Saturday 28 September from 9 to 13, with the start of the new school year, return to Opificio (via Paolo Nanni Costa 14, Bologna) the Golinelli Foundation conference dedicated to teachers and school leaders scientific and humanistic fields. The conference is open to the public free of charge by booking on Foundation website.
Piero Dominici will open the event with the master class “No Error* The educational challenge and the complexity of life. Beyond the great illusions of hyper-technological civilization". Dominici is a member of the World Academy of Art & Science (WAAS), Scientific Director of the Complexity Education Project, Director of the Global Listening Center and Professor of Public Communication, Intelligence Activities, Sociology of Political Phenomena and Sociology of Cultural and Communication Processes at the University of the Studies of Perugia.
Dominici will talk about how, in today's hyper-complex and hyper-connected society, it is necessary to educate in empathy and communication, critical thinking, freedom/responsibility, the scientific method, a systemic vision of problems and phenomena and, above all, the 'unpredictability, building a true "culture of error". From this point of view it is necessary to form figures capable of interacting with the imponderable that is inherent in social, human and vital systems, putting the person back at the centre.
The lectio will be followed by a round table, moderated by the journalist Corrado Zunino, during which representatives from the world of research and education will discuss the challenges and opportunities of today's school. Speakers: Beatrice Aimi, head teacher specialized in learning and teaching processes; Daniele Barca, Headmaster expert in digital teaching; Marco Cirelli, researcher in theoretical physics and cosmology at the Center Nationale Recherche Scientifique of the Sorbonne in Paris and trainer of the Italian Teacher Program at CERN in Geneva; and Enrico Sangiorgi, pro-rector for teaching at the University of Bologna.
In the second part of the morning it will be possible to participate in some workshops which include 40 minutes of experimentation aimed at teachers of all levels:
• Science around us (I and II grade secondary schools)
Use your smartphone to learn about your surroundings through Science Journal, a Google app that lets you perform simple physics and chemistry experiments.
• Digital storytelling for natural sciences (primary, lower secondary schools)
Telling to learn: through tools with an immediate approach, digital storytelling allows you to unleash your creativity.
• Technologies and computational thinking (preschools)
Experimenting educational robotics kits for the little ones, testing their possible applications in daily activities.
• From the scientific method to laboratory problem solving (primary schools)
Chemistry experiments used as a tool for teaching and studying science.
• Biomaking for STEAM teaching - Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics - (secondary level schools)
Demonstrations and practical activities to enter the spirit of makers and encourage an interdisciplinary knowledge approach.
• Debate! Scientific inquiry becomes philosophical (I and II grade secondary schools)
Group activities to foster dialogue, bring out different points of view, recontextualize and problematize scientific knowledge and its impact on society.
• Entrepreneurship training ground: learning through challenges, creating value for others (I and II grade secondary schools)
Activities to develop transversal skills, manage group dynamics, stimulate creativity and resourcefulness, using commonly used materials.
At the same time as the workshops, some examples of educational projects will be presented.
