Informative and educational workshop for STEM and STEAM teachers City news
On January 11, 2023, an informative and educational workshop for STEM and STEAM teachers will be held at the Daugavpils Innovation Centre.
The aim of the informative and educational workshop is to increase the capacity of STEM and STEAM teachers through educational activities and working in groups (hands-on work-shop method), as well as to take over the public involvement and teacher training methods of the Trondheim Science Centre (Norway), share the experience of the implementation of educational programs in science and innovation centres and their connection with the school`s learning process and program. The workshop will focus on practical activities to gain new skills and knowledge in building and programming a simple traffic light controlled by the microcontroller micro:bit. The hands-on activity aims to teach the participants the basic use of this microcontroller with the traffic light as an example of how to implement this in the classroom.
The workshop will take place in the co-creation room of Daugavpils Innovation Centre (Vienības iela 30, Daugavpils), starting at 11.00 am (arrival from 10.30), duration – 4 hours (240 min), working language – English, each participant needs to bring his own laptop, all participants will receive certificates for participation in the workshop.
Registration for the workshop is open until January 6, 2023, by filling the form: https://aptaujas.daugavpils.edu.lv/724849?lang=lv.
The workshop led by Trondheim Science Centre experts will stimulate new ideas, discover new methods and promote the transfer of good practices between Norway and Latvia in the fields of STEM and STEAM.
The activity is organized within the framework of the project “Development of Innovation Centre in Daugavpils”, project No. NFI/IC/VIAA/2020/4, Agreement No. 9.-20.2.2.1/4, under the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2014-2021 program “Research and Education” activity “Innovation Centres”.
Daugavpils Innovation Centre
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