<< Objectives >>This project seeks to create safer and healthier schools, and development of skills to achieve the entire state of physical, mental, and social well-being in harmony with nature.Objective 1. To improve the capacities in School Environmental Health.Objective 2. To promote behavioural changes in consumption habits and lifestyles to fight climate change and environmental degradation.Objective 3. To expand knowledge, appreciation, and respect for other regions of Europe.<< Implementation >>There are two educational organisations, three associations and nine primary schools from Spain, Portugal, Italy and Germany, involved in this project.Activities:Face to face:Transnational Meetings ( 2 in Spain and 1 in Portugal, Italy and Germany)Training Activities in each partner countryMultiplier Events (1 in each partner country)On-line:Participants organisations on-line meetingsWebinars with teachers and pupils.Online exchange of experiences with pupils.<< Results >>- An online Baseline Assessment for schools.- An online Baseline Assessment for staff, pupils and families. - A joint document on pedagogical methodologies and learning materials on key competences and green skills for teachers.- A joint document on learning materials for families with interactive participation of pupils.- A joint document on didactic materials and digital resources for pupils - A 'School Good Practice Guide'- A 'School Environmental Quality Seal'.

<< Background >>Despite being a recently more discussed topic, climate protection is still overwhelmingly broad for most people. The people participating in climate protection activities and actively changing their behaviour towards a greener future, are often the same who are already aware of the environmental challenges, measures to be taken and changes for one’s own daily practices. This is especially the case for climate education. Basic knowledge on climate and environment is covered through multiple subjects in school, while climate change and environmental protection are not seen as a mandatory part of the curriculum, leaving young people, especially young people from a disadvantaged background, without any proper climate education. At the same time, youth workers are struggling with a vast number of materials, much of it filled with hard-to-understand scientific knowledge, and might not have the resources to go through all of the materials to find the most appropriate learning materials. The My Eco Track project aims to address the youth worker’s need for learning content, innovative and engaging methodologies regarding climate education, as well as the young people’s need to be able to directly connect the learning content to their personal situation and needs. The MET project will raise the youth workers’ and young people’s awareness on climate change, as well as enable youth workers to engage young people from disadvantaged groups and youngsters who might not have been interested in the topic before. At the same time, young people will be motivated and enabled to develop competences on sustainability, environmental challenges and change, climate protection participation and how to change their own behaviour towards a greener future. Changing the attitude and participating in climate protection requires a broader change in a person’s experiences, in their daily life, one which we may only achieve through a significant change in current practices and environment. By using an innovative methodology of a traditional learning course mixed with a smartphone app to teach, the MET project is changing the way young people are able to learn. The project is not only focusing on the How young people learn but also on the When and Where. Through the mobile application they are able to study wherever they are, whenever they want.Thus, improving the lacking climate education in Europe, enabling youth workers to implement an innovative methodology to teach, and fostering young people in supporting a more environmentally aware and protected future.<< Objectives >>The My Eco Track project aims at two different target groups, youth workers and young people, because change can not only stem from one source but has to be taken on as a whole. Specific objectives include:- raise awareness about climate protection and environmental challenges- enable youth workers to engage young people, especially from disadvantaged groups, who might not have been interested in or not been able to participate in climate protection activities- engage youth workers in implementing an innovative and future-oriented methodology, combining climate education with digitalisation- improve the capacity and practices of youth workers- strengthen the skills and competences of young people to engage in more environmentally friendly behaviour and activities- foster a greener lifestyle for the youth workers and young people- enable young people to learn through a methodology which allows them to adapt it easily to their personal needs and situation<< Implementation >>Specific activities include:1. Transnational and national project management2. Transnational and national dissemination3. Quality evaluation and process evaluation4. Multiplication and sustainability Measures to promote the results to stakeholders and decision makers in the field of rural development5. 4 transnational project meetings in Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal and France6. Monthly online meetings7. National piloting of all three results in all countriesR1 - My Eco Track Factbook on Climate Education - pilot with 10 youth workers per countryR2 - Eco Track Smartphone Application - pilot with 30 young people per countryR3 - Guidelines for curricula implementation and and Training - pilot with 15 youth workers per country8. 1 transnational training in Bulgaria, to discuss necessary adaptations to the project results and train youth workers and staff in the proper implementation of the produced results9. 