Local policies for global schools - international seminar

The event is promoted by the Autonomous Province of Trento, the Centro per la Formazione alla Solidarietà Internazionale / TCIC  (i.e. Training Centre for International Cooperation) and their 15 partners across Europe, that are currently involved in the EU-funded project “Global Schools”, aimed at embedding Global Citizenship Education (GCED) in the primary schools curriculum of 10 European countries.

The event

The great challenges that humanity is currently facing require that individuals own global competences. In other terms, that a new generation of citizens is formed with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes fostering a more sustainable and inclusive world.

Global Citizenship Education (GCED) is a concept that unfolds in the area where education and development policies intersect. In both fields, priorities are generally identified by national governments that play a major role in setting the agenda and creating a vision. However, local authorities have the advantage of a smaller scale and the proximity to citizens and they can too promote education as a driver for social, cultural, economic and environmental well-being.

Against this background, how can cities and regions concretely contribute to fostering new skills, mindsets, and values through education? How can they shape policies and contribute to the post-2015 agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals?

Targets

The event is intended for representatives from national and local authorities, teachers, civil society organisations practitioners, the academic community, and any other person engaged on topics such as education policies, curriculum planning, development education, sustainability, teacher training programmes, human rights, and much more.

Through plenary sessions and parallel workshops, they will share their knowledge, expertise and practices from many different angles.

Objectives

• Familiarize participants with the concept of GCED and with existing policies, tools and documents developed by relevant actors at local, national and international level.
• Identify local and national issues, needs, gaps and relevant entry points to mainstream GCED in education systems (curricula, teacher training and teaching materials, education policies, strategic partnerships with CSOs).
• Share examples of best practices in terms of policy frameworks and practical tools to integrate GCED into education systems.
• Offer networking opportunities and establish cooperation among relevant actors .

Working languages

English and Italian simultaneous translation. Working groups are organised with vehicular English but the support of 'language facilitators' will be provided to help participants interact, regardless of their language knowledge.

Registration

Participation to the event is free. However, for organisational purposes, we kindly ask to fill in the registration form HERE  by 1 December.

Credits for teachers

The event is recognised for training credits for attending teachers

AGENDA

Thursday 3 December 2015 | 9.00-18.00

9.00 - 9.15 - Depero Room

Registration of participants

9.15 - 9.45 - Depero Room

Welcome and opening remarks

Ugo Rossi, President, Autonomous Province of Trento, in charge of the Agenda on Education

Sara Ferrari, Provincial Minister for University and Research, Youth Policy, Gender Issues and Development Cooperation, Autonomous Province of Trento

9.45 - 11.15 - Depero Room

SESSION 1 – Global Citizenship Education (GCED): a multilevel commitment to education, development and sustainability

Introduction and Chair: Mario Giacomo Dutto, former General Director, Italian Ministry of Education, and President, IPRASE Trento

Speakers

Federica Mogherini*, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Commission

GCED: a contribution to a European foreign policy of peace

Massimiliano Tarozzi, Responsible, 'Global Schools' research group, TCIC and University of Bologna 

A comparative research on GCED policies in Europe: first results 

Liisa Jääskeläinen, Finnish National Board of Education

GCED in the new Finnish curriculum

Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti, University of British Columbia, Canada

How to shape educational policies that favour Global Citizenship Education mainstreaming?

Helmuth Hartmeyer, Chair, Global Education Network Europe (GENE)

The European Year for Development 2015: looking into the Future

Q&A

11.15 - 11.45 Wolf Room

coffee break

11.45 - 13.15 - Depero Room

SESSION 2 – GCED: what policies do we need?

Introduction and Chair: Giovanna Cipollari, Comunità Volontari per il Mondo

Speakers

Massimo Amadio, Senior Programme Specialist, UNESCO Bureau of Education

GCED: opportunities and challenges from the perspective of curriculum 

Mario Piacentini*, Analyst, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD

2018. The extension of the PISA measurement to global competence

Gianmario Demuro, Development cooperation coordinator, State-Regions Conference, Sardinia Region

Italian Regions discuss their role in GCED promotion

Q&A

13.15 - 14.30 - Wolf Room

Buffet lunch

14.30 - 15.30 - Depero Room

SESSION 3 – Educating about the world with the Seventh Art

Short movie 1

Short movie 2

15.30 - 18.00

SESSION 4 - Parallel workshops : take action to promote GCED

Depero Room

Workshop 1 - How to build a CSOs-LAs alliance to promote GCED?

