1. CERN Teacher Programmes A personal view
Mick Storr
University of Birmingham
Former Head CERN Teacher Programmes and
Visits Service
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2. CERN Teacher Programmes
History
Pre- history
Finnish teacher programmes (Riitta Rinta-Filppula)
UK 1-day programmes (Seamus Hegarty et al)
1996 – a suggestion (Michal Turala)
1998 – proposal adopted by Academic Training Committee (Chair John Ellis)
Supported by Director of Research Lorenzo Foa
First International HST session (Michelangelo Mangano)
2005 – DG Robert Aymar proposed national language programmes
2006 – First NLP session HUNGARY
Organised by Csaba and Beata, supported by Dezso
2016 – 10,000th teacher programme participant
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3. CERN Teacher Programmes
Why ?
Introduce modern physics into schools
Inspire students to continue scientific education
Improve scientific literacy
Empower and encourage teachers
Recognise their value
Inspire
Thank
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4. CERN Teacher Programmes
Teachers are multiplicative factors
x 1000
School Teacher
School Students
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5. CERN Teacher Programmes
How researchers view science
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6. CERN Teacher Programmes
How school students view science
Science teaching climbing wall
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1/2 mv2
What am I
doing here?
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7. CERN Teacher Programmes
Take students on a sight-seeing tour …
The origin of …
Universe
Black Holes
Dark Matter
Dark Energy
Antimatter
Particles
Link modern physics to school curriculum
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8. CERN Teacher Programmes
Reach out to teachers
Pass the message
Teachers are our partners and colleagues
Recognise
Teachers hold the future in their hands
Empower teachers
To update, expand and pass on their knowledge
Facilitate
Learning
Networking
Inspire and encourage
Be open and honest
DO NOT tell teachers how to teach
Learn from teachers
THANK
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9. Arthur C. Clarke Author of 2001 : A Space Odyssey
“When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.”
“The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.”
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
The goal, with the help of teachers, is to bring a little of the magic of CERN into the classroom
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10. CERN Teacher Programmes
Thanks
The people who have supported the programme
The people who have organised the programmes
The people who have delivered the programmes
The teachers who proudly wear their ambassador badge and show the magic to their students
YOU
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