C15 Short term joint staff training event
C15 will take place in Athens, Greece from Friday April 15th to Tuesday April 19th 2016. The detailed programme is yet to be finalised but will be informed by this agenda and include two workshop activities similar in character to those organised at C2 in September 2015 (see the schedule below).
The context for C15 is as set out in the account of the C14 meeting held in Athens in May 2016: C15 is described in the project proposal (p59) as "Familiarisation with revised MC resources Year 2 at Edumotiva 2016". The broader context for C15 is explained in the following terms (see the bold highlights): "May-July: The refined MC instrument and online resources for MCxa and MCxb are deployed by Edumotiva, UEF and Edinburgh to the corresponding target groups viz. student computing teachers, young people aged 5-19 and education students respectively, and evaluated. They are also deployed by Warwick with a view to evaluating the relevant claims." There are no specific preplanned workshops for the activities associated with Warwick and Edinburgh, but there is provision in the budget for a 'full' attendance from all the partners at C15 (see p73 of the proposal) and we expect to have representatives from all our partners apart from Helix5. (These will be Dimitris Alimisis, Rene Alimisi and Manolis Zoulias from Edumotiva, Meurig Beynon, Elizabeth Hudnott and Chris Hall from Warwick, Hamish Macleod from Edinburgh, Tapani Toivonen and Janne Karttunen from UEF, Peter Tomcsanyi and Michal Winczer from Comenius.)
For this second year of the CONSTRUIT! project, the topical 'revised MC resources' are those that were developed for C6, and in particular the radically new version of the MCE that was first mooted at C2 in Athens in September 2015. The possibility of making use of Arduino in some way might be worth considering, though the expertise of the Warwick contingent may not be best matched to this topic. As in 2015, it will be useful to consider the agenda for C15 in conjunction with that of the C12 and SciFest 2016 meeting, though SciFest will this time take place three weeks after C15.
Session/Day | Time | Venue | Content | Present | Notes |
S1 Friday 15/04 |
10.00 - 13.00 | Conference Hall at the Local authority of Athens Municipality | Joint staff training course |
DA, MZ, RA, MB, EH, CH, TT, JK |
We shall review of the themes for discussion and consider how best to address these. It will also be important to update the team about developments since the last visit to Athens for C2. Will review resources from the project repository and report on the 'pedagogy interim review'. |
S2 Friday 15/04
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14.30 - 17.00 | Conference Hall at the Local authority of Athens Municipality |
Joint staff training course |
DA, MZ, RA, MB, EH, CH, HM, TT, PT, MW, JK |
A review of the worksheet for Part 1 and the resources available for Part II of the teacher workshop. Planning the content of sessions D and E in Part II. |
S3 Saturday 16/04 |
10.00-11.00 | 2nd Experimental Gymnasium of Athens | Preparation in school | DA, MZ, RA, MB, EH, CH, HM, TT, PT, MW, JK | |
S4 Saturday 16/04 |
11.00-13.30
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2nd Experimental Gymnasium of Athens
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Workshop with teachers: part I
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DA, MZ, RA, MB, EH, CH, HM, TT, PT, MW, JK | There is not enough space for alll the members of the researcher team to be in the lab with the teachers, but those who are not will be able to participate in other activities with their laptops in an adjacent room. |
A |
11.00-11.15 |
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Welcome and Introduction |
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B |
11.15-13.10 |
Getting Started with JS-EDEN |
DA, MZ, RA, MB, EH, CH, HM, TT, PT, MW, JK | Here is the draft of the worksheet for this session to be revised through consultation. | |
C |
13.10-13.30 |
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Experience sharing |
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S5 Saturday 16/04 |
15.30-17.30 |
Conference Hall at the Local authority of Athens Municipality |
Reflection upon the workshop and discussion among project partners | DA, MZ, RA, MB, EH, CH, HM, TT, PT, MW, JK | This session will include a report from the teacher workshop Part I and a review of plans for Part II. |
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S6 Sunday 17/04 |
10.00-11.00 |
2nd Experimental Gymnasium of Athens |
Preparation in School |
DA, MZ, RA, MB, EH, CH, HM, TT, PT, MW, JK | |
S7 Sunday 17/04 |
11.00-13.30
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2nd Experimental Gymnasium of Athens
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Workshop with teachers: part II
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DA, MZ, RA, MB, EH, CH, HM, TT, PT, MW, JK | |
D | 11.00-12.20 | 2nd Experimental Gymnasium of Athens |
Presentation of more construals from the repository Discussion about the educational value of 'making construals' and the integration of the 'making construals' approach in the learning context
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DA, MZ, RA, MB, EH, CH, HM, TT, PT, MW, JK | Playful experimentation with a selection of pre-developed construals.
Discussion led by Dimitris, Piet and Hamish |
E | 12.20-13.30 | 2nd Experimental Gymnasium of Athens |
Extending/improving/refining the Getting Started with JS-EDEN worksheet (this may involve documentation of new ideas as well as practical tasks)
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DA, MZ, RA, MB, EH, CH, HM, TT, PT, MW, JK |
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S8 Monday 18/04 |
10.45-11.00 | 2nd Experimental Gymnasium of Athens | Preparation in School
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DA, MZ, RA, MB, EH, CH, HM, TT, PT, MW, JK | |
S9 Monday
18/04 |
11:00-13:30
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2nd Experimental Gymnasium of Athens
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Workshop with students
• ‘Practical engagement with the ‘Getting started with the JS-Eden’ worksheet |
DA, MZ, RA, MB, EH, CH, HM, TT, PT, MW, JK | The worksheet reflects also teachers’ comments/suggestions |
S10 Monday 18/04 |
15.00 - 17.00 | Conference Hall at the Local authority of Athens Municipality | Joint staff training course |
DA, MZ, RA, MB, EH, CH, HM, TT, MW, JK |
Work on an open online course for schools education - see themes 3 and 5 |
S11 Tuesday
19/04 |
09.30 - 13.30 | Conference Hall at the Local authority of Athens Municipality | Joint staff training course |
DA, MZ, RA, MB, EH, HM, TT, MW, JK |
Further work on the open online course for schools education Discussion of upcoming events and the strategic agenda - theme 6 |
End of meeting |