The teaching body: a new experimental method of immersive teaching between technologies and corporeity

The article aims to describe a novel teaching strategy designed to train teachers in the use of Advanced Functional Didactics (FAD), an experimental didactic method designed to improve learning and social relationships among adolescents. The FAD is based on embodied cognition principles, according to which the body and its interaction with the surrounding environment can foster the acquisition of knowledge; additionally, the FAD integrates physical exercise with the methodology of gamification to facilitate adherence and engagement. Through the integration of traditional school subjects with motor activity, FAD facilitates the student-centred active approach. Therefore, we designed an immersive teaching protocol, lasting two hours per session, bi-weekly and running after one month with pedagogists. During the course, teachers will find themselves interpreting both the role of educators, teaching FAD to other pupils. This strategy designed for teachers but directed at learners underlines the urgency of investigating its effectiveness so that its potential can be demonstrated through empirical research.