Developing a Skill Building Balanced Emotion, Cognition and Action

In the ECA project we integrate emotion, cognition, and action in teacher training to help teachers create engaging and meaningful learning experiences while supporting physical activity, too. Usi...

In the ECA project we integrate emotion, cognition, and action in teacher training to help teachers create engaging and meaningful learning experiences while supporting physical activity, too. Using the SEL approach, it fosters emotional connection to knowledge and develops scientific skills through an ecological perspective. The goal is to bring children closer to nature, nurturing intrinsically motivated learners who understand sustainability and grow into environmentally responsible adults.

We will several materials for teachers. The ECA curriculum combines social – emotional learning (Emotions), science content and skills (Cognition) and active learning (Action). It will be published in e-book format in Polish, Hungarian and English. We develop a handbook with lesson plans, handouts and teaching materials based on the science requirements of the national curriculum. We prepare a teacger training course to help teachers iturn into facilitators.

We create a curriculum and a user handbook based on EKA ideas, including examples for environmental studies: worksheets, lesson plans, and project outlines. A teacher training program with a guide will also be developed. The material will be translated into Hungarian and Polish. If successful, the program will lead to happier, SEL-trained teachers and students actively working in schools, more connected to nature.