GENERAL TEACHING WITH LABORATORY 4
Module GENERAL TEACHING LABORATORY

Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: RAFFAELLA CARMEN STRONGOLI

Expected Learning Outcomes

The workshop aims to provide students with basic knowledge and foster the development of skills regarding methodologies and teaching strategies for designing Learning Units, environments and spaces for outdoor learning activities.

In particular, at the end of the workshop, students should be able to:

- define learning objectives and design Didactic Units of Learning;
- select methods, techniques and materials for designing outdoor educational activities;
- select techniques and materials for designing environments and spaces for teaching activities outside the classroom context;
- configure evaluation paths for teaching activities.

Course Structure

Laboratory teaching activities will be carried out cooperatively through study, analysis and conception of outdoor teaching activities and subsequent implementation of simulation of outdoor teaching activity design paths.

Required Prerequisites

Required prerequisites pertain to knowledge of the thematic cores covered in the General Didactics course

Attendance of Lessons

Mandatory

Detailed Course Content

Setup, design and simulation of outdoor educational activities

Textbook Information

Robertson J. Sporchiamoci le mani. Attività di didattica all'aperto per la scuola primaria. Trento: Erickson, 2018.

Course Planning

 SubjectsText References
1Outdoor educational activitiesRoberton J. Sporchiamoci le mani
2Mindfulness exercises for teachersRoberton J. Sporchiamoci le mani
3Preparatory activitiesRoberton J. Sporchiamoci le mani

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

The examination involves the evaluation of the presentation and oral discussion of the outdoor educational activities designed cooperatively during the workshop classes.

The criteria that will be used for the evaluation of the design refer to the completeness and consistency of the planned activities and evaluative actions, to which are added the evaluation criteria for the presentation referring to communicative effectiveness and relevant use of specialized language. 

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

  • Why were the activities selected based on the peculiarities of the class and the context?
  • What objectives are proposed to be achieved?
  • What evaluation tools were adopted and why?