Georgian Teachers Programme 2015

10 Oct 2015, 09:45 → 17 Oct 2015, 20:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Irakli Minashvili (Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research (RU))

Programme organised in collaboration with the Georgian National Centre for Teacher Professional Development

Saturday 10 October

1 Arrival at airport

Sunday 11 October

2 Welcome Reception at CERN

Speaker: Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)

Monday 12 October

3 Welcome

4 Introduction to Accelerators

Speaker: Dr Sophio Pataraia (Bergische Universitaet Wuppertal (DE))

AcceleratorPhysics.pdf

10:00 Coffee

5 Introduction to CERN

Speaker: Irakli Minashvili (Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research (RU))

Intro_CERN_GeoTeach_2014_Oct.pdf

6 Programme objectives

Speaker: Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)

KoJe-ProgrammeObjectives-2015-GeTP.key

KoJe-ProgrammeObjectives-2015-GeTP.pdf

KoJe-ProgrammeObjectives-2015-GeTP.pptx

12:30 Lunch

7 Visit Superconducting magnet test facility

8 Visit PS complex

9 Review of the day

Tuesday 13 October

10 Particle physics - general introduction

Speaker: Vato Kartvelishvili (Lancaster University (GB))

geo-teachers.oct.2015.pdf

10:00 Coffee

11 Introduction to Particle Detectors

Speaker: Aliko Mestvirishvili (University of Iowa (US))

Detectors.pdf

Detectors.pptx

12 Q/A

12:30 Lunch

13 Visit ATLAS Tile Calorimeter Lab.

Speaker: Irakli Minashvili (Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research (RU))

14 Review of the day

Wednesday 14 October

15 Visit ATLAS Control Room

Speaker: Irakli Minashvili (Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research (RU))

16 LHC physics

Speaker: Aliko Mestvirishvili (University of Iowa (US))

LHC_Physics_HiggsSearch.pdf

LHC_Physics_HiggsSearch.ppt

11:00 Coffee

17 Non-Higgs LHC physics

Speaker: Vato Kartvelishvili (Lancaster University (GB))

geo-teachers.oct.2015.pdf

12:45 Lunch

18 Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt

19 Programme Dinner

Thursday 15 October

20 Particle Physics and Cosmology

Speaker: Vato Kartvelishvili (Lancaster University (GB))

geo-teachers.oct.2015.pdf

10:00 Coffee

21 Introduction to Detector CMS

Speaker: Aliko Mestvirishvili (University of Iowa (US))

LECTURE_Intro_to_CMS.pdf

LECTURE_Intro_to_CMS.ppt

12:00 Lunch

22 Teaching modern physics: challenges and difficulties

Speaker: Irma Mgeladze (Gymnasium Koeniz-Lerbermatt, Bern (CH))

irma_mgeladze.pdf

23 Teaching physics using modern technologies

Speaker: Irma Mgeladze (Gymnasium Koeniz-Lerbermatt, Bern (CH))

Friday 16 October

24 Cloud Chamber Workshop

Speaker: Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)

JW_SCoolLAB_cloudchamber_instruction_final_150409.pdf

JW_SCoolLAB_cloudchamber_instruction_final_150409.pptx

10:30 Coffee

12:00 Lunch

25 Transport from Building 33 to AMS

26 Visit to AMS

27 Transport from AMS to CCC

28 Visit to CCC

29 Transport from CCC to CMS

30 Visit to CMS Service Cavern

31 Transport from CMS to Meyrin

32 Social event and presentation of certificates

Saturday 17 October

33 Free time