Meetings
JThe first meeting will take place in Celje, Slovenia at the school of the coordinator.
Date: October 22-26
The second meeting will be in Tenerife, Spain. Dates: March 24-30 2019
The third meeting will be in Capelle aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. Dates: October 13-19 2019
Due to Covid-19 more meetings were not possible and were replaced by virtual meetings.
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C1 - Meeting in Slovenia (10/2018), 5 working days + 2 for traveling
Main topic: formation of the soil and soil types
No. of students: 4 - 5 from each school
No. of teachers: 2 - 3 from each school
Description of the activity:
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Activities in the mobility week will be divided into three thematic contents: cultural, educational and scientific. We will officially open the Mobility Week at a school cultural event, where we will present the characteristics of Slovenian music and dance and choose the official logo of the project. All students and teachers, representatives of the local community and parents will be invited to the event. We will organize a school dance where participants will be able to relax and get to know each other better. We will present to our guests the functioning of the school and the characteristics of the Slovenian educational system by including them in the regular lessons of foreign languages, natural science, sports and others. During educational activities, we plan to organize excursions in the most agriculturally intensive region, visit the Vulkania educational center, visit the Coal Mining Museum, visit the tourist - organic farm and learn about the ethnographic and cultural characteristics of Šentjur. All schools will present their findings from the first school pedagogical workshops at the school. For guests and participating home students we will organize training in the form of a fieldwork, where we will excavate the soil profile, describe it appropriately, take photo documentation and take soil samples. Soil samples will be analyzed at school workshops, where we will analyze structure, texture, moisture, organic matter, carbonate content and soil acidity. On the basis of the obtained soil data, we will learn about the physical and chemical characteristics of the considered soil type, and conclude how the soil has such influence on vegetation, food production and other human activities in the area. We will present the findings in the form of graphic presentation. Scientific activities will be based on the visiting the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, where we will review the functioning of the Central Laboratory for Soil Analysis and get acquainted with the work of the Department of Soil and Environment. During the lecture, the experts of the Institute will present the operation of the soil information system E-Soil. We will continue our work at a school computer classroom by learning about the E-Soil and Quantum GIS programs, where participants in nationally mixed groups will be trained with their practical use. The E-soil program covers the soil data of the whole of Slovenia, so we can check with it whether these data, which we obtained on the fieldwork and school workshops, are reliable and accurate. On coordinators meeting we will discuss and evaluate the results of the workshops and provide further guidance for pedagogical workshops, fieldwork and mobility. We will demonstrate the use of the NASA`s Sally Ride EarthKAM program, which directs the camera on the International Space Station and photographs the selected areas on the Earth. We will take photographs of agglomerated agricultural areas and reward authors of the best photographs with diplomas. The acquired knowledge will be checked in the form of worksheets, crosswords and rebuses. All activities will be monitored and published by a group of student-journalists.
2.
Students will be able to participate in activities to acquire additional skills and competences in the field of natural sciences, which will enable them to achieve better general learning results, especially in subjects of natural science- geography, chemistry and biology, and in the use of better knowledge of foreign language. Those students who want to continue their education in the schools which programmes are connected with the soil, will gain significant experience in the use of laboratory equipment and advanced computer programs through fieldwork and school workshops. Teachers will improve their professional competencies and incorporate newly adopted learning methods into regular classes. Students and teachers will have to participate in nationally mixed groups, which will require their rapid response to the new situation and adaptation in mutual communication, which gives them the opportunity to learn how to live and work with people of different nationalities and cultures. These experiences can be used in regular classes where students and teachers are increasingly encountering immigrants and migrants.
Students-journalists will report all the activities on the project portals, thus enabling the follow-up of activities by other students, parents and the local population. Media monitoring will benefit the recognizable of the school, the teachers work and intercultural cooperation.
Main topic: formation of the soil and soil types
No. of students: 4 - 5 from each school
No. of teachers: 2 - 3 from each school
Description of the activity:
- Describe the content, methodology and expected results of the activity.
- How is participation in this activity going to benefit the involved participants?
1.
Activities in the mobility week will be divided into three thematic contents: cultural, educational and scientific. We will officially open the Mobility Week at a school cultural event, where we will present the characteristics of Slovenian music and dance and choose the official logo of the project. All students and teachers, representatives of the local community and parents will be invited to the event. We will organize a school dance where participants will be able to relax and get to know each other better. We will present to our guests the functioning of the school and the characteristics of the Slovenian educational system by including them in the regular lessons of foreign languages, natural science, sports and others. During educational activities, we plan to organize excursions in the most agriculturally intensive region, visit the Vulkania educational center, visit the Coal Mining Museum, visit the tourist - organic farm and learn about the ethnographic and cultural characteristics of Šentjur. All schools will present their findings from the first school pedagogical workshops at the school. For guests and participating home students we will organize training in the form of a fieldwork, where we will excavate the soil profile, describe it appropriately, take photo documentation and take soil samples. Soil samples will be analyzed at school workshops, where we will analyze structure, texture, moisture, organic matter, carbonate content and soil acidity. On the basis of the obtained soil data, we will learn about the physical and chemical characteristics of the considered soil type, and conclude how the soil has such influence on vegetation, food production and other human activities in the area. We will present the findings in the form of graphic presentation. Scientific activities will be based on the visiting the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, where we will review the functioning of the Central Laboratory for Soil Analysis and get acquainted with the work of the Department of Soil and Environment. During the lecture, the experts of the Institute will present the operation of the soil information system E-Soil. We will continue our work at a school computer classroom by learning about the E-Soil and Quantum GIS programs, where participants in nationally mixed groups will be trained with their practical use. The E-soil program covers the soil data of the whole of Slovenia, so we can check with it whether these data, which we obtained on the fieldwork and school workshops, are reliable and accurate. On coordinators meeting we will discuss and evaluate the results of the workshops and provide further guidance for pedagogical workshops, fieldwork and mobility. We will demonstrate the use of the NASA`s Sally Ride EarthKAM program, which directs the camera on the International Space Station and photographs the selected areas on the Earth. We will take photographs of agglomerated agricultural areas and reward authors of the best photographs with diplomas. The acquired knowledge will be checked in the form of worksheets, crosswords and rebuses. All activities will be monitored and published by a group of student-journalists.
2.
Students will be able to participate in activities to acquire additional skills and competences in the field of natural sciences, which will enable them to achieve better general learning results, especially in subjects of natural science- geography, chemistry and biology, and in the use of better knowledge of foreign language. Those students who want to continue their education in the schools which programmes are connected with the soil, will gain significant experience in the use of laboratory equipment and advanced computer programs through fieldwork and school workshops. Teachers will improve their professional competencies and incorporate newly adopted learning methods into regular classes. Students and teachers will have to participate in nationally mixed groups, which will require their rapid response to the new situation and adaptation in mutual communication, which gives them the opportunity to learn how to live and work with people of different nationalities and cultures. These experiences can be used in regular classes where students and teachers are increasingly encountering immigrants and migrants.
Students-journalists will report all the activities on the project portals, thus enabling the follow-up of activities by other students, parents and the local population. Media monitoring will benefit the recognizable of the school, the teachers work and intercultural cooperation.
Meeting in Sensjur, Slovenia. October 21-27-2018
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