In Giorgia Moschini’s vision, dialogue becomes shared growth
A school founded on ‘us’ is not just a community of teachers, but an educational ecosystem capable of involving all stakeholders: pupils, families, teachers and the local community. This is the vision of Giorgia Moschini, a primary school teacher, digital coordinator at the Via Aretusa comprehensive school in Rome and digital technology trainer.
In the latest instalment of the column “Voices and faces of the teachers at the Scuola del Noi”, Giorgia discusses the value of a professional community born out of a desire to share experiences and engage with colleagues who experience school in all its many facets. A place where passion, enthusiasm and a love of teaching become common ground for generating new ideas, reviewing teaching practices and tackling the most pressing educational challenges together.
Engaging with other teachers has enabled her to acquire new skills, experiment with innovative methodologies and look to her students’ future with a broader perspective. Even on complex topics such as artificial intelligence, digital technology and citizenship, the community becomes a space for awareness and responsibility: not to use technology as a shortcut, but to understand it, guide it and integrate it critically into learning pathways.
What professional or personal need prompted you to join the Scuola del Noi teaching community?
I chose to join the Scuola del Noi because I felt a desire to share my experiences and, above all, to engage with teachers who experience school in all its facets. Right from the very first meetings, I realised just how deeply shared the passion, enthusiasm and love for teaching were among many of the colleagues I met along the way.
What do you think is the most important objective of the Scuola del Noi?
The Scuola del Noi has helped me develop a clearer and more informed view of the teaching role, making me keenly aware of the value of belonging to a professional community. I believe that its most important objective is precisely to create a network of people united by the desire to share ideas, reflections, skills and common goals, in the conviction that dialogue is a fundamental resource for everyone’s growth.
How does the project help you prepare your students for the present, not just the future?
The experience has also had a significant impact on my students. On the one hand, it has allowed me to bring new knowledge and skills acquired during the programme into the classroom; on the other, it has helped me to look at their future with a broader perspective, one capable of going beyond immediate needs to embrace the challenges and opportunities that await them in the long term.
Do you feel better prepared to tackle complex topics such as AI, digital technology and citizenship?
Thanks to the community, I’ve had the opportunity to review some of my teaching practices, opening myself up to innovative methodologies and different ways of working. Particularly valuable was the chance to share doubts, questions and challenges with other teachers: dialogue and discussion gave rise to new ideas, solutions and food for thought that have enriched my teaching style. An important contribution also came from exploring complex and topical issues, such as Artificial Intelligence. Discussing these topics with expert colleagues and participating in the community’s activities have enabled me to acquire more solid skills and greater awareness in tackling these subjects.
What sense of responsibility do you feel today as a teacher in the age of AI?
My dream is to help build a school founded on the concept of ‘We’: not just a community of teachers, but an educational community capable of involving all the key players in the world of education – students, families, teachers and the local community – making dialogue and collaboration its mission.
In the age of Artificial Intelligence, I also feel a great educational responsibility: that of guiding my pupils to understand the value of a conscious, critical and proactive use of these tools. It is important that they learn to view AI not as a shortcut to be used passively, but as a resource to be understood, guided and intelligently integrated into their own learning and development journeys.
What would you say to a teacher who thinks they ‘don’t have time’ to join a community?
I am deeply grateful to have discovered the Scuola del Noi. Over the years, I have met colleagues who have enriched my professional and personal journey, offering opportunities for genuine dialogue and shared growth. For this reason, I would advise every teacher to join this community: an experience that broadens one’s knowledge, but above all the perspective through which one observes and experiences the wonderful world of education.
