28657 - Theory and Practice of Education (LM)

Course contents

The course's first purpose is promoting student's consciousness about education and teaching, by means of personal experience's reflection. It presents knowledge, theories and models relates to teaching profession (in schools and outdoor, with young pupils or with adult people), that era all finalized to teacher's profession.  It is divided in two modules, everyone by 6 CFU.

 

1. The practical effectiveness of professional teaching  is defined into a general theory of education and school, from that we derive the methodological principles for school and class management.
2. The student will experience and try directly (by means some in class simulations) teaching  and group tutoring,

 Teaching as category of human action. Historical didactic models used in Italian school's system: systematic teaching, programmed learning, inductive and deductive methods, social and cooperative learning, laboratory teaching.  Teacher's effectiveness: skill and attitudes, communication, tacit or implicit knowledge. Active listening as methodological principle.

Readings/Bibliography

1. M.T. MOSCATO, Diventare insegnanti, Brescia, “La Scuola”, 2008  (all students)

2. M.T. MOSCATO (a cura di), Insegnare scienze umane, Bologna, CLUEB, 2007 (only 12 CFU course).   Not  attending students must add  M.T. MOSCATO, Il sentiero nel labirinto, Brescia, La Scuola, 1998.  Only DAMS Music Students must chose  G. LA FACE BIANCONI, F. FRABBONI (a cura di), Educazione musicale e formazione, Milano Franco Angeli, 2008. For other course Students will be possible to make other different choices in accord to Teacher's judge. 

Assessment methods

Oral examination, but personale activities assigned to students will  be evaluated. It is necessary to send to teacher application form by e.mail

Office hours

See the website of Maria Teresa Moscato