identify the competence students will need in the future to thrive...
Ragna and Sophie reflect on our first workshop topic “Intercultural Communication”
Tandems
8 months ago
278
Ragna and Sophie reflect on our first workshop topic "Intercultural Communication" MOTIVATE! is a program to link international teacher students. It provides a platform for the exchange of our experiences, knowledge and visions. The workshops confront us with relevant, up-to-date and inevitable topics as a becoming teacher and give us impulses for thoughts and for...
Kick-off 2022 – getting to know each other
Event
Tandems
8 months ago
116
Kick-off 2022 - getting to know each other Together with the MOTIVATE! team, the 13 participants from universities in three different countries (Germany, Switzerland, Norway) started their one-year digital journey as binational tandems. The students will gain intercultural experience and engage with international issues in university teacher training and schooling to expand their skills and...
Breaking news: The time has come – our Tandems are ready!
News
Tandems
11 months ago
244
Breaking news: The time has come – our Tandems are ready! After the receipt of many great applications from our three universities and an intensive matching process, we are pleased to announce that six teams have been formed in which students from TU Berlin (Germany), PH FHNW (Switzerland) and NTNU (Norway) will start the first...
Time for your questions!
Event
1 year ago
288
Time for your questions! You heard about MOTIVATE! but want to clarify a few questions before signing up? Then come to one of our brief info sessions for TU students. We offer a variety of dates, times, and locations so you're sure to find a date you can make time for. You are a student...
Sign up for MOTIVATE! now!
News
1 year ago
465
Sign up for MOTIVATE! now! In the coming weeks, you can sign up for the first round of our new program, which will begin in September 2022. We would be thrilled to have you join us! What to do now? Read through the questions and answers in our FAQ. If you have any further questions,...
Fireside chats on diversity & school
Event
1 year ago
202
Fireside chats on diversity & school We are happy to have had our first MOVE IT! fireside event this past Tuesday. Our topic for this evening was: "In need of intercultural competences? Chances and challenges of teaching in a diverse Migration Society". The fireside chats are part of the Internationalisation@home offerings of MOVE IT!. Those...
Our new website
News
1 year ago
233
Our new website Welcome to our brandnew MOTIVATE! website. Here, you can find lots of information and great insights into our programme. The heart of our website is our Blog. Here, we share regular news about the project, updates on events and, above all, exciting reports from our student tandems. You would like to know...
MOTIVATE! is coming
News
1 year ago
276
MOTIVATE! is coming Despite all the challenges that the pandemic has brought, we are happy to end the year with anticipation for our new programme MOTIVATE!. While the pandemic still limits mobility in the higher education sector, it has also shown us how we can use digitalisation to enable international collaboration and networking without having...
"In any case, it is very valuable to get to know a different culture of teaching. The interaction with lecturers and students in Norway is more on an equal footing, so you get the impression that you are working on something together instead of just solving an impersonal task to generate points. A personal project is created."
Dag-Maximilian Dannehl
Student at TU Berlin and former exchange student at NTNU"MOTIVATE! provides students with distinct benefits as they develop acceptance for cultural diversity, self-confidence, initiative and curiosity through cross-cultural learning."
Katrine Dalbu Alterhaug
Head of Internationalization at the Teacher Department at NTNU"Move it again, MOTIVATE! and lets be creative and constructive with all we learned during the pandemic…"
Prof. Markus Cslovjecsek
Project Coordinator at PH FHNW"MOTIVATE! enables students to freely exchange thoughts and ideas on relevant topics while also gaining important intercultural skills and knowledge."
Lina Schmidt
Student and staffmember of MOVE IT! at TU Berlin“In the world today, schools can only succeed with an international approach: the diversity of pupils in Berlin and elsewhere, the social and technological challenges of the future, all this is globally and locally connected and we need a reflexive, well-informed and open-minded view across any borders.”
