Giving shape to teaching: from research to education

University training for preschool and elementary school teachers in Italy was set up 13 years ago. The relationship between theory and practice during university study has become more and more consolidated and is structured by active practice teaching internships in the field, where students design teaching experiences which then become the basis for their thesis. This paper presents the connections between the research-training program for students and the action research they carry out in schools during the internships. Both experiences are aimed at defining and realizing learning contexts able to stimulate the construction and co-construction of knowledge, centered around meta-reflection. hools