Breaking Barriers, the training program for teachers in comprehensive schools
Thanks to the collaboration with Google.org, Breaking Barriers is born, an innovative initiative to promote a more equitable educational future and to guarantee equal opportunities in access to scientific and technological disciplines. The project is part of the Coding Girls program, sponsored by the US Diplomatic Mission in Italy, and involves schools, universities, companies and organizations to support young female students in building confidence in science and orienting themselves towards STEM studies and professions.
A training course for teachers
Breaking Barriers is not only aimed at female students, but also includes a training program dedicated to teachers in comprehensive schools. The aim is to support computer science teachers (and others) in their professional development in STEM subjects, offering tools, methodologies and pedagogical resources to teach computer science effectively in schools.
The online training courses focus on key concepts in Computer Science, trends and current events in the IT sector and the use of the Computer Science First platform, which facilitates the teaching of coding in an interdisciplinary and engaging way.
The program
- March 24, 5-7 p.m.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning: basic principles and everyday applications (e.g. online recommendations, voice recognition, autonomous vehicles). - April 29, 5-7 p.m.
Grown-up storytelling. Future ecological digital citizens: coding your way to recycling! Using the Computer Science First platform to address the topic of recycling in a fun and interactive way. - June 5, 5-7 p.m.
Geocoding, when geography becomes a game! Use of the Computer Science First platform to explore Italian geography in a dynamic and participatory way. - June 17, 5-7 p.m.
The dark side of the Internet: VPN, dark web and deep web. A deeper look at security, anonymity and the risks of the web.
Thanks to this program, teachers can acquire new skills, experiment with innovative methodologies and integrate artificial intelligence and programming into their teaching.
