OFFICINA - Curriculum e Competenze Giornata di studi su innovazioni curriculari e sviluppo di competenze

Abstract

In 2016 the research group Social Studies of Science, Education and Communication (COMESE) of the Institute of Research on Population and Social Policy of the National Research Council of Italy, together with a multidisciplinary community of social players and the Ministry of University and Research, organized the first Officina “Alternating Trainingâ€, two days of studies dedicated to debating and exchanging experiences in the educational field. The project “Officina†ideally follows â€Ethics and Polemics†project, that since 2001 produced a series of annual participatory events, organized by CNR with schools, scientists and social actors. During the Officina 2016, first results of the project Developing and Evaluating Skills for Creativity and Innovation (DESCI), financed by the Erasmus+ Program, were proposed and submitted to the community of school and research professionals, policy makers and companies. The event was aimed at developing a model of inclusive and participated Alternating Training, capable of stimulating the Key Competences indicated by the European Commission in 2018, suggested as prerequisite for an active citizenship, the development of the individuals and a chance for students to become knowledgeable and enhance their capacity of taking part responsibly in the process of decision making. The community born around the “Officine†tried to fathom the targets, methodologies and the conceptual and cultural framework in order to understand the value and the return of the proposed DESCI approach. From that moment on, the “Officine†have continued to represent, for the community born with the first event and expanded during several years, a space for co-creation of knowledge and debate about education and competences for society and social inclusiveness; a reflection chance which is proposed every year according to different keys and perspectives, in order to provide the community with new insights. The last “Officinaâ€, entitled “Curriculum and Competenceâ€, was organized in 2019 in partnership with the General Directorate for School Regulations and the Evaluation of the National Education System of the Ministry of Education University and Research – now Ministry of Public Education –, the national network of Vocational Schools for the Water Management and Environmental Rehabilitation (GARA) and the Higher Institute of the Environment Agency (ISPRA). It stimulated reflection on the relationship between curricular innovation and development of competences and skills. This report aims to provide an overview of the shared experiences and practices and of the proposals that emerged at the working tables within the Officina 2019. This report is divided into two principal sections and a conclusion. The first chapter, “The Book of Good Practicesâ€, collects the practices shared at the “Officineâ€. The second chapter presents the considerations that emerged from the five working tables, where the protagonists of the different practices had a chance to discuss and reflect individually and collectively. The last section offers a final thought about the data/inputs emerged from the tables.