Brief guide to curriculum mapping
- Identify the national curriculum for the subject of your interest (e.g. Italian, English, History, Geography, Science, Technology, Civic Education).
- Look for any of these key-words:
sustainable, sustainability, smart cities, urban planning, greening, green spaces, data analytics, big data, smart mobility, smart transportation, smart infrastructure, energy efficiency, renewable energy, waste management, recycling, territory education, active citizenship, citizen engagement, civic participation, smart governance, quality of life, inclusivity, social cohesion, innovation, real time monitoring, sensors, urban resilience, smart homes, digitalization, connectivity, ecology, ecological issues, responsible, Agenda 2030, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), climate change, emissions, net-zero, biodiversity, urbanization, globalization, consequences, technology, technological. - When you find a match, carefully read the learning objectives to see if they fit with the objectives of Young Smart Cities. If it does, you can copy the learning goal and related information (subject, core learning, competencies, etc.) in a new document to do the mapping.
Example of mapping the Italian curriculum for Technology against Young Smart Cities (all words and sentences come from the national curriculum).
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Technology |
Lower Secondary School Age 12-14 |
To help students recognize the main technological systems and the many relationships they create with living beings and other natural elements in the surrounding environment, they are introduced to informational and popular science texts on the topic of smart cities. The selected texts aim to prompt reflection on the potential opportunities and risks linked to technological and innovative decisions. The reading activities are combined with practical experiments, such as building physical or digital models of smart cities, with particular attention to the energy sources involved and to urban planning aspects like traffic management, lighting, safety devices, and smart installations. At this stage, students use appropriate material, technological, informational, and organizational resources to design and create their final product. |