OVERVIEW

Geography educated to place itself in a relational space where each route is part of interactions between natural , socio-cultural, economic and political systems. The spatial dimension should be interpreted as a cultural mediator capable of directing the development of relationships with the environment, the territory and the society. In fact, between the educational values of geography there is confer the sense of space, based on the need to structure and extend their mental maps.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to transmit and solicit critical knowledge of the theoretical and methodological cores of Geography Education and to enable students to acquire specific skills (including reading and interpreting geographical maps and "geographical signs" in the territory and in the landscape). To provide the basic references for the organization of the discipline in nursery and primary schools, updates of the National Guidelines will be kept in mind and the numerous educational tools (specific and transversal) will be analysed, highlighting all the possible interdisciplinary connections that geography offers .

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The module aims to convey a critical knowledge of the main theoretical approaches, methods and tools for teaching geography.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course aims to stimulate the acquisition of skills in the field of teaching in geography; encourage the acquisition of critical skills on the use of the main geographical categories applied to the teaching of geography, world representations (imaginary cartography, mental maps, etc.), para-geographic narratives (fairy tales, comics, etc.)

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Giorda C., Puttilli M. (a cura di), Educare il territorio - educare al territorio. La prospettiva geografica nella formazione, Roma, Carocci, 2011.

Daniela Pasquinelli d’Allegra, Una geografia... da favola. Miti e fiabe per l’apprendimento, Roma, Carocci, 2019 (open access: http://yourpdfbook.com/lit/602912417660699.html?utm_source=gs&utm_medium=html)

S. Luchetta, G. Peterle, “Il fumetto e la mappa: per una didattica creativa della cartografia”, in D. Gallinelli, S. Malatesta (a cura di), Corpi, strumenti, narrazioni, Officine didattiche per una geografia inclusiva, Milano, Angeli, 2018, pp. 124-138 (open access).

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

NICOLETTA VARANI (President)

GIACOMO ZANOLIN (President)

FEDERICO DE BONI (President Substitute)

MARINA MARENGO (President Substitute)

MICHELA BADII (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

15 march 2021

Class schedule

DIDACTICS OF GEOGRAPHY

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written quiz exam.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam will verify the ability to present and critically evaluate the main methods and tools for teaching / learning geography;

Exam schedule