85078 - Theory and Practice of Education (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students are expected to know models and theories about teaching/learning process in different institutional frameworks; to develop a personal concept about teaching and education; to identify the main method principles and teaching models in action and to define them.

Course contents

It is recommended to Students to read carefully the following notes before choosing the course

Teaching as a category of human action and its phenomenology. School and apprenticeship. Teaching models in Italian schools: the systematic teaching; programming; the inductive methods and the teaching laboratory. The quality of the teacher-effectiveness: communication, organization and assessment. Teaching strategies in the classroom management. Active listening as a general principle of the method. Migration and school. Method of the case study.

This course has specific pre-professional objectives with regard to professional teachers. In relation to these, it is necessary for all students (even and especially if not attending) to enroll and agree with the teacher at the beginning of the year a specific exercise (simulation in the classroom, or written report on personal experiences), by means of a direct conversation. Students (attending or non-attending) are strongly recommended to register at the beginning of the course by December 2019. Late registrations will entail a later admission to the final examinations.

The frequency is achieved through 24 hours in presence, documented by the signatures.

Readings/Bibliography

It is recommended to Students to read carefully the entire program

1. CAPUTO M. (a cura di), Espressione artistica e contesti formativi, Milano, Franco Angeli, 2019.

2. MOSCATO M. T. , Diventare insegnanti. Verso una teoria pedagogica dell'insegnamento, Brescia, La Scuola, 2008.

3. MOSCATO M. T., Premesse per una pedagogia del lavoro: l'apprendistato come forma strutturale, "Formazione, Lavoro, persona", anno VI, n. 16, pp. 52-76 (materiali didattici online).

Non-attending Students are required to choose one of the following texts (in addition to the exercise agreed with the Teacher):

1. MOSCATO M. T., Preadolescenti a scuola. Insegnare nella secondaria di primo grado, Milano, Mondadori Università, 2013.

2. MOSCATO M. T., Il viaggio come metafora pedagogica, Brescia, La Scuola, 1994 (ristampa Scholé, 2019).

Teaching methods

Lectures, workshops, classroom simulations, individual work with mentorship by the lecturer

According to the specific organization of this course, the sequence of the topics discussed during the lessons probably won’t linearly follow the exposition contained in the texts. Students are suggested to use a system of notes (a kind of "diary") that identifies each time the essential element that was the subject of lecture / discussion / reflection, with their personal observations. This tool aims to make the participation in classroom discussions more informed and precise . This Personal Diary can be showed to the lecturer during the exam and evaluated by the lecturer.

The individual exercise is an integral part of the student’s work, and it must be agreed individually at the moment of enrollment.

There will be four types of exercises:

1. Classroom simulation of lesson/ activity (duration 30 ') about a topic agreed with the lecturer and about contents arising from the academic educational background of the student. Once the date and the content of this simulated lesson is agreed with the lecturer, Students should prepare a scheme of project calibrated to a duration of 30 minutes; they should also build the simulation according to the theoretical framework proposed during the course. After the simulation and the successive classroom discussion, Students will write a short auto-reflexive paper (4 or 5 pages) developing their comments and possibly correcting their initial project. This short paper (and not the quality of the simulated lesson) will be evaluated and will contribute to the definition of the final assessment. Students can send this paper by email by 7 days after the simulation performance.

There are only 8 places available, only for attending Students (based on the order of the registrations). In case of impediments, Students must immediately notify the lecturer in order to reorganize the assets and recover the place for the exercise.

1. Paper about an already completed experience/voluntary activity/internship, consistent with the educational objectives of the course.
2. Auto-reflexive essay, in which the Student will analyze his educational background by the theoretical and pedagogical categories proposed during the course.
3. Case study (the case will be assigned by the lecturer)

Types b), c) and d) aim to a comparison with the theoretical model proposed (which can be confirmed or un-confirmed), through the analysis of practical data. The experiences have to be described with specific references (length, material conditions, contents) with an initial narrative exposure followed by a scientific comment. In any case, the adherence to the agreed project is the first element of evaluation of the exercise, which can also be discussed during the final interview. Individual exercises should be sent by email at least 15 days before the scheduled exam date

Text length: between 6 and 10 pages (12,000 - 20,000 characters maximum, including spaces)

Assessment methods

Interview. The classroom exercises, comments or other personally assigned tasks to the student will be evaluated, and the evaluation will be included in the final mark in the interview. The Teacher can integrate the evaluation with an oral question concerning the texts indicated in the Bibliography. The assessment will cover the knowledge and the comprehension of the contents of the course and the skill to compare theories and one’ experience and practice.

The exam date will be communicated directly to those who have delivered, by email, the work agreed on the day indicated by the following calendar (send only on the date indicated; write in the subject "TPF 2020 exam processed - Surname"; e-mails sent with others mode or on other dates will be ignored).

20 maggio 2020

27 giugno 2020

12 luglio 2020

4 settembre 2020

4 ottobre 2020

6 novembre 2020

6 dicembre 2020

Office hours

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