The aim of the conference is to open a discussion and collect the first instance and the critical issues that arise by the institution of teaching „History and geography”. From the curricular, will focus attention on ways to promote specific skills and cross the epistemological assumptions consistent with the disciplines of geography and history and the New National Guidelines for the high schools of upper secondary school degree. Will also contain proposals of the Working Group for the Teaching of Geography and History, recently established at the Department of Geography, University of Padova.

Agenda (PDF)

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Augsburg (Germany), February 16th – 19th, 2011

Haus Sankt Ulrich
Kappelweg 1
86150 Augsburg

Conference agenda:

Wednesday, 16th February 2011

Arrival of the participants at the conference hotel “Haus St. Ulrich”

• 19:30 Reception in the fireplace lounge of the hotel with welcome snack

Thursday, 17th February 2011

• 09:00 – 9:15 Local Host welcome (Susanne Popp)
• 09:15 – 11:00 Project status report: Overview of Contents Production (Anna Consonni)
• 11:00 – 11:30 coffee break
• 11:30 – 13:00 Revision of the Digital Modules and DM evaluation questionnaires (Eric Mesnard)
• 13:00 – 15:00 lunch time
• 15:00 – 16:30 Revision of the Handbook (Eric Mesnard)
• 16:30 – 17:00 coffee break
• 17:00 – 18.30 Plan of Handbook and Digital Modules pilot experiences (Susanne Popp, Oliver Simmet)
• 19.30 dinner and convivial evening

Friday, 18th February 2011

• 09:00 – 09.30 Project planning 2011 of the project coordinator (Francisco García Peñalvo)
• 09:30 – 11:00 Discussion and organization of the Teacher Training Course I (Valentina Zangrando)
• 11:00 – 11:30 coffee break
• 11:30 – 13:00 Discussion and organization of the Teacher Training Course II (Franz Riegler)
• 13:00 lunch time. Afterwards sightseeing tour into the Augsburg historic city center
• 16:30 – 17:00 coffee break
• 17:00 – 18.30 Dissemination activities (Francisco García Peñalvo)
• 19.30 dinner and convivial evening

Saturday, 19th February 2011

• 08:30 – 10:00 External Evaluator Session (Nick Kearney)
• 10:00 – 10:15 coffee break
• 10:15 – 11:30 Steering Committee Meeting (Francisco García Peñalvo)
• 13:00 lunch time. Afterwards there will be the opportunity to visit the Augsburg industrial and textile museum (Text- und Industriemeuseum, tim) and/or the „Fuggerei”. departure of the participant