Advanced training courses

Director: Gianguido Dall’Agata

Learning Objectives

The course Frontiers of Fundamental Physics (F3) is aimed at high school physics teachers and is designed to offer professional and cultural development by illustrating, through a structured path, the discoveries and open problems in fundamental physics. It uses Nobel Prizes awarded in the last 20 years as a common thread. The need for the course arises from the inclusion of modern physics in the curriculum of Physics courses, and its goal is to provide not only an update on the aspects of fundamental physics at the frontier of current research, but also tools to introduce these aspects competently into lessons in secondary schools and help guide students more effectively as they transition to University.

Course Content

A – The Frontiers of Elementary Particle Physics
B – The Frontiers of Gravity

Total Hours: 75 (18 hours of lectures and labs / 57 hours of individual study)

Schedule:
6 meetings of 3 hours each, held weekly or biweekly, starting from October 18, 2024

The following lessons are planned:

  • Antonio Masiero, The Standard Model of Elementary Particles
  • Sabino Matarrese, The Cosmological Standard Model
  • Ferruccio Feruglio, Neutrinos
  • Elisa Bernardini, Neutrinos – IceCube
  • Francesco D’Eramo, Dark Matter
  • Davide Cassani, Black Holes
  • Gianguido Dall’Agata, The Frontiers of Gravity
  • Giacomo Ciani, Gravitational Waves

Final Test: Quiz

Start and End of Teaching Activities

Start Date: 18/10/2024
End Date: 20/12/2024

Minimum Attendance

70% of in-person teaching hours, provided in the form of lectures.

Instructors

The course will be taught by university professors and researchers who are experts in the topics covered.

Location

University of Padua
Galilean School of Higher Studies
Classrooms
Via Venezia 20, 35131, Padua

Admission Requirements

Teaching Physics in secondary schools.
Master’s degree or equivalent required.

Available Places

Minimum: 10
Maximum: 50

Notes

The course will be available online for teachers residing outside the provinces of Padua, Venice, Treviso, Vicenza, and Rovigo. In these cases, attendance will be considered by participation via the provided link. For teachers residing in the provinces of Padua, Venice, Treviso, Vicenza, and Rovigo, online attendance is allowed for a maximum of 3 meetings.

The Galilean School of Higher Studies, as part of the activities outlined in DM231 for the “promotion of the role of University Higher Schools, given their multidisciplinary nature, in the school-to-university transition,” will fully cover the enrollment fee for the first 30 candidates in the admission ranking.

Director: Franco Tomasi

Learning Objectives

The course In the Author’s Mind (AUTFIL), aimed at high school teachers, seeks to provide training in the disciplines of author philology and genetic philology applied to major authors from the Italian literary canon (Petrarch, Tasso, Leopardi, Manzoni, Gadda, Morante, early 20th-century Italian poets), with the aim of enhancing genetic materials for a better and more dynamic understanding of literary texts.

The course objectives are:

  • To develop a solid theoretical understanding of the methods used in author philology.
  • To enrich the professional profile of Italian literature teachers as cultural mediators, with specific expertise in author philology and the genetic processes of texts by key Italian authors.
  • To offer full knowledge of the digital resources made available through advanced research in the field of Digital Humanities (monographic portals, digital archives, repertoires, databases, etc.).

Course Content

A – Author Philology: History, Theory, and Practice
B – Author Philology: Case Studies

Total Hours: 75 (18 hours of lectures, workshops / 57 hours of individual study)

Schedule:
The course consists of six 3-hour lectures. Each session will include a theoretical front lecture followed by a closer study of specific cases, using available digital resources (e.g., monographic portals for authors like Torquato Tasso, Giacomo Leopardi, Alessandro Manzoni, etc.).

The proposed schedule is as follows:

  • October 14, 2024: Paola Italia, General Introduction and Case Studies on Leopardi and Gadda
  • October 21, 2024: Emilio Torchio, Francesco Petrarca
  • October 28, 2024: Franco Tomasi, Torquato Tasso
  • November 4, 2024: Giulia Raboni, Alessandro Manzoni
  • November 11, 2024: Monica Zanardo, Elsa Morante
  • November 18, 2024: Luca Zuliani, 20th-Century Italian Poets

Final Test: Written exam

Start and End of Teaching Activities

Start Date: 14/10/2024
End Date: 16/12/2024

Minimum Attendance

70% of in-person teaching hours, provided in the form of lectures.

Instructors

The course will be taught by university professors and researchers with expertise in the topics covered.

Location

University of Padua
Galilean School of Higher Studies
Classrooms
Via Venezia 20, 35131, Padua

Admission Requirements

Teaching Italian Literature in secondary schools.

Available Places

Minimum: 10
Maximum: 50

Notes

The course will be available online for teachers residing outside the provinces of Padua, Venice, Treviso, Vicenza, and Rovigo. In these cases, attendance will be validated by participating via the provided link. For teachers residing in the provinces of Padua, Venice, Treviso, Vicenza, and Rovigo, online attendance is permitted for up to 3 meetings.

The Galilean School of Higher Studies, as part of activities outlined in DM231 for the “promotion of the role of University Higher Schools, given their multidisciplinary nature, in the school-to-university transition,” will fully cover the enrollment fee for the first 30 candidates in the admission ranking.