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ITEMS is a Leonardo da Vinci Program multilateral partnership. It is meant to spread knowledge and expertise in the field of art education especially with regards to the cooperation between secondary schools and museum institutions. A special attention is given to the potential of new technologies in school and museum education.

 

SUMMARY OF THE PLANNED PARTNERSHIP

This partnership is aimed at developing the analysis, research and exchange on good practices with regard to museums as educational resources in the very context of school training and with particular attention to the secondary school level.
Starting from the results of previous researches carried on in several European countries, the project intends to consider the peculiar aspects of museums like learning spaces (which means different from the traditional classroom) where students can learn in an active way, by connecting the two processes of absorbing and acquiring knowledge.
We will then carefully examine the relationship between school and museum and discuss about the possibility of adopting the learning (formal and informal) experiences normally made in museums, into the formal context of school learning. The possible connection of these approaches to the national curricula will be also examined.

 

DISTRIBUTION OF TASKS

ANISA will organize the initial planning meeting, ensuring to all partners the possibility of contributing with their experience and expertise and to partecipate to the different steps of the project. In so doing, it will have a pivotal role in encouraging connection and confrontation among all partners and giving voice and visibility to each institution, by outlining their professional peculiarities. It will provide its well rooted experience in the cultural field and plan and host one seminar in Italy in co-operation with Eccom.
ECCOM will recruit learners, plan and host one seminar in Italy in co-operation with ANISA; host project material on its website; explore opportunities for dissemination; communicate with other partners; collect case studies and contribute to the final project report providing research experiences and methodology.
APECV will collaborate in planning and evaluation activities, with the support of the Pedagogical Committee of the Association. It has teacher training management and pedagogical experience in in-service teacher training. It will organize a seminar in Portugal getting audiences through its connections in the field of art education.
TRIS KRASAS will attend the initial planning meeting, participate in meetings organized by partners, plan and host one seminar in Latvia; communicate with art educators and museum educators in Latvia; organize local research group; collect case studies and contribute to the project’s final report. It will have a particular role with creating and presenting innovative art teaching/learning model.
MOME Department of Pedagogy and Psychology developed the Hungarian National Basic Curriculum on visual arts and media literacy and it will share its experience with other partners. It will plan and host one seminar in Hungary, explore opportunities of dissemination, communicate with other partners, analyze the seminars and contribute the final project report.
Université du Luxembourg will attend the initial planning meeting, participate in meetings organized by partners, plan and host one seminar in Luxembourg; communicate with art educators and museum educators; organize local research group; collect case studies and contribute to the project’s final report.
INHA will strengthen the relationships between different kinds of cultural institutions and museums; it will provide training activities during the French seminar and contribute to the discussion on learning contents.