Il dirigente scolastico: un vero problem solver

Il dirigente scolastico è considerato una delle principali leve dell’innovazione della scuola, con il difficile compito di agire nell’immediato e deliberare rapidamente mentre intorno tutto cambia (Fullan, 2002). Quali sono le competenze che un dirigente scolastico deve avere per affrontare tale complessità? Quali strategie può mettere in atto per rispondere a problematiche che ogni giorno si sommano e che richiedono uno specifico intervento? Il contributo intende discutere, attraverso la letteratura di riferimento, le competenze che un dirigente scolastico deve avere per essere efficace. Tra le tante competenze associabili al suo ruolo e alle funzioni che svolge all’interno della scuola, sarà approfondita quella del problem solving, una prospettiva che generalmente viene affrontata dal punto di vista degli studenti, ma che riteniamo possa essere utile anche a chi presiede un’organizzazione complessa come quella della scuola

Identità della scuola e miglioramento scolastico per l’educazione alla cittadinanza globale

The paper recounts the experience of two female researchers in a high school in the prov-ince of Pisa, which is characterized from a mission centered on the active citizen. The scope of intervention is to increase the sense of collective identity of the school by involving the various actors with an eye on the improvement of the school. The aim of the research was to develop awareness and action for change within the organization according to the guide-lines of Global Citizenship Education. During the nominal group with teachers, students and parents and the interviews with the Principals and the DSGA, the participants were asked to associate words describing the school according to their point of view; later they were invited to reflect on the mission described in the PTOF (Three-year training plan) and on how to act to make it operative. The sharing of results as a final moment was a crucial action to increase the level of knowledge within the school, the sense of empowerment of the actors and awareness of their own context

Videorecording in classroom: the reflective practitioner in the mirror

In the frame of the University classroom on Multimedia research methods, providing Continuing Professional Development opportunities for teachers, trainees were asked to record one lesson that they would typically perform and analyze it against a specific protocol, named Evident, which encompasses several steps and tools. The theoretical frameworks this action-research activity draws on are the School Effectiveness Approach by Creemers and Kyriakides, the Visible Learning work by Hattie and the Lesson Study practice, mainly used in Asian countries. After analyzing their video against a dedicated self-assessment Grid, thanks to the Radar Builder tool teachers visualized their positioning in a diagram helping them to understand which areas were to be improved in order to make their teaching more effective. A further step was to peer review the work of one colleague, but just for those who volunteered to do so. Videoripresa in classe: uno specchio per il professionista riflessivoNell’ambito del corso Metodi di ricerca in ambiente multimediale, indirizzato a docenti in servizio, è stato chiesto ai corsisti di videoregistrare una tipica lezione e analizzarla sulla base di uno specifico protocollo, denominato Evident, che comprende diversi strumenti. I framework teorici che hanno ispirato questo lavoro di ricerca-azione sono il lavoro di Creemers and Kyriakides relativo al filone dello School Improvement, quello di Hattie sul Visible Learning e la pratica del Lesson Study, particolarmente diffusa nel mondo orientale. Dopo aver analizzato il video con la specifica scheda di autoanalisi, il docente attraverso lo strumento del Radar Builder aveva una rappresentazione visiva (Radar) dei propri punti di debolezza e di forza in base ai fattori di efficacia di una lezione. Era previsto anche un ulteriore lavoro di peer-review a coppie, su base volontaria

