It will be held on Thursday and Friday in Andreatta Congress Center of the Arcavacata CampusUniversity of Calabria, the National Sipes conference (Italian company of special pedagogy), entitled “Special pedagogy for inclusion: current challenges and future prospects”. The event is organized by Sipes in collaboration with the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the Calabrian University and involves over 200 speakers from all over Italy and abroad.
The conference program
A comparison on school, inclusion and innovation
The two days will open with the institutional greetings of Antonella Valenti (Director of Specialization Course on the support of the Unical), Annamaria Canino (Delegate for the training of UNICAL teachers), Gianluigi Greco (Director of the Unical Demacs), Antonio Mirijello (President of the National Authority Sordi Calabria) as well as of the SIPES president Catia Giaconi. Following, the first invitation report will address the theme of the school in the era of artificial intelligence, with Gianluigi Greco in dialogue with Antonella Valenti. On the same day a round table will take place on the future of the specialized teacher and a debate coordinated by Maurizio Sibilio (University of Salerno).
The themes of Friday
The second day will see the international intervention of Colin Calleja (University of Malta), plenary sessions on special pedagogy and educational functioning, and six parallel sessions on issues such as: inclusive teaching, new technologies, research methods, teachers training and territorial educational interventions.
The morning of Friday 11 April will open with one Report to Invitation entitled “Inclusive Pedagogy: Current Challenges and Future Prospectives”held by Colin Calleja (University of Malta) in dialogue with Lucia De Anna (University of Rome “Foro Italico”).
Following, from 9.30 to 11, the round table on the subject “Special pedagogy and operating profiles: educational paths and evolutionary trajectories”coordinated by Paola Aiello (University of Salerno). Personalities of the caliber of Lucio Cottini (University of Urbino), Daniele Fedeli (University of Udine), Francesco Peluso Cassese (Pegaso Telematic University), Stefano Salmeri (University of Enna Kore) e Stefania Pinnelli (University of Salento). Will conclude the session Moira Sannipoli (University of Perugia).
In the afternoon, the conference works will continue with the symposium Special didactics in relation to disciplinary didacticscoordinated by Tamara Zappaterra (University of Ferrara). Will intervene: Donatella Fantozzi (University of Pisa), Cecilia Marchisio (University of Turin), Rossana Adele Rossi, Brunella Serpe And Peppino Antonio Sapia (University of Calabria), Filippo Gomez Paloma (University of Cassino and southern Lazio) e Giuseppe Sellari (University of Rome Tor Vergata). To conclude the session will be Elsa Maria Bruni (University of “G. D’Annunzio”).
The scientific committee and the organizational committee
The scientific committee of the conference is made up of: Antonella Valenti (University of Calabria), Catia Giaconi (President Sipes, University of Macerata), Paola Aiello (Vice -President SIPES, University of Salerno), Nicole Bianquin (University of Bergamo), Fabio Bocci (University of Roma Tre), Noemi del Bianco (University of Macerata), Donatella Fantozzi (University of Pisa), Daniele Fedeli (University of Udine), Andrea Fiorucci (University of Salento), Lorena Montesano (University of Calabria), Alessandra Maria foreigner (University of Calabria), Tamara Zappaterra (University of Ferrara), Antioco Luigi Zurru (University of Cagliari).
The organizational committee, inside the University of Calabria, is composed of: Daniela De Luca, Pamela Iazzolino, Francesco Milito, Lorena Montesano, Gianluca Pergola and Alessandra Maria foreigner.