European Experiential Learning Lab on Soil Science
EELLSS aims at:
- Interlinking natural sciences with “soils” as a practical, concrete and “living” lab and innovative learning field
- Combining scientific knowledge and skills with state of the art learning technology
- Creating an entrance to soil science in European schools both for teachers and for the students
- Introducing a competence oriented learning approach in which students from different regions in Europe work and learn together
- Establishing a growing open and cooperative learning and development space for teachers and learners
EELLSS project activities:
- Develop topics and contents in the natural sciences and their potential interfaces to soil science;
- Establish an “activating” learning approach that follows the principles of competence oriented learning and makes use of the LEVEL5 system to validate competence developments;
- Develop instructional designs and didactic instruments to be offered to the teachers as planning devices;
- Design and deliver a training course on how to apply soil science as a learning field in schools;
- Set up an EELLSS-platform which will be serve as collaborative learning and exchange space;
- Create a virtual market place for schools using EELLSS approach in the future and course providers who will offer trainings and courses on sustainable development and soil science.
EELLSS addresses to:
- Teachers and Educational Professionals
- Pupils and Students
- Schools, Educational Institutes and “informal learning providers”
- Stakeholders and course providers
- European Stakeholders dealing with school and environmental policies
The EELLSS partnership is made up of nine partners from seven different countries, each with complementary experience and know-how in the fields addressed by the project.
- Coordinated by Landkreis Kassel, Kassel, Germany
- Nine partners form seven countries: D, NL, SE, IT, LV, ES, TY
- Funded by the European Commission under Erasmus+
- Duration: 09/2015-08/2017
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