7 multiplier events to ensure an effective and wide-reaching dissemination of the project and its results10. Sustainability activites as described in the specific section11. Network and stakeholder meetings for multiplication<< Results >>1) Development of a Project Management Guide, produced by Asociación Caminos with contributions from all partners2) Development of a Dissemination Strategy, produced by Asociación Caminos with contributions from all partners3) Development of a Quality Evaluation Strategy, produced by Pistes-Solidaires with contributions from all partners4) Development of a Sustainability Plan, produced by Asociación Caminos with contributions from all partners5) Result 1: My Eco Track Factbook on Climate EducationThis Handbook will provide the learning content as well as the methodologies, including activities, for youth workers to implement during their teaching on climate change and environmental protection. The Handbook shall cover topics (e.g. scientific knowledge, waste separation, mobility, etc.) as well as various practices (e.g. visual learning with images, discovery learning, experiments, discussions, excursions, etc.)The Handbook builds the base of teaching and learning for the MET project.6) Result 2: My Eco Track Smartphone ApplicationThis smartphone application will be a tool used for teaching for the youth workers and a way to learn for the young people. They are able to directly measure and evaluate their own behaviour with the application and learn more about changes they can implement towards a greener future. The youth workers shall utilize the application also for their teaching to allow further studying for the young people. Youth workers are able to ask young people to do research, studying, repetition, direct evaluation, or even homework, through the application.7) Result 3: Guidelines for curricula implementation and training: New methodologies are only effective if we implement them appropriately. Combining a training course with a smartphone application in an interconnected way is not a very common teaching practice, therefore youth workers may lack experience in applying and implementing such practices. Result 3 includes Guidelines on what too take into consideration while implementing such a training, as well as a training curriculum to properly train the youth workers in effectively implementing climate education through the learning materials and the smartphone application.8) 4 newsletters, to inform on the important stages and progress of the project9) 1 project website, featuring all the project results10) 4 Quarterly Reports (every 6 months) from all partners to the project coordinator, Caminos11) Interim Report, including all the documentation and proofs12) Final Report, including all the documentation and proofs

"<< Objectives >>The project will allow us to build on and transfer the existing award-winning initiative ""Global Education Teachers' Club"", developed in Slovenia, to 4 partner countries. The initiative aims to support teachers in strengthening their competences to teach young people about the global challenges of the 21st century and to advocate for common humanistic values. We also want to contribute to raising the profile of global education among the teaching community, policy makers and the wider public.<< Implementation >>The main activities will be focused on transferring the knowledge and experience about setting up the Global Education Teachers Club in Slovenia to partner organizations, the establishment and implementation of club activities in 5 European countries, strengthening the capacity and competencies of partner organizations for developing new global education activities and work with teachers on advanced level, and improved recognition of the importance of global education for teaching young people.<< Results >>The main results of the project will be the implementation of Clubs’ activities for teachers in 5 Eu countries, the improvement of teachers' competences to integrate global education into teaching and supporting young people on their path to active citizenship, the improvement of the partner organisations' competences to work with teachers, new teaching resources and training programme for teachers, and better awareness of the importance of integrating global education into formal education."

"<< Background >>The worldwide pandemic declared in early 2020 and the originating measures, restrictions and social isolation requirements in almost every country have caused the largest disruption of education in the modern history, having a severe impact on learners and teachers all around the world, from pre-primary to secondary schools, technical and vocational education and training (VET) institutions, universities, adult learning providers and many more. The sudden and unexpected situation has put teachers, trainers and students in a very challenging and unprecedented position: in the middle of school year 2019/2020 classrooms, notebooks, books and homework papers were replaced by electronic platforms, websites, mobile apps and online classes and teachers and students have been forced to transfer to distance learning, very often without specific guidelines, methodologies or resources at their disposal. The teachers had much harder time adapting to the new educational reality because, along with facing the technical challenges, they had to make sure that all foreseen learning objectives and outcomes were successfully fulfilled; to help the students cope with the negative effects and stress from the homeschooling and last but not least, to manage to keep their professional motivation and enthusiasm for teaching. During these uncertain times, it is of essential importance teachers, schools and communities to be supported and better prepared to answer the needs of their students and create inclusive learning. Technology alone cannot guarantee good academic results and learning outcomes neither for teachers, nor students. Undoubtedly having the right pedagogical knowledge and competencies is a must for every teacher and educator, but it is not nearly enough. Today, more than ever, soft skills are the key to efficient learning process. It is of crucial importance to know how to effectively communicate with students in an online environment; to have the ability to manage and solve conflicts; to support and enhance students’ motivation; to make online learning sustainable and valuable; to avoid burn-out.<< Objectives >>The overall aim of S4B project is to tackle the above-mentioned challenges the by strengthening and supporting teachers’ profession as it focuses on creating innovative tools aiming to enhance the key abilities and attitudes, necessary for effective implementation of digital learning and proper functioning in the new educational reality.To achieve this, the SB4 project pursues the following objectives: - To build a strong partnership network of 7 participating organizations in 4 European countries.- To develop a training system of learning skills based on practice. - To train teachers in this simple and effective method of acquiring skills based on micro-videos, micro-tasks that will create micro-habits that will become micro-successes.