The STEP project (School Teacher Education Environment Program) “Citizenship pedagogy and teacher education: an alliance between school and territory” is based upon transectorial orizontal priorities of basic and transversal competences development through innovative methods, strengthening the teacher profession, the research and education quality by exchanging best practices and transnational cooperation. The project’s aim is developing and improving preschool and primary interdisciplinary curriculum to create relationship between children school experience and informal education, using sustainable environmental education, starting from major social problems. Active Citizenship Education for sustainable and durable development can be integrated into all areas of the curriculum, especially into cross curriculum themes. It implies children and teachers involvement in authentic experiences aimed at achieving a sustainable future. This also improves the connection between initial and continuing teacher training education. The action-research as methods is an experiencial learning of citizenship education for all the participants, which come from Schools University, Political Institutions, and social organizations. This project’s purposes are: 1. identifing analysis tools to explore territories culture in a multidiscipinary approach. 2. developing a research model of active citizenship education 3. to develop teachers and pupils skills for planning across-the-curriculum learning experiences in active citizenship education for sustainable and durable development and care of the socio-cultural heritage 4. improving interregional and international cooperation The partnership has three core service areas: - active citizenship education in preschool and primary school curriculum (Bologna University and Seville University), - the professional development of teachers, in the CRESPI research center (www. crespi.edu.unibo.it) (Milan University and Bologna University), - durable development and education focused on the relationship between school and territory (Milan University and ESPE Aix- Marseille University), in ADEF conferences. All partners have significant expertise on this issues and they are involved in national and international networks with associations, local authorities and education political authorities. The research project has involved 28 University professors and researchers, 64 teachers, among student training teacher, teacher researchers, tutors, infant and primary school headmasters and 453 children. The Multiplier Events (E1, E2, E3) involved 361 stakeholders. Around 8000 subjects, among teachers, tutor teachers, students, school headmasters, other institutional stakeholders and associations; children 3 to 11 years old, including multicultural and disadvantage context have been the target of the activities organised by the project. The Coordinator Project is Milano Bicocca University, and it has provided the implementation, monitoring and the evaluation (qualitative and quantitative) of all the project activities. The project has been developed into four main action: A) designing a transnational curriculum B) experimental teaching and Research Training (supported by e-twinning) C) results dissemination at national and international level ; D) monitoring and evaluation. The research project has produced 4 outcomes: O2) transnational curriculum of education for a sustainable development; O3) lnnovative learning activities: methods and tools O4) four case studies: examples of research training ; O5) toolkit; One project Staff workshop (C1) that has been the starting point to design the innovative teaching methods and learning activities and to disseminate content and methodologies. The results will be transferred within the curricula of initial training for Teachers, at the University. This will promote an immediate change in the teacher training program. The results have been disseminated 3 multipliers events (E1 Bologna, E2 Seville, E3 Aix). The project has contributed to the device creations to improve communication and exchange between partners, creating a new transnational networking approach on active citizenship between teachers, teacher educators, schools and communities.
Il progetto si propone come occasione di confronto e costruzione di conoscenze e competenze condivise tra futuri insegnanti, insegnanti esperti intorno a questioni rilevanti: Come formare alla cittadinanza attiva i bambini/ragazzi facendo leva sul rapporto tra scuola e territorio? Come formare alla cittadinanza attiva, promuovendo la transdisciplinarità nei curricoli scolastici? Quali approcci e strategie didattiche possono essere considerate buone pratiche? Quali sono le strategie formative efficaci per la formazione degli insegnanti in relazione all’educazione di competenze transdisciplinari e trasversali? Come stimolare gli insegnanti verso una consapevolezza del significato concettuale e delle implicazioni pratiche della cittadinanza e, conseguentemente, ad essere proattivi e riflessivi sulle proprie pratiche professionali e sul proprio sviluppo professionale?In linea con le strategie Europa 2020 il progetto lavorerà sui temi della sviluppo sostenibile e durevole e della solidarietà al fine di sviluppare le competenze chiave di cittadinanza negli insegnanti e negli allievi. Nel Programma Europa 2020 si sottolinea come la qualità dell’insegnamento sia un fattore chiave per lo sviluppo delle competenze chiave di cittadinanza sin dalla scuola dell’infanzia. Dunque gli insegnanti e i formatori di insegnanti hanno un ruolo centrale nel rispondere alle sfide più attuali dell’Europa (http://ec.europa.eu/education-policy-school-teacher-training_en.htm). Ad ulteriore rafforzamento di tale indispensabilità, il rapporto “Citizenship education in Europe” della Eurydice network, sottolinea come sia nodale contestualizzare le pratiche educative e le buone pratiche fondandole sulle dimensioni principali della cittadinanza. Diventa quindi essenziale una formazione iniziale e permanente di alta qualità, che questo progetto si propone di sviluppare e integrare attraverso un appropriato coordinamento tra i contenuti dell’ITE, dell’introduzione al mondo del lavoro e del lifelong learning. Inoltre, dalla ricerca internazionale sulla formazione degli insegnanti emerge chiaramente una forte necessità di stringere partenariati tra Scuole e Università, che le politiche europee hanno raccolto e sottolineato quale priorità.
