Thematic Area 4

External Support & Cooperation

Florence 14th June 2013Paola Bertini

Introduction.

Causes and supports for teachers and students to address and prevent early school leaving.

Different scenarios for reflection

Teacher responses to students in danger

Outline of potential supports.

School responses and support systems differ widely from one country to another.

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Everybody is thus encouraged to explore the particular situation in her/his own country

Introduction

Common features

Early school leaving reduces opportunities for an

active participation in

social, cultural and economic development of society

Introduction

Topic Presentation

External support

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resources and people

who can provide support to teachers and students in order

to help in the prevention of early school leaving.

From the academic point of view it is believed that the most

effective measures against early school leaving are those that

provide a

Holistic Approach

that takes into consideration the

working of different actors

Topic Presentation

Systematic cooperation

is effective when it becomes part of the

system and adapts to it, evolving from year to year.

Occasional actions can help, but the results may not be worth it

Topic Presentation

presentation of real-world scenarios designed to foster reflection

description of the responses and behaviors of teachers in situations of students at risk of early school leaving

analysis of the level of risk of individual students

description of the types of support available

Topic Presentation

Aims

   Assist teachers in identifying students at risk

    

Explore real situations as they appear to the teacher and the student (use of videos as an effective incentive )

   

 Encourage teachers to explore the internal and external supports that are helpful in the prevention of early school leaving

Interactive scenarios & Methods

Explore a variety of approaches to face risk of dropping and / or discomfort at school

Use videos to induce reflection and response in participants

 Early identify students with low, medium and high risk of dropping out

 Examine the resources and external support available to teachers and students

Interactive scenarios & Methods

The most interesting and transferable aspect concerns the

suggested method of the video

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stimulus to teachers' work

creation of working groups.

Four Scenarios

Four categories are detected as closely relating to

early school leaving

Choice of Scenarios

    

1.Bullying in the school environment

2. Switching between different levels of school and lack of integration with the new class

3. Family low educational level

4. Family problems: situations of conflict and stress in relationships within and outside the family.

Choice of Scenarios

Interactive Scenarios Use of the Videos

Videos can be used as instruments for

1. identification of risk situations

2. teaching supports 3. tools for both students and teachers

External Support and InteractionsGeneral Guidelines

Investigate the level of risk of particular students ( mapping/interviews/ talks with the sending school etc)

Highlight the most suitable supports that can be committed to respond to early school leaving (Training Agencies, Community Institutions, Area Authorities etc.)

Examine the resources available (inside or outside the school)

Search for support in the student's frame of reference ( youth associations, voluntary organizations etc.)

School & Fiction

Books, serials, movies: school has often been the subject matter of different art expressions

From the film OVOSODOOVOSODO by Paolo Virzì : social social backgroundbackground

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZNY6Q8zOnw

From the TV series O’ professoreO’ professore with with Sergio Castellitto: harsh environmentsharsh environments

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=910kDF7NaGs

School & Fiction

OVOSODO OVOSODO (1997) by Paolo Virzì(1997) by Paolo Virzì

It is the story of an ordinary boy living in the Tuscan city of

Leghorn. His name is Piero Malsani, the son of a former port

worker who goes in and out of jail. He lives with his retarded

brother and a young stepmother in a popular block of flats among

clothes hanging out and people shouting out of windows.

School & FictionThe scene shows the protagonist entering the class of his new

school - attended by children of local high society. The teacher,

calling them on, appoint pupils as "sons of ..." - doctors, lawyers,-

admirals.

The redemption of the young Piero takes place when, having to

go through a kind of "initiation" by the older students, reacts in his

abrupt, but effective way.

School & Fiction

LO SCRUTINIO FINALE from the film La scuolaLa scuola (1995)

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKa87yLj61U

TRAILER of the film Etre et Avoir – production France – production France (2008) : pedagogical aspects

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCGQkBMZbeU

Video Exploitation

After watching the videos

What aspects of drop out risk are presented in the video ?

What references are there to the institutional supports, the social context, the family ?

How are schools and individual teachers presented ?

Only a teamwork of different actors

Teachers School Counselors

Head teachers Family

Local Educational Agencies Local Health Services

allows you to effectively face and tackle early school leaving

Conclusions

External Support and Cooperation

Thanks for your attention