Italian national working group
Activities during the second reporting period
In the time following the national workshop (December 12th, 2013) and until the end of the reporting period (May 31st, 2014) our team had a series of exchanges with stakeholders and potential cooperation partners in Italy and other European partners.
One of our team members, Dr. Francesco Cuomo, started a steady cooperation with the German partner at the University of Halle-Wittenberg working on teacher education, research in science education and networking with other German and international partners. In particular, Dr. Cuomo has been involved in an ongoing cooperation with Turkish partners from various universities in the framework of the German-Turkish year of Research, Education and Innovation. This networking programme has involved a three-day workshop held in Antalya on March 20-22, 2014. Approximately 40 researchers from German and Turkish institutions participated in the workshop. Plans for joint research and dissemination programmes were developed during the workshop, including work on proposals for Horizon 2020 calls.
Moreover, we have started a collaboration with the Instem partner based at the University of Liverpool, in the framework of which we are collaborating to activities involved in the SiS Catalyist project which the University of Liverpool is coordinating (an MML action plan funded under the EU Seventh Framework Programme). These include in particular the project evaluation and policy seminars involving key players in the Italian educational system.
Three Italian researchers in science education were invited to participate in the second Instem conference, held in Halle on March 26th, 2014. Dr. Silvia Caravita (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), Prof. Enrica Giordano (Università di Milano Bicocca) and Dr. Michela Mayer (…) are experienced researchers who have been involved in many national and international research projects in biology, physics and environmental education as well as in teacher training, curriculum development and programme assessment.
Following up the interactions during the conference, we are carrying out virtual meetings with Dr. Caravita, Prof. Giordano and Dr. Mayer aimed at planning future collaborations in national and international projects. In particular, we are considering possible proposals for the 2014/15 calls under the Science with and for society section of the Horizon 2020 Work Programme.