Videorecording in classroom: the reflective practitioner in the mirror

In the frame of the University classroom on Multimedia research methods, providing Continuing Professional Development opportunities for teachers, trainees were asked to record one lesson that they would typically perform and analyze it against a specific protocol, named Evident, which encompasses several steps and tools. The theoretical frameworks this action-research activity draws on are the School Effectiveness Approach by Creemers and Kyriakides, the Visible Learning work by Hattie and the Lesson Study practice, mainly used in Asian countries. After analyzing their video against a dedicated self-assessment Grid, thanks to the Radar Builder tool teachers visualized their positioning in a diagram helping them to understand which areas were to be improved in order to make their teaching more effective. A further step was to peer review the work of one colleague, but just for those who volunteered to do so.   Videoripresa in classe: uno specchio per il professionista riflessivo Nell’ambito del corso Metodi di ricerca in ambiente multimediale, indirizzato a docenti in servizio, è stato chiesto ai corsisti di videoregistrare una tipica lezione e analizzarla sulla base di uno specifico protocollo, denominato Evident, che comprende diversi strumenti. I framework teorici che hanno ispirato questo lavoro di ricerca-azione sono il lavoro di Creemers and Kyriakides relativo al filone dello School Improvement, quello di Hattie sul Visible Learning e la pratica del Lesson Study, particolarmente diffusa nel mondo orientale. Dopo aver analizzato il video con la specifica scheda di autoanalisi, il docente attraverso lo strumento del Radar Builder aveva una rappresentazione visiva (Radar) dei propri punti di debolezza e di forza in base ai fattori di efficacia di una lezione. Era previsto anche un ulteriore lavoro di peer-review a coppie, su base volontaria

IL DOCENTE RICERCATORE: UNA PROPOSTA PER RIFLETTERE SULL'AGIRE DIDATTICO

Within the University course ‘Multimedia research methods’ addressing CPD for teachers, trainees were asked to record their typical lesson and to analyze it according to a specific protocol, called Evident, encompassing several tools. The theoretical frameworks inspiring this action-research approach are the School Effectiveness Approach by B. Creemers and L. Kyriakides, ‘Visible Learning’ by Hattie and the Lesson Study practice, mainly used in Asian countries. After analyzing their videos, teachers would visualize their positioning in a radar diagram helping them to understand what factors should be improved in order to carry out an effective lesson. Furthermore, teachers were asked to peer review the work of one other colleagues. This resulted in a very powerful exercise to improve and better plan an effective classroom lesson. The paper provides a detailed description of the methodology employed, the corresponding tools and the analysis of the main results coming from the pilot. Nell’ambito del corso ‘Metodi di ricerca in ambiente multimediale’, indirizzato a docenti in servizio, è stato chiesto ai corsisti di videoregistrare una tipica lezione e analizzarla sulla base di uno specifico protocollo, denominato Evident, che comprende diversi strumenti. I framework teorici che hanno ispirato questo lavoro di ricerca-azione sono il lavoro di B. Creemers and L. Kyriakides relativo al filone dello School Improvement, quello di Hattie sul “Visible Learning” e la pratica del Lesson Study, particolarmente diffusa nel mondo orientale. Dopo aver analizzato il video con la specifica Scheda di Autoanalisi, il docente attraverso il Radar aveva una rappresentazione visiva dei propri punti di debolezza e di forza in base ai fattori di efficacia di una lezione. Era previsto anche un ulteriore lavoro di peer-review a coppie. Le attività sono state vissute come altamente professionalizzanti e utili per migliorare la propria performance. Protocollo e risultati della sperimentazione sono descritti nell’articolo.  Article visualizations

Technologies and innovation in secondary schools: rethinking teaching to improve student satisfaction

The use of new technologies is one of the themes at the centre of the educational debate, especially following Distance Education. The Avant-garde Educative Movement gathers schools from all over the country that share experiments based on a model in which the student is at the centre of his or her own educational path, a model capable of promoting meaningful learning. The Self Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985) highlights the extent to which the satisfaction of the needs for autonomy, competence and relationships contributes to student motivation. The purpose of the present study is to understand whether the rethinking of teaching promoted by widespread use of new technologies has had an impact in terms of student satisfaction. For the analysis, a Multilevel Model was used that assumes as the dependent variable students’ satisfaction with their school life from the Clipper Test, a-Portfolio for the orientation of students aged 15–19 (Soresi & Nota, 2003). The scale captures satisfaction with the school experience in terms of preparation received, relationships established and congruence with expectations. Results show that satisfaction increases as the use and frequency of innovative teaching methodologies employed by the teacher increases and as the frequency of use of technological resources employed in the classroom and in homework assignments increases

Geometria con la LIM nella scuola secondaria di primo grado

Studio dell'impatto dell'introduzione delle LIM sull'apprendimento della geometri