As the founding event of the ICASE Guilin Teacher Training Center, the workshop provides an opportunity for science teachers and educators to meet together in order to

l Learn from and Interact with invited science education experts on how to create and wisely use high educationally valued teaching materials in order to make genuine improvement on science leaning and teaching,

l Share ideas and experiences with each other in science teaching practices.

l Visit and discuss with RISE and it’s partner schools on developing featured science teaching resources.

 

22~26 October 2007

Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, P.R.China

ICASE Guilin Teacher Training Center(GTTC)

E-mail: gxnucsc@sohu.com

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Organized by

Organized by

ICASE-GNU Guilin Teacher Training Center(GTTC)

Research Institute of Science Education(RISE), Guangxi Normal University（GNU）

 

First Circular

 

THEME:

Developing Quality Resources and Creative Classroom Utilization to Make Science Teaching Innovative and Effective.

 

OBJECTVES:

As the founding event of the ICASE Guilin Teacher Training Center, the workshop provides an opportunity for science teachers and educators to meet together in order to:

· Learn from and Interact with invited science education experts on how to create and wisely use high educationally valued teaching materials in order to make genuine improvement on science leaning and teaching.

· Share ideas and experiences with each other in science teaching practices.

· Visit and discuss with RISE and it’s partner schools on developing featured science teaching resources.

 

VENUE

The workshop will take place at the Yuchai Campus of Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, P. R. China. All the academic activities will be accommodated by RISE facilities.

 

DATE

22^th – 26^th October 2007

 

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation will be reserved upon request. Special room rate will be arranged in nearby hotels, details of which are available from the secretariat.

 

PROGRAMME

Tentative program is attached below. The updated information about workshop arrangement will be available in the RISE website: www.risechina.org

 

INVITATION FOR PARTICIPATION AND VISA APPLICATION

On request, the secretariat of the workshop will send an official invitation for participation in the workshop.

 

LANGUAGE

The language of the workshop will be English.

 

REGISTRATION FEES

The registration fees are as follows:

Active participants 1,500￥

Accompanying person 1,000￥

(7.5￥≈1$, all payments will be collected in RMB￥ or US$ in cash on registration day)

 

