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FinnBrits' Federation Autumn Seminar 17/09/2010
Seminar 2010: BRIGHT IDEAS: TEACHING, LEARNING, MOTIVATING
Our traditional Autumn seminar focuses on teaching, learning and motivation.
The seminar starts on Friday, 17th September at 12.00 with a buffet lunch at the Britsh Embassy Residence. The Seminar takes place in the Conference Room:
13.00 Opening words
13.15 Dr Peter Cunningham, Homerton College, Cambridge:
“Learning societies and knowledge economies: Lessons for the present from the past?”
14.00 Professor Mary Ratcliffe, Associate Director, National Science Learning Centre:
“Motivating teachers, motivating learners - in science.”
14.45 Coffee break
15.00 Tessa Kelly, Head of MFL, Trinity School, Belvedere, UK:
“The Trinity Spirit”
16.00 Dr James Grime, Enigma Project Officer, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge:
“Enigma and the Secret World of Codebreaking.”
Further information by email from (on holiday 25 June - 2 August)
Fee: € 30 for members, € 40 non-members
We are extremely pleased to have these speakers in Helsinki:
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DR PETER CUNNINGHAM
Homerton College,
CAMBRIDGE
“Learning societies and knowledge economies: Lessons for the present from the past?” |
Peter is a historian and an educationist with a passionate interest in the processes of learning both in the contemporary world with its rapidly changing technologies and social relationships, and in the historical context where we can document the long emergence of literacy and the more recent historical development of mass literacy in the 'West'.
Peter has taught both in higher education (at Oxford and Cambridge) and in primary schools (in Oxfordshire and Leicestershire), and most of his own research and publication has been about primary curriculum and pedagogy in the twentieth century.
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DR JAMES GRIME
Enigma Project Officer,
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics,
University of Cambridge
“Enigma and the Secret World of Codebreaking.” |
James Grime is a lecturer and public speaker on the topics of pure mathematics, particularly group theory and cryptography. In Helsinki James has promised to reveal us the secrets of code breaking and the Enigma machine.
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PROFESSOR MARY RATCLIFFE
Associate Director
National Science Learning Centre.
“Motivating teachers, motivating learners - in science.” |
Mary’s research and development interests focus on effective teaching and assessment practice, particularly that related to scientific literacy. Research projects have included evaluations of: Twenty First Century Science GCSE, innovative professional development and assessment of ‘ideas-about-science’. She was part of the ESRC-funded Evidence-based Practice in Science Education network (with colleagues from the universities of York, Leeds and King's College, London). Mary has published very widely for national and international audiences, including many research publications, textbooks and curriculum materials.
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TESSA KELLY
Head of MFL, TrinitySchool,
Belvedere, UK:
“The Trinity Spirit” |
We hope to get a good attendance and participation from every Finnish British society.
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Debating Skills Workshop 2010
This is a workshop for teachers interested in preparing students for this year’s national debating competition, or for teachers who would like to learn more about debating. The course will be run in English by two native speakers with many years of experience in debating.
Whether debate is something new to you, or you’re an old hand who’d like to learn one or two new tricks, you are very welcome to join us.
The workshop takes place in week 37 on 18 September in Tampere.
Teacher: Mike Davies. Fee € 50.
For Information and registration email
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