SciSkills 2.0 program in Iceland
Arrival in Iceland on September 4 – drive to Laugarvatn. Check in 15:00 – 18:45. Welcome and dinner at Héraðsskólinn 19:00.
Day 1: Tuesday September 5, at Laugarvatn
- 08.30 – 09.00
- Registration, orientation, opening
- 09.00 – 12.00
- Presentation and workshop of TH´s education and training programs connected to programming and computer thinking and suggestions for the pilot teacher training. Coffee break included. TH will carry out the following activities: Analog coding as intro for 15 min-20 min, coding Bluebots 4-8 year, coding with Microbit
- 12.00 - 13.00
- Lunch
- 13.00 – 14.00
- Computational thinking, programming and coding skills- needs and future trends. Guest speaker. Includes Q + A and discussions
- 14.00 – 16.30
- Presentation of AHHAA education and training programs connected to programing and computer thinking and suggestions for the “pilot training” - including workshop and coffee break. AHHAA will carry out the following activities: Matchbox Checkers and DigiSpark USB Development Board hacking
- 17.00 – 22.00
- Excursion and dinner – at Laugarvatn or included in excursion.
Day 2: Wednesday September 6 at Laugarvatn
- 09.00 – 09.30
- Summary and conclusions of day before
- 09.30 – 12.30
- Presentation and workshop of UI´s education and training programs connected to programing and computer thinking and suggestions for the pilot teacher training including coffee break.
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UI will carry out the following activities:
- “Geometry and Music”, using Scratch and Sonic Pi
- “GPIO Programming” either in Scratch or Python.
- 12.30 - 13.30
- Lunch
- 13.30 –14.30
- Brainstorm possible goals and content for a one-day pilot teacher training
- 14.30 –15.30
- Outlines for a one-day workshop for teachers Coffee and Refreshments for the road
- 16.30
- Farewell and departure from Laugarvatn Departure from Iceland on September 7 and 8