The course Teaching Methodologies of Philosophy aims to provide a general knowledge of the main issues and problems related to the teaching of philosophy at school level. It aims to illustrate the main educational objectives of teaching philosophy established by the Italian regulations, opening them up to comparison with the broader indications provided at European level. The student will become familiar with the different models of teaching philosophy and the main teaching methodologies currently in use.
At the end of the course, students will be able to
- critically analyse the debate on the different approaches and methodologies of teaching philosophy;
- explain in an appropriate language the fundamental issues of the teaching of philosophy;
- design a teaching activity consistent with the methodologies learned.
At the end of the course, students will be able to
- critically analyse the debate on the different approaches and methodologies of teaching philosophy;
- explain in an appropriate language the fundamental issues of the teaching of philosophy;
- design a teaching activity consistent with the methodologies learned.
teacher profile teaching materials
The course will be divided into three modules: the first module will attempt to reconstruct the recent debate on the teaching of philosophy, with particular reference to the Italian legislative framework (National Indications for high schools; Guidelines for the learning of Philosophy); the second module will present the main didactic approaches of philosophy (historical; problematic; theoretical; existential, etc.) and the main didactic methodologies (cooperative learning; role play; metacognition; case study; debate, etc.). The third module consists of workshops aimed at designing teaching units that explicitly apply the methodologies learned.
A. Caputo, Ripensare le competenze filosofiche a scuola, Carocci, Roma 2019.
Indicazioni nazionali per i licei (https://www.indire.it/lucabas/lkmw_file/licei2010/indicazioni_nuovo_impaginato/_decreto_indicazioni_nazionali.pdf)
Orientamenti per l’apprendimento della Filosofia nella società della conoscenza (https://www.miur.gov.it/-/documento-orientamenti-per-l-apprendimento-della-filosofia-nella-societa-della-conoscenza)
Programme
The Course Teaching Methodologies of Philosophy aims at providing a general knowledge of the main issues and problems related to the teaching of philosophy at school level. Therefore, the course focuses on: a) illustrating the main legal frameworks governing the teaching of philosophy in Italy; b) presenting possible models of teaching philosophy and the main teaching methodologies; c) to develop the ability to design a teaching activity in accordance with the methodologies learned; d) providing the lexical and conceptual tools necessary to correctly explain, both orally and in writing, the fundamental issues of teaching philosophy.The course will be divided into three modules: the first module will attempt to reconstruct the recent debate on the teaching of philosophy, with particular reference to the Italian legislative framework (National Indications for high schools; Guidelines for the learning of Philosophy); the second module will present the main didactic approaches of philosophy (historical; problematic; theoretical; existential, etc.) and the main didactic methodologies (cooperative learning; role play; metacognition; case study; debate, etc.). The third module consists of workshops aimed at designing teaching units that explicitly apply the methodologies learned.
Core Documentation
A. Caputo, Manuale di didattica della filosofia, Armando editore, Roma 2019.A. Caputo, Ripensare le competenze filosofiche a scuola, Carocci, Roma 2019.
Indicazioni nazionali per i licei (https://www.indire.it/lucabas/lkmw_file/licei2010/indicazioni_nuovo_impaginato/_decreto_indicazioni_nazionali.pdf)
Orientamenti per l’apprendimento della Filosofia nella società della conoscenza (https://www.miur.gov.it/-/documento-orientamenti-per-l-apprendimento-della-filosofia-nella-societa-della-conoscenza)
Reference Bibliography
Main journals in didactics of philosophy: Bollettino della Società Filosofica Italiana (https://www.sfi.it/258/bollettino.html) Comunicazione filosofica (https://www.sfi.it/259/comunicazione-filosofica.html) Journal of Didactics of Philosophy (www.philosophie.ch/jdph) Teaching Philosophy (https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/journal?openform&journal=pdc_teachphil)Type of delivery of the course
The course will include lectures, tutorials and workshops.Attendance
Attendance is optional but strongly recommended, especially for tutorials and workshops.Type of evaluation
Both the classroom exercises carried out at the end of each module and the final oral interview will contribute to the assessment.