Our German team presenting the IDE project in German Sign Language at the Erasmus+ multiplier event in Freiburg, 11 June. #IDEproject #DGS #GermanSignLanguage #DeafEducation

Happy New Year from the IDE Project! 2026 is shaping up to be the year where theory finally meets practice. Our resolution for this year is to finally start building our Open Educational Resource (OER)! #NewYear2026 #IDEProject #ErasmusPlus #Goals #OER #DeafEducation

Meet our Norwegian partners in the IDE project: NTNU, experts in interpreter-mediated education and special needs education, and Queen Maud University College (DMMH), focusing on early childhood education and special needs. That wraps up our Meet the partners series!

Introducing our Irish partners in the IDE project: Trinity College Dublin, experts in sign language linguistics and deaf education, and Holy Family School for the Deaf, Ireland's largest school for deaf students. Follow along as we continue to introduce more partners!

Introducing our German partners in the IDE project: PH Freiburg, the project coordinator leading the development of the Open Educational Resource (OER) and BBZ Stegen, experts in bimodal-bilingual education for deaf students. Follow along for more partner introductions!

Introducing the IDE partners! We're bringing together universities, schools, and deaf organisations from Germany, Ireland, and Norway. EUD leads dissemination efforts, ensuring the project reaches deaf communities, policymakers, and educators. Follow along as we introduce our partners!

Why IDE matters: Despite the growth of mainstream inclusion, there's limited research on how deaf pupils experience interpreter-mediated classrooms. We're gathering insights from pupils, teachers, interpreters & families to fill that evidence gap.

Year one milestones: ✅ Consortium meeting in Dublin ✅ Advisory committees in all three countries ✅ Launched multilingual website (ide-project.eu) ✅ Ethics approvals secured ✅ Data collection started in Norwegian schools ✅ Materials created for parents & schools Next up: more fieldwork in classrooms!

What's IDE about? We examine how teaching and learning work when classroom communication is mediated through sign language interpreters. A collaboration across Germany, Ireland & Norway studying what actually supports inclusion in mainstream classrooms. Findings → Open Educational Resource for all

Ready to share our Erasmus+ project on interpreter-mediated deaf education in primary schools. How do deaf pupils actually experience inclusion in bilingual classrooms? Following that question through research, resources & insights. 🔗 ide-project.eu