Facilitator: Clive Belgeonne, Development Education Centre South Yorkshire  

Belli Room

Workshop 2 - Can a peer review support the development of GCED policies?

Facilitator: Helmuth Hartmeyer, President, Global Education Network Europe (GENE)

Winkler Room

Workshop 3 - How to develop evaluation tools of GCED? Impact indicators on children, teachers and policies

Facilitators: Matilde Mundula and Laura Siviero, University of Turin

FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER 2015 | 9.15 - 14.30

9.15 - 9.45 - Depero Room

SESSION 5 – Building a widespread culture: the awareness raising

Andrea Segré, University of Bologna and President of the Edmund Mach Foundation

Dissemination for sustainability and global citizenship

SESSION 6 - Feedback from the parallel workshops

Chair and wrap up: Stefania Piccinini, GVC

Rapporteurs:

Workshop 1: Clive Belgeonne, Development Education Centre South Yorkshire 
Workshop 2: Helmuth Hartmeyer, President, Global Education Network Europe (GENE) 
Workshop 3: Matilde Mundula and Laura Siviero, University of Turin

10.45 - 11.15 - Wolf Room

coffee break

11.15 - 11.30 - Depero Room

SESSION 7 - GCED in the Italian development cooperation

Giorgio Tonini, Senator of the Italian Republic

11.30 - 12.45

SESSION 8 - European best practices to embed GCED in formal education

The recent reform: what space for GCED?

Introduction and chair: Giorgio Garelli, Piedmont Region, Italy

Speakers:

La Salete Coelho, GCED specialist, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo (IPVC), Portugal

The case of Portugal: how good policies can promote good practices

Jones Irwin and Deirdre McKnight Keyes, St Patrick’s College, Ireland

The case of Ireland: GCED in an Irish Community National School

Q&A

12.45 - 13.20 - Depero Room

Closing remarks

Keynote

Carlos Brandão, Paulo Freire Institute in San Paolo, Brazil

Q&A

13.20 - 14.30

Buffet lunch (Wolf Room)

 Speakers

Massimo Amadio, Senior Programme Specialist, UNESCO Bureau of Education

Clive Belgeonne, Development Education Centre South Yorkshire

Carlos Brandão, Paulo Freire Institute in San Paolo, Brazil

Giovanna Cipollari, Comunità Volontari per il Mondo

LaSalete Coelho, GCED specialist, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo (IPVC), Portugal

Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti, University of British Columbia, Canada

Gianmario Demuro, Development cooperation coordinator, State-Regions Conference, Sardinia Region

Mario Giacomo Dutto, former General Director, Italian Ministry of Education, and President, IPRASE Trento

Giorgio Garelli, Piedmont Region, Italy

Helmuth Hartmeyer, Chair, Global Education Network Europe (GENE)

Jones Irwin, St Patrick’s College, Ireland

JLiisa Jääskeläinen, Finnish National Board of Education

Deirdre McKnight Keyes, St Patrick’s College, Ireland

Federica Mogherini*, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Commission

Matilde Mundula, University of Turin

Mario Piacentini, Analyst, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD

Laura Siviero, University of Turin

Andrea Segré, University of Bologna and President of the Edmund Mach Foundation

Massimiliano Tarozzi, Responsible, 'Global Schools' research group, TCIC and University of Bologna

Giorgio Tonini, Senator of the Italian Republic

Info & Contacts

www.trentinocooperazionesolidarieta.it

www.tcic.eu

Tiziana Bresciani: +39 0464 493412 
Paola Delrio: paola.delrio@provincia.tn.it
FrancescaVanoni: francesca.vanoni@gmail.com

Source: www.tcic.eu