SECRETARIAT

Miss Handan HUANG

Research Institute of Science Education

Guangxi Normal University,

Guilin 541004, P. R. China

E-mail: gxnucsc@sohu.com

The First International Workshop on Innovative Science Teaching

PROGRAM

Time	Content	Place	Take Care or Chair
Sun.21 Oct.07			Workshop reception office: Hotel Main Building Room 109
all day	Participants arrival Registration（start from 3:00 p.m.）	Biju Hotel Lobby
Mon.22 Oct.07
08.30 - 09.30	Opening Ceremony (both the center and the workshop)	RISE Meeting Room (6th floor of No.2 Science Building)	LUO Xingkai
	- Welcome Addresses by Prof. Dr. ZHONG Ruitian, Vice President of GXNU
	- Opening Address by ICASE president Dr. Janchai Yingprayoon
	- Signing on Agreement by Prof. Dr. LIANG Hong, President of GXNU, and Dr. Janchai Yingprayroon, President of ICASE - Uncovering the center’s log by president LIANG Hong and Yingprayoon
09.30-10.00	Group Photo Taking		LUO Xingkai & RISE office
10.00 – 11.00	Plenary Lecture 1 Physics Literacy for All Students - Prof. Art Hobson, Univ. of Arkansas, USA		QIN Kecheng
11.00 – 12.00	Plenary Lecture 2: The Genius of China: Discovery and Innovation Dr. Janchai Yingprayoon, ICASE President from Thailand		LUO Xingkai
12.00 – 14.30	Lunch & break	Biju Hotel Dining Hall
14.30 – 17.30	Workshops 1 Development of Scientific and Technological Literacy for All (STL) Materials for Teaching (Dr. Miia Rannikmae, ICASE Secretary from Estonia) Tea/Coffee Break in between	RISE Meeting Room	Janchai Yingprayoon language assistant: LIANG Runchan
18.00 – 19.00	Dinner	Biju Hotel Dining Hall	RISE office
19:30-21:30	ICASE/RISE meeting Discussion among RISE and ICASE people (Miia-secretary, Lynda-head of primary science, Azian-Asian Representative and Janchai), Russian and a Thai Professors.	RISE Library	Janchai Yingprayoon LUO Xingkai
Tues.23 Oct.07
08.30 – 09.10	Plenary Lecture 3: SEAMEO Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics & Effective Learning of Science and Mathematics Presented by Dr. Azian Abdullah, director of RECSAM in Malaysia and Asian Representative of ICASE, Teoh Boon Tat, Mathematics Education Specialist in Training Programme Division of RECSAM	RISE Meeting Room	Janchai Yingprayoon language assistant: LIANG Runchan
09.10 – 12.00	Workshops 2 Modern Computer Technology Applied to Physics Education Presented by Prof. Alexander Fishman from Kazan State University, Russia Tea/Coffee Break in between		QIN Kecheng
12.00 – 14.30	Lunch & break
14.30 – 19.30	Excursion at Guilin City Scenic Spots - Rout 1：Reed Flute Cave, Ming Dynasty Mansion of Jingjiang King - Rout 2：Yuzhi Paradise, Ming Dynasty Mansion of Jingjiang King Dinner at the restaurant in downtown pedestrian street Boat excursion on “Two Rivers and Four Lakes”	Downtown	Guilin CITS RISE office
Wed.24 Oct.07
08.30 - 9.10	Plenary Lecture 4: Stamps and Science Education Presented by Prof QIN Kecheng from Peking University, China	RISE Meeting Room	LUO Xingkai
09.10 - 12.00	Workshops 3 Innovative Approaches to Teaching Environmental Education Presented by Prof. Lynda Paznokas from Washington State Univ., USA Tea/Coffee Break in between		LUO Xingkai language assistant: LIANG Runchan
12.00 - 14.30	Lunch & break
14.30 - 17.30	Schools visit to Dezhi Foreign Language School 1. School introduction and campus tour 2. Workshop participants’ visit with three groups respectively to a Physics, a Chemistry and a Biology classroom at the same time; 3. Three parallel sessions of discussion with school teachers	Guilin Downtown Dezhi Foreign Language School	RISE Office & Graduate Student Union
18.00 - 20.00	Dinner with the schools’ leaders and teachers.	Flavour Maker	RISE Office
Thu.25 Oct.07
08.30 - 12.00	Workshops 4 Learn Science by Inquiry in Order to Teach Science by Inquiry Presented by faculties & students of RISE Tea/Coffee Break in between	RISE Meeting Room	RISE Graduate Students Union
	Visit RISE Inquiry Learning Center── An Innovative Resource Developing and Exhibition Facility for Supporting Inquiry-based Science Teaching & learning Tea/Coffee Break in between	RISE Lab. Room
12.00 - 14.30	Lunch & break
14.30 – 15.15	Plenary Lecture 5: Teaching Uncertainty and Estimation for Scientific Literacy Presented by Prof. P Kevin MacKeown from University of Hong Kong, China Hong Kong SAR	RISE Meeting Room	QIN Kecheng
15.15 – 15.30	Tea/Coffee Break
15.30 – 17.30	Workshops 5 ‘Green Chemistry’ – a micro-scale and non-traditional approach Presented by Mr. KM Chan from Hong Kong MicroChem Lab, China Hong Kong SAR		language assistant: HUANG Hua
18.00 - 19.00	Dinner
Fri.26 Oct.07
08.30 - 12.00	Workshops 6 Creative Hands-on Workshop for Science Teaching (Dr. Janchai Yingprayoon, President of ICASE) Tea/Coffee Break in between	RISE Meeting Room	language assistant: LIANG Runchan
12.00 - 14.30	Lunch & break
14.30 - 17.30	Presentations from participants Tea/Coffee Break in between	RISE Meeting Room	Janchai Yingprayoon & LUO Xingkai
18.00 - 21.00	Closing Ceremony and Farewell Banquet	RISE Meeting Room	RISE office & Graduate Student Union
	Departure for some participants
Sat.27 Oct.07
08.30 - 17.30	Tour Rout 1: Li River Boat and Yangshuo Excursion Rout 2: Dragon Back Terraced Fields in Longsheng County		Guilin CITS
	Departure

n Travel to Guilin

Guilin is very easy to reach by air every day from Hongkong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other important Chinese cities. The local organizer will send somebody to meet you at the Guilin International Airport if clear arrival message is received. A participant is supposed to have no difficulty to book a connection ticket to Guilin on his or her own. However, if you do have big difficulty to do that, please then contact the conference secretariat to request assistance.

 

n Excursion

Guilin enjoys the reputation of being one of the most beautiful places in the world. During the conference, Li River by boat and some scenic spots at Guilin City excursion will be organized.

 

n Some Service

An Internet corner will be set up in the conference office for the attendees to write blog article, retrieve and send e-mail message, surf on the Internet etc. during the conference.

The workshop will take place at Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, P.R. China.

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