Education Renaissance – Let’s build the future

ADI annual meeting 2020, Bologna, February 28th - 29th

PRESENTING

EDUCATION RENAISSENCE – Let’s build the future

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It is said that the current revolution of artificial intelligence and biotechnology could eventually lead to a transformation of our species. Humans could merge with computers to form cyborgs, a novel mix of the organic and the inorganic, of the biological and the technological, of flesh and silicon: something that we have never seen in the 4 billions years of life on Earth.
This could create much deeper and more disturbing inequalities than today’s. For the first time in history, economic inequality could be translated into biological inequality. Humankind could split into biological castes – an upper caste of upgraded superhumans, and a massive lower class.

Is it science fiction? No it is not, nothing seems too daring in this century.
But fortunately technology is not deterministic.
We can still do something about our future.
We can decide to recover humanism in technology.

Hence the idea of ​​the Education Renaissance, where technological and scientific education merges with Humanism, with the revival of Humanitas.
This seminar expresses the hope and the will to relaunch the Renaissance Humanism as a model of knowledge and education: a deep technical and scientific education- today lacking in Italy- imbued with humanitas, inspired by the rediscovery of man and aimed at the success of all children.

The 3 sessions

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1st Session: february 28th, friday morning
The challenge of curriculum in the age of artificial intelligence

How to overcome the unbearable division between ‘two cultures’ — the humanistic-literary and the scientific? How to manage the time lag between today’s curriculum and future needs? How to overcome curriculum overload? How to ensure equity through curriculum innovations? How to manage curriculum flexibility and autonomy? How to embed values into the curriculum? How to design/plan for effective implementation?

These and more issues will be addressed by:

Fabio Minazzi, Professor of philosophy of science at the University of Insubria; Miho Taguma, Project Manager for the OECD Education and Skills 2030; Jamie Steckart, Head of the Think Global School, New York; Carmela Palumbo, Director General of the Italian Education Department; Xu Jinjie, Professor at Shanghai Normal University.
Chaired by Maria Teresa Siniscalco, INVALSI Consultant.

2nd Session: february 28th, friday afternoon
“Kindness matters”. Transforming education for humanity

This session has been inspired by the UNESCO MGIEP project “Kindness matters”. Kindness is a high priority in education, because it promotes peace, respect, well-being and happiness.

Keynote speakers:

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We will have an exceptional speaker: A science- policy pacesetter, economist Dr. Anantha Duraiappah, Director of UNESCO MGIEP. Other speakers: Ana Barroca, Principal of Scholé Portugal, Judy Martyn, Principal of Highweek School UK; Lene Jesby Lange, President of the Global School Alliance, Denmark. Finally, three students, environmental activists, Alice, Beatrice, Giovanni.
Chaired by Giovanni Biondi, President of INDIRE.

3rd Session: february 29th, sathurday morning
Welcome 2050: a glimpse into the future

The children born today will graduate in 2050! So, tomorrow is already here. This session will re-imagine today’s school by looking at what tomorrow’s education will be like.

The speakers who will take us into the future are:

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Cristina Pozzi, CEO and Co-founder of Impactscool; Ben Kornell, Director of Alt School in Silicon Valley; Lasse Leponiemi, CEO of HundrEd, Finland; Daniele Barca, Headmaster of IC 3, Modena, Italy; Claire Amos, Principal of Albany High School, Auckland, New Zealand.
Chaired by Lorenzo Benussi, Director of Riconnessioni by Fondazione per la Scuola.

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