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Teachers’ training in Marche Region (IT): ICT and continuing professional development
Get PDFIndire’s empirical research regarding digital skills of Italian teachers involved in the National Operational Programme 2007-2013 “Skills for Development” (European Social Fund, ESF), published in 2016, highlighted the existence of a positive link between the number of courses on the use of technologies in teaching and teachers’ training needs. This article presents the results of a quantitative survey that the Regional School Office of Marche carried out at the end of the first year of the implementation of the National Plan for Teachers’ Training 2016-2019. It confirms the high attractiveness of the training paths on digital skills despite the wide range of courses available at regional level. It seems they can endorse positive link between demand and supply in the perspective of lifelong learning. I percorsi di valorizzazione professionale dei docenti nelle Marche: le TIC e la formazione continuaLa ricerca pubblicata nel 2016 da Indire sulle competenze digitali del personale docente coinvolto nel Programma Operativo Nazionale (PON) 2007-2013 “Competenze per lo sviluppo” (Fondo Sociale Europeo, FSE) aveva messo in luce l’esistenza di una correlazione positiva fra la numerosità dei corsi sull’uso delle tecnologie nella didattica e l’espressione dei fabbisogni formativi in questo ambito. L’intervento presenta i risultati di un monitoraggio di tipo quantitativo condotto dall’Ufficio Scolastico Regionale (USR) Marche sul territorio regionale alla conclusione del primo anno di realizzazione del Piano nazionale per la formazione dei docenti 2016-2019, che confermano il mantenimento di un alto grado di attrattività dei percorsi dedicati al digitale a fronte di un’ampia offerta proposta a livello territoriale. Essi sembrano quindi avere la capacità di attivare circuiti virtuosi, in cui l’offerta alimenta la domanda nell’ottica del lifelong learning e dell’apprendimento permanente
Videorecording in classroom: the reflective practitioner in the mirror
Get PDFIn 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
Italian teachers and Technology-Knowledge training
Get PDFThis article aims to answer the question “how are Italian teachers trained in technological skills (TK)?”, in the framework of the distributed TPACK model. According to this model, different supports and sources interplay in a learning context. The discussion is based on data collected through a questionnaire delivered to more than 1,300 teachers on the job; the focus is, in particular, on lower and upper secondary school teachers. The results show how teachers benefit from a plurality of sources, preferring the “informal” ones. I docenti italiani e la formazione alle competenze tecnologicheQuesto articolo mira a rispondere alla domanda “come i docenti italiani si formano alle competenze tecnologiche”, nel quadro di riferimento del modello TPACK distribuito, secondo il quale una varietà di supporti e fonti agisce in un contesto d’apprendimento. La discussione si basa sui dati raccolti attraverso un questionario erogato a più di 1300 docenti in servizio; il focus è in particolare sui docenti di scuola secondaria inferiore e superiore. I risultati mostrano come i docenti fruiscano di una pluralità di fonti, prediligendo quelle “informali”
Le madri, la guerra, la fame. Esperienze di deprivazione estrema nell’Europa centrale (1915-1920)
Get PDFBased on women’s writings –letters, diaries, memoirs– and on works by contemporary observers, the essay outlines a picture of women’s experiences of extreme deprivation in Austria and Germany, of their survival strategies and protest. It dwells also on the writings of those feminist pacifists who went to Vienna, Berlin and other German cities from 1915 and 1920 to bring aid and a message of peace. From the magnitude of the suffering caused by disease, infant mortality, deprivation and despair of mothers, these women drew new impetus for activism, strengthened their pacifist and feminist beliefs, elaborated a philosophy of aid as an instrument of international peace and reconciliation, and worked out a new economic vision
The first demographic data and body size of the southern banded newt, Ommatotriton vittatus (Caudata: Salamandridae)
Get PDFIn this study, the age structure and some life history traits were revealed for the first time in a population of Ommatotriton vittatus, living in Tarsus (mid-south part of Turkey), at the western limit of the species’ range. Maximum longevity was recorded to be eight years in both females and males and age at maturity was estimated as three years for males and four years for females. Although mean age did not differ significantly between sexes, males had significantly larger snout-vent length (SVL) than females. Age and body size were positively correlated with each other for both females and males. Since the populations of the Southern Banded Newt in Turkey are in decline, the present study that provides preliminary data on life history traits of this newt could be helpful for future biological studies.
Population ecology and home range of the Mexican Rough-footed Mud Turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes murrayi) in Central Mexico
Get PDFPopulation ecology and demographic data are fundamental for species management and conservation planning. For Mexican kinosternid turtles there is a need for basic natural history and population ecology data. The Rough-footed Mud Turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes murrayi) is one of the lesser-studied species, even though it is broadly distributed, occurring from Western Texas to Central Mexico. We conducted a study on the species in Michoacán, Mexico for two years. Basic population parameters were estimated, and telemetry was used to measure home range size and movements of males and females. Population size in a 1.42-hectare wetland was calculated to be 301 (± SE 5.89) individuals, mainly adults. The adult sex ratio was skewed toward males (3.1:1). Female home range size was larger than that of males, and males moved larger distances between relocation events. The radio-tracked individuals did not leave the water during winter months and during the dry season. Habitat degradation due to eutrophication may be affecting population survivorship and recruitment
Population density, sex ratio and body size in a population of Salamandra atra atra on the Dolomites
Get PDFSalamandra atra atra is the most widespread subspecies of the Alpine Salamander, both in Italy and in the other parts of the species distribution range. However, in particular for Italian populations, its ecology and demographic parameters are poorly known. We studied biometry (length, mass, body condition index) and demography (population density, sex ratio, proportion of gravid females) of this fully terrestrial salamander in the “Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino” Natural Park in the Dolomites. We used removal methods to estimate abundance on a surface of about 1000 m2. Density estimate of adults was 472 salamanders/ha, which falls within the density estimates that are available for this taxon. Sexes did not differ significantly in size and body mass. Body sizes of adults included the maximum sized salamander recorded in Italy. There was a high rate of gravid females (50%), which were comparable in size with non-gravid females. Males and non-gravid females did not show significant differences in their body condition index.
Fungicide models are key components of multiple modelling approaches for decision-making in crop protection
Get PDFDecision-making for integrated pest management (IPM) in crops requires the assessment of multiple risk factors. Plant disease models have been used to predict disease risk and support decisions about whether and when to protect crops based on environmental conditions. In addition to requiring information about disease risks, correct decision-making also requires answers to several questions. These include: Is the plant susceptible to infection? Is the plant protected by a previous fungicide application? Which fungicide should be used for the specific application? Which dose of the product should be used, and when should it be applied? Obtaining answers to these questions requires a multiple-modelling approach in which models for diseases are combined with those for plant growth and for the effects of fungicides. This review discusses models that predict fungicide efficacy dynamics based on fungicide physical mode of action, fungicide localisation on/within host plants, fungicide effects on the pathogen, and the dynamics of fungicide residues. Empirical and mechanistic models are considered. Empirical models have been mainly developed by fitting equations to field data. Mechanistic models consider the processes that determine fungicide dynamics and effects, and these are generally considered to be superior to empirical models, but parameterisation of mechanistic models is challenging. A new modelling approach is described that combines the main processes of mechanistic models with simple parameterisation based on laboratory experiments, practical knowledge, and technical information. Examples are also provided of systems that calculate fungicide dose and application time. Decision support systems are described as tools that provide farmers with all of the information required for correct decision-making in IPM