- Offer support to the education system in the digital transformation of education. - Promote the results of this training to other institutions that may benefit from this product.<< Implementation >>The project will be developed along the lines of 3 Logical ResultsPR1 DISCOVERING THE WAY Research report: A research report, aiming to create a map of the 12 most important soft skills needed for effective and successful managing of digital learning process. The document will provide detailed definition and description of each skill, as well as an online test with the help of which the teachers could self-assess the level of development of these skills, detecting the areas on which they have to focus in order to improve their competences. In order to reach this goal, two main tasks will be conducted along the first 6 months of the project:Task 1.1. Mapping the 12 most important digital soft skillsTask.1.2. Comprehensive definition and description of each of the 12 skillsPR2 WALKING IN THE PATHWAY Training kit: The key to acquiring skills lies in practice. The key to this product is the regular practice on daily basis with the help of attractive materials and performing a series of tasks. To make this training effective the partnership will use short videos, called “video pills”. The reason for video pills is because it is scientifically proven that the mind processes them 10 times better than text, images or audio. For each of the 12 important soft digital skills, defined within the frame of R1 there will be at least one video pill developed - short, practical and attractive audiovisual presentations aiming to increase the motivation of the teachers to improve their competences. After familiarizing with each video pill, the user will be provided with the opportunity to perform several tasks/activities/games in order to practice and further develop the respective skill.To achieve this, three main tasks will be fulfilled: Task 2.1 Development of training materials (video pills; micro-tasks; micro-habits; micro-successes)Task 2.2 Development of an assessment/evaluation frameworkTask 2.3 Piloting phase with teachers and studentsPR3 SKILLS PATHWAY Handbook: The partnership intends to create a handbook with guidelines for practical application of the research report mapping the 12 crucial digital skills (R1) and the training toolkit for their development (R2). The document will include explanations about the training materials and tools (training materials exercises and tests) that are included in the training kit and will give detailed instructions how to use all the project results. The Handbook will be practical and illustrated. It will be written with the target groups needs and preferences in mind. The Handbook will be in digital version available for download from the project website and in printed form to be distributed directly when relevant.Three main tasks will be carried out:- Task 3.1: Structure development- Task 3.2: Content development- Task 3.3: Final version editing<< Results >>During the development of the S4B Project we will produce a series of products (including training courses and events), which will produce results right after the implementation of the project on the level of our target group and subsequently produce results that will affect on a broader level our main stakeholders. More specifically, the results will be:•A list with the 12 most important soft skills for teachers and trainers needed for effective and successful managing of digital learning process•12 ""video pills"" •36 micro-tasks (tasks-box)•1 self-evaluation tool •Guide to provide recommendations as well as dissemination of information for teachers on the delivery of specific skills development in this digital age.•A website for the indefinite maintenance of the training system.•In the Multiplier Events (E1-E4) the project consortium will organize workshops in order to ensure the sustainability of the project results beyond the project partnership and project lifetime.•In the training activity (C1) the result will be a training for 14 participants that will learn about the system developed in PR1,PR2 on S4B, and how to implement it with teachers, trainers, educational staff.It is expected that more than 250 people will participate in the project directly while other 100 will directly benefit from it by using its products. The wide dissemination activities plan to reach more than 1000 stakeholders (schools, educational institutions, public organisations, training providers) within and beyond the EU. The main qualitative outcomes and impact expected from this project are related to: - Providing educational and socio-emotional support for teachers to face the extra pressure being put on them to manage learning process in a time of crisis, as well as provide support to their students in these unusual circumstances. - Providing training materials and resources to support teachers in adapting to the new learning environment will ensure better understanding and recognition of skills and qualifications related especially to the organisation of digital learning and will improve their access to innovative learning materials tailored to their specific needs. - Increased awareness of the emerging need of incorporating soft skills training for teachers and pedagogical staff in order to guarantee the delivery of high quality education even in periods of uncertainty and challenges."

"<< Objectives >>This project aims to promote the ""Evidence-based education"" approach in the educational community at all levels of the educational system, from the political or administrative level, to the classroom level through the level of the management of the centers, showing the need that the decisions (political, pedagogical, didactic) that are adopted seek support in the quality evidence that educational research has provided for decades.<< Implementation >>2 Transnational Meetings in Murcia2 Transnational Meetings in Braga3 Training courses in blended mode and with presentations transmitted via streaming.1 Multiplier Event in Braga: Evidence-based Education Conference1 Multiplier Event in Murcia: Efficacy, efficiency and equity in education systems Conference<< Results >>This project tries to create a certain awareness in the educational community at all levels, including the educational administration. This change in mentality must be the effect of the training activities that will be open and the knowledge of good practices. In the long term, participating organizations should improve their educational outcomes through improved effectiveness of school leadership and teaching practice. The training implemented will be formalized in the regional systems"