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Fabrizio de Bartolomei
Teacher of "Legal and Economic Sciences" - Support Teacher
Secondary Schools
I am a secondary school teacher, and since my early years, I have chosen a modular approach, creating a constantly evolving and updating set of learning tools that I can draw upon based on students' needs, aptitudes, and the skills they need to develop.
Teaching the subject "Economics and Law Sciences" I have always used simulation to develop the required skills, for two reasons: the game's structure allows for the development of various skills; and mistakes, in the game mode, can be a source of improvement. In my view, the purpose of teaching Law in secondary school is to instill in students a confidence in the law as a tool for: 1) analyzing, first and foremost, contemporary challenges (such as social inequalities, poverty, war, and climate change); 2) addressing these challenges—theoretically, or even through a utopian lens; and 3) developing a critical sense, enabling students to distinguish and choose representatives capable of upholding the principles they believe in, and of striving to realize those utopias that are “legally” possible.
I believe that, to develop social skills, it is important to develop a learning methodology, understood as a multimodality of tools. Over the years, I have felt the need to specialize in supporting people with disabilities (support activities), and I am currently a "Support Teacher".
In these years of teaching, I have experimented with the use of ICT and the playful approach ("game based learning" and "gamification").
Today, I feel the need to conduct scientific research on cognitive activity to create simple, targeted learning tools that can be used and shared in multiple situations, both at school and in training activities. This could be a "multipurpose kit" to be used based on:
discipline
objectives
user/target
type of assessment (formative, summative, etc.)
evaluation
A Comparative Analysis of Two "Sciences"
Considered as a science, the discipline of LAW should serve as an indicator of a society's developmental progress. Over recent centuries, law has coalesced into a formalized corpus of state-sanctioned regulations. These statutes constitute the structural foundation upon which an organized community operates to achieve its collective objectives, which inherently reflect the will of the majority.
ECONOMICS, as a scientific discipline, traces its epistemological origins to philosophy. It was only during its subsequent evolution that its theoretical foundation shifted toward the paradigm of resource scarcity—encompassing both goods and services—which compels human beings to engage in economic activity to satisfy their needs. Consequently, this paradigmatic shift has engendered a systemic reprioritization: short-term horizons have largely supplanted long-term perspectives, and microeconomic analysis has increasingly overshadowed macroeconomic theory.
Digital innovation streamlines processes, automates daily tasks, facilitates and amplifies communication, and unlocks opportunities that were unimaginable until recently. In accordance with the principle of equity codified in the Italian Constitution, which mandates the State to provide equal opportunities to all citizens, if technology has become an indispensable support for everyone, it holds even greater value for individuals with learning difficulties.
Framing technology through the ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) matrix involves:
helping the individual adapt to environmental barriers through the selection and customization of technical aids;
adapting the environment to the individual’s needs through accessible design or the removal of existing architectural barriers; establishing a point of equilibrium between these approaches, tailored to each individual, represented by the 'maximum attainable degree of autonomy';
and promoting a Design for All paradigm that, originating from architecture, is increasingly extending to technology applied within educational contexts."
One-on-one lessons for students to provide homework help, topic-specific lessons, exam preparation, or tutoring on specific subjects.
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