STEP. Pedagogia della Cittadinanza e Formazione degli insegnanti: un'alleanza tra scuola e territorio
Beatrice Borghi
2018
Abstract
The STEP project (School Teacher Education Environment Program) “Citizenship pedagogy and teacher education: an alliance between school and territory” is based upon transectorial orizontal priorities of basic and transversal competences development through innovative methods, strengthening the teacher profession, the research and education quality by exchanging best practices and transnational cooperation. The project’s aim is developing and improving preschool and primary interdisciplinary curriculum to create relationship between children school experience and informal education, using sustainable environmental education, starting from major social problems. Active Citizenship Education for sustainable and durable development can be integrated into all areas of the curriculum, especially into cross curriculum themes. It implies children and teachers involvement in authentic experiences aimed at achieving a sustainable future. This also improves the connection between initial and continuing teacher training education. The action-research as methods is an experiencial learning of citizenship education for all the participants, which come from Schools University, Political Institutions, and social organizations. This project’s purposes are: 1. identifing analysis tools to explore territories culture in a multidiscipinary approach. 2. developing a research model of active citizenship education 3. to develop teachers and pupils skills for planning across-the-curriculum learning experiences in active citizenship education for sustainable and durable development and care of the socio-cultural heritage 4. improving interregional and international cooperation The partnership has three core service areas: - active citizenship education in preschool and primary school curriculum (Bologna University and Seville University), - the professional development of teachers, in the CRESPI research center (www. crespi.edu.unibo.it) (Milan University and Bologna University), - durable development and education focused on the relationship between school and territory (Milan University and ESPE Aix- Marseille University), in ADEF conferences. All partners have significant expertise on this issues and they are involved in national and international networks with associations, local authorities and education political authorities. The research project has involved 28 University professors and researchers, 64 teachers, among student training teacher, teacher researchers, tutors, infant and primary school headmasters and 453 children. The Multiplier Events (E1, E2, E3) involved 361 stakeholders. Around 8000 subjects, among teachers, tutor teachers, students, school headmasters, other institutional stakeholders and associations; children 3 to 11 years old, including multicultural and disadvantage context have been the target of the activities organised by the project. The Coordinator Project is Milano Bicocca University, and it has provided the implementation, monitoring and the evaluation (qualitative and quantitative) of all the project activities. The project has been developed into four main action: A) designing a transnational curriculum B) experimental teaching and Research Training (supported by e-twinning) C) results dissemination at national and international level ; D) monitoring and evaluation. The research project has produced 4 outcomes: O2) transnational curriculum of education for a sustainable development; O3) lnnovative learning activities: methods and tools O4) four case studies: examples of research training ; O5) toolkit; One project Staff workshop (C1) that has been the starting point to design the innovative teaching methods and learning activities and to disseminate content and methodologies. The results will be transferred within the curricula of initial training for Teachers, at the University. This will promote an immediate change in the teacher training program. The results have been disseminated 3 multipliers events (E1 Bologna, E2 Seville, E3 Aix). The project has contributed to the device creations to improve communication and exchange between partners, creating a new transnational networking approach on active citizenship between teachers, teacher educators, schools and communities.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
