Next Thursday, May 23in the Comprehensive Institute “Holy Spirit” Of Cosenzawill be held on training seminar international title “The democratic school between past, present and future”.
The event, which will begin at 4pmwill focus on the volume of John Dewey “My pedagogical credo”, recently translated and introduced by Teodora Pezzanoone of the leading scholars of the famous American pedagogist.
Translationpublished by Aviation in Rome in 2023, represents a significant contribution to the understanding of Deweyan thought in the contemporary educational context.
The seminar it will be opened by institutional greetings from Pierluigi MalavasiPresident of Siped and professor at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Brescia; Massimo CiglioHeadmaster of IC Spirito Santo; Annamaria Canino, Rector’s Delegate for teacher training for the University of Calabria; And Claudio De LucaRector’s Delegate for teacher training for the University of Basilicata.
There moderation of the event will be entrusted to the full professor Giuseppe SpadaforaDirector of the Dirsco Master of the University of Calabria.
Relations main will be held by renowned academics: Massimo BaldacciPresident of Proteo Fare Sapere and professor at the University of Urbino, Maurizio FabbriPresident of SiPeGeS and professor at the University of Bologna, Eli Orner Kramer of the Universities of Portland and Wroclaw (remote participant), Tiziana Pironi of the University of Bologna e Teodora Pezzano of the University of Calabria.
The seminar is part of the program of master’s degree level II in “The school principal and the teacher in the school of autonomy”, which also includes the paradigm of artificial intelligence in the educational process for the academic year 2023-2024.
The Scientific Committee of the Master I saycomposed of Antonio Argentino, Alessio Fabiano, Simonetta Costanzo And Antonella Tianocollaborated in organizing the event.
The volume “My pedagogical credo” by John Dewey, translated and edited by Pezzano, is considered a fundamental manifesto for a choice of democratic life.
Professor Pezzano, with her in-depth knowledge of Dewey’s thought, provided an important key to understanding for educators and scholars interested in promoting a more inclusive and participatory school.
The meeting represents a precious opportunity to reflect on relevance of Deweyan pedagogy in today’s educational context and on future prospects for a truly democratic school.
