Learning objectives
- Know the crucial principles for environmental education.
- Know the main methods for environmental education.
- Reflect critically on environmental education practices.
- Learn to plan environmental education courses in a pedagogical and interdisciplinary perspective.
Prerequisites
Skills in teaching methods.
Course unit content
- Italian pedagogy and environmental education: theoretical review and main debated issues.
- Methods for environmental education.
- Services for children and the relationship with the environment.
- Non-formal socio-educational services and environmental education.
- Examples of educational and didactic practices.
Full programme
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Bibliography
E. Bardulla (2006), “Pedagogia, Ambiente, Società Sostenibile”, Roma, Anicia.
M. Antonietti, A. Ferrari (2020) (a cura di), “Scuola in golena. Possibilità e ricerche di un’esperienza in natura”, Junior Spaggiari Edizioni.
Ulteriori risorse pubblicate nella pagina dell’insegnamento.
Teaching methods
- Frontal lesson.
- Active lesson.
- Working groups.
- Lessons of experts.
- Possible field trips.
- Elaboration of a project work.
Assessment methods and criteria
The assessment will be done through a oral exam with open questions and presentation of the project work.
The overall assessment is described as follows:
- insufficiency is determined by a lack of knowledge of the minimum contents of the teaching, as well as a lack of adequate specialised vocabulary and resolution of any proposed exercises, and a lack of independent judgement, analysis, argumentation and communication of the contents;
- grades 18-23/30 describe an acceptable level of student execution of the assessment indicators;
- grades 24-25/30 describe more than sufficient performance;
- grades 26-27/30 describe good execution;
- grades 28-30/30 describe an excellent performance and 30/30 with distinction an excellent performance.
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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