Train the trainers: Polish teachers practicing i2Planet

26 May 2025, 08:00 → 28 May 2025, 21:05 Europe/Zurich

3179/R-E06 (CERN)

Laura Wirtavuori

A group of teachers coming from Poland to learn about CERN, IdeaSquare, and the IdeaSquare Planet methodology.

Directions on how to get to CERN you can find here: https://home.cern/directions

When on CERN site, find your way to the car park behind the Globe. IdeaSquare is there, towards West (France). Google map is here.

For registering your laptop/mobile phone for wifi access at CERN, please connect to the CERN visitor wifi. You will receive a code as a text message. Your connection will be valid for a week. You will need to register each device separately.

Monday 26 May

1 Welcome to CERN and IdeaSquare!

Together with students

Speaker: Laura Wirtavuori

2 Introduction and deep dive into the challenge

Presentation of the challenge students are working on during the week. Time for questions from the students. When students start teamwork, introductions between IdeaSquare staff and WSB teachers, tour of the space.

Speakers: Laura Wirtavuori, Pablo Garcia Tello (CERN)

12:00 Lunch

3 WSB: IdeaSquare and i2Planet as a methodology

Speaker: Laura Wirtavuori

4 WSB: Prototyping in IdeaSquare student programmes

Speaker: Dina Zimmermann

5 Walk to tour

Students in house at the same time get their task for the week.

6 Visit to SC

Experiment visit

Tuesday 27 May

7 Warm-up and instructions for the day

For the students

8 Orders of magnitude exercise

Speaker: Pablo Garcia Tello (CERN)

9 WSB: how to coach students on courses like this

10 Visit to Science Gateway and lunch

On your own time

11 Introduction to prototyping

Speaker: Dina Zimmermann

12 Discussion: what can WSB teachers take home from the experience?

Wednesday 28 May

13 Warm-up and instructions for the day

14 How can we use IdeaSquare Planet in our teaching?

A workshop

Speaker: Laura Wirtavuori

15 Lunch: meeting with TECH2X teachers

16 User testing: Giving feedback on students' prototypes

17 Walk to tours

18 Experiment visit: AD and the data center