CONFERENCE: Action-Oriented and Project-Based Learning in Schools and Teacher Education
Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives from Education for Sustainable Development, Citizenship Education, Cultural Education, Maker Education and Content and Language Integrated Learning
This conference is organized in collaboration between the MakeUs project and EMIC STEAM project, supporting innovation and making in teacher education.
Action-Oriented and Project-Based Learning in Schools and Teacher Education
Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives from Education for Sustainable Development, Citizenship Education, Cultural Education, Making and Content and Language Integrated Learning
Active creation, collaborative problem-solving, and hands-on learning open up new pathways for engaging with societal challenges such as sustainability, exploring subject-specific content, and learning foreign languages in schools and teacher education. This conference explores educational approaches that empower learners to take an active role in developing ideas, creating products, solving problems, and communicating their learning across disciplinary and cultural boundaries.
At its core, the conference brings Making into dialogue with Education for Sustainable Development, citizenship education, cultural education, and foreign language education. It invites contributions that explore Making and related forms of action-oriented, project-based, and cross-curricular learning within or across these fields, thereby broadening the discourse on these educational approaches. Contributions may focus on a specific educational context or investigate connections between different perspectives.
The conference welcomes both research-based contributions and insights from educational practice in schools and teacher education, including initial teacher education and continuing professional development. Hands-on workshops and Making sessions will complement academic presentations, offering opportunities to experience and discuss innovative approaches in practice.
Thematic Areas
Designing and Implementing Integrated Learning Experiences
• Development, piloting and implementation of interdisciplinary learning approaches; innovative teaching materials; experiences from school-based projects.
Exploring Learning Processes and Outcomes
• Empirical research on learning processes and outcomes, including language use, Making processes, learner agency, motivation, competence development, etc.
Transforming Teaching and Teacher Education
• Initial teacher education, professional development, school-university collaboration, international cooperation and transfer into educational practice.
University of Education Weingarten
GermanyContribution Formats
We invite submissions for:
Research-based presentations
Empirical studies, theoretical perspectives, methodological approaches, and research findings.
Practice-based presentations
Educational projects, classroom experiences, innovative teaching materials, implementation strategies, and contributions from school–university partnerships.
Poster presentations
Research in progress, emerging ideas, project designs, pilot studies, and innovative educational practices.
Workshops
Hands-on sessions in which participants explore, experiment with, and reflect on action-oriented and project-based learning approaches.
Submission
Please submit an abstract of 250–350 words.
We look forward to bringing together innovative projects and perspectives from across Europe and beyond!
Committees
Organizing Committee
Staff responsible for logistics, event planning and dissemination.
Scientific Committee
Academic board handling peer reviews, session curation and paper selection.
