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Swedish Teachers Programme Improvements

The Swedish Teachers' Programme, held on June 19, 2013, aimed to improve communication and support for educators engaging with CERN's offerings. The session highlighted funding challenges, especially for high school and middle school teachers, and the need for better registration services. Attendees learned about CERN's educational content, including introductions to particle physics and hands-on activities like building cloud chambers. Feedback emphasized the course's excellence but pointed out the necessity for enhanced follow-up support and resources for effective implementation in schools.

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Swedish Teachers Programme Improvements

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  1. SwedishTeachers Programme Improvements 19 June 2013 – L.Jirdén

  2. Summary • Information & Registration • Funding • Programme content • Support & Follow-up • Organization and run of Programmes

  3. Information and Registration • How do teachers know about the CERN Teachers programme? • In general, they don’t !!! • Via satisfied participant • Via CERN Education site • -> Teachers Programme -> National Programmes for Teachers -> Sweden -> National contact -> L.Jirden … • Needed: “National Information and Registration service” • Various levels • “Gymnasie” teachers • “Högstadie” teachers • Teacher students • Students • Registration criteria • Qualification, priorities, etc. • Payment

  4. Funding • Costs • Travel, accommodation, meals ~ 800 CHF/person • Normally paid by schools/teachers – varies from school to school • Limitations • limited school budgets to be shared by all • Late decisions  complicates planning • teachers not replaced during a course •  course periods restricted to end June and end October • Other possible funding • “Stipendier”, fonds, EU-money, etc. • How efficient? • Is German trick applicable for Sweden/Scandinavia? • Courses for “interested people” – not specifically for teachers & students •  Federal Funds • EX. Germany: 1 M€ for 3 years

  5. Programme content • Introduction to CERN • Introduction to Accelerators • Introduction to Particle Physics • Why do we do PP research? • Cosmology • Antimatter • Higgs + new Physics • Medical applications, spin offs • Data Challenge • Introduction to Master Classes Lectures Visits Exercises • Build Cloud Chamber • Cosmic Ray detection • Exploring particles • Accelerator • Magnet test facility • Proton source, linac… • LHC control centre • Experiments • ATLAS, CMS, ALICE • AD experiments • Other • AMS control centre • IT computer centre • Globe

  6. Programme content • Reviews • Review of the day • Q & A sessions • Course evaluation • Lecturers & guides • Richard Jacobsson • Hans Danielsson • Tord Ekelöf • Thomas Pettersson • David Milstead • Peter Sollander • Roderic Bruce • Roger Ruber • Christian Hansen • Olov Barring • Kerstin Jon-And • Elena Wildner • Tommy Ericsson • Olof Ahlen • Michael Doser • Dave Watts • Maria Pradillo • Giacinto De Cataldo • Despina Hatzifotiado • Mick Storr • Antonino Sergi • Markus Joos • HartmutHillemanns • ALICE DCS members • CERN guides • … • Social events • Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt • Programme dinner • Aperitif with Swedish scientists • Improvised evening activities

  7. Programme content • Course evaluation • In three words: Interesting – Inspiring – well organized • Liked best Cosmology/Antimatter – medical applications – cloud chamber • What to improve More breaks – time to think – understand • Follow-up Contact for questions & support – help setting up experiments for students • Usefulness Questionable; how to apply at school • ConclusionCourse is excellent (4.8/5) but support and follow-up is needed

  8. Support & follow-up • Course slides • Excellent and available online… • …but it is not enough • Tools for lab experiments • Cloud chamber description + support needed • Cosmic ray detection scintillator tool to be developed • Data analysis ATLAS, CMS, ALICE tools to be supported at schools • Teaching Materials • Some exist on EDU site; http://education.web.cern.ch/education/Chapter2/Intro.html • In English or German Needs translation + dispatching • Sharing between teachers ? • Feedback • Evaluation of results 2 – 5 years later

  9. Who could support & follow-up • Particle Physics students • To support and run International MasterClasses • To develop and run National/Regional MasterClasses • PhD students in Physics education (German programme) • To develop tools Scandinavian lab at CERN? • To build and run programmes

  10. Organization and run of Programmes • Availability of Swedish (Scandinavian) lecturers sometimes difficult • Senior engineers & physicists • Young PhD students • We are all very busy… • Better recognition and visibility in Sweden • SvenskaFysikerförbundet to make list of people who can participate • PhD students in Physics Education…

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