All three BIT variants follow the same blended structure. They differ only in the focus modules, which are woven into the virtual sessions and the on-site week.
\n| Phase | \nTiming | \nWorkload | \nSetting | \n
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual kick-off | \n2–4 weeks before the on-site week | \n3 h | \nOnline | \n
| Preparatory phase | \nBetween the kick-off and the on-site week | \n– | \nSelf-study | \n
| On-site week | \nMonday to Friday | \n28.5 h | \nOn-site, residential | \n
| Classroom implementation | \nBetween the on-site week and the follow-up | \n– | \nParticipants' own schools PRO: virtual coaching in small groups | \n
| Virtual follow-up | \n4–8 weeks after the on-site week | \n3 h | \nOnline | \n
| Total | \n\n | 34.5 h | \n\n |
Virtual coaching in small groups during the classroom implementation phase is highly beneficial, but it is currently difficult to finance, as Erasmus+ course fees cover the on-site days only (→ Organisation & Funding).
\nThe workload is stated in hours. As there is no European credit system for continuing professional development, no ECTS credits are awarded.
\nThe virtual kick-off prepares participants for the preparatory phase: they get to know each other and the course and are introduced to socio-scientific issues and meta-scientific literacies (→ Virtual Modules).
\nParticipants explore socio-scientific issues that interest them, link them to the learning goals of their own subject, and select teaching materials to bring to the on-site week, for example a textbook activity they have already taught.
\nThe on-site week is the intensive core of the training. Participants are expected to arrive on Sunday and leave on Saturday, so that the programme can run from 09:00 to 17:00 with four 90-minute sessions on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. On Wednesday, three sessions are followed by a cultural activity in the afternoon. Core modules account for about three quarters of the programme and focus modules for about one quarter.
\nThe days follow a recurring rhythm. Short energisers open the morning and afternoon sessions. At the end of each day, participants revisit its content in Going Meta and reflect on the methods they experienced from a teacher's perspective. In Today in Review, a short anonymous survey, they then indicate what worked well and what could be improved. The trainer team discusses this feedback in its evening meeting and adapts the next day accordingly (→ Trainer Team).
\nBy the end of the week, each participant has developed a lesson plan with a HOW activity and piloted the activity in their subject-specific team, and each SSI team has developed a cross-subject lesson sequence and presented it in Glow & Grow Together (→ Assignments & Assessment).
\nParticipants implement their lesson plans in their own classrooms, ideally together with colleagues from other subjects at their school, and revise them on the basis of their experience.
\nPRO: Virtual coaching in small groups supports participants in this phase, as cross-subject collaboration that works well during the training often proves hard to continue back at school.
The virtual follow-up brings the whole group together again to share implementation experiences and to revisit cross-subject collaboration after the return to school (→ Virtual Modules).
\nParticipants who have completed all phases receive their credential (→ Certification on the Data Sheet). They remain part of the SciLMi community through the SciLMi Hub and can continue to use and contribute to the materials in the SciLMi Wiki.
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