{"id":21304,"date":"2023-07-17T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danilodolci.org\/?p=21304"},"modified":"2023-07-17T10:01:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T09:01:00","slug":"ddas-managing-conflicts-diversity-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danilodolci.org\/en\/news\/ddas-managing-conflicts-diversity-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing conflicts caused by controversial and diversity-related issues at school"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Addressing current topical issues at school<\/strong> can be tricky. Teachers can be more than confident in teaching their own subjects but can remain uncertain when facing topical questions related to delicate or controversial issues at school. A delicate balance must be maintained between allowing everyone to express their opinion<\/strong>, without influencing students\u2019 views, but ensuring critical thinking, preventing and managing conflicts that can arise from strong and often biased positions<\/strong>. Surely it is not easy but schools are not bubbles disconnected from the rest of the world and especially with adolescents it is common \u2013 and actually desirable \u2013 to talk about current topics to prepare students to the real world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Erasmus+ project DD@S<\/strong><\/a> will support teachers on all this, through a gamification-based learning platform<\/strong> to promote democratic methods of dialogue<\/strong> and conflict\u2019s management at school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are developing, together with other organisations and schools, training modules for teachers and school leaders and during last May more than 60 participants and teachers from Belgium, Italy, Greece and Cyprus had the opportunity to travel to Greece, meet and find out more about the modules, test them and evaluate their efficacy for their needs and school contexts. Five modules with information and practical activities have been developed, presented and tested:<\/p>\n\n\n\n