Georgian Teacher Programme

from Sunday 31 March 2019 (09:00) to Saturday 6 April 2019 (18:00)
CERN

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
31 Mar 2019
1 Apr 2019
2 Apr 2019
3 Apr 2019
4 Apr 2019
5 Apr 2019
6 Apr 2019
AM
09:00
Arrival at CERN (until 18:00)
09:00
Lectures (until 12:30) (3/R-002 - Teacher Training Room)
09:00 Basics at CERN - Jeff Wiener (CERN)  
09:30 Programme Objectives - Jeff Wiener (CERN)  
10:15 Introduction to CERN - Irakli Minashvili (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU))  
11:30 Introduction to particle physics - Vato Kartvelishvili (Lancaster University (GB))  
09:00
Lectures (until 12:30) (3/R-002 - Teacher Training Room)
09:00 Particle physics and cosmology - Vato Kartvelishvili (Lancaster University (GB))  
10:15 Particle detectors - Givi Sekhniaidze (Universita e sezione INFN di Napoli (IT))  
11:30 MicroMegas detectors and their use in ATLAS - Alexi Gongadze (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU))  
09:00
Visits (until 10:00)
09:00 Synchrocyclotron  
10:00
Lectures (until 12:30) (3/R-002 - Teacher Training Room)
10:00 Modern research in teaching - Nugzar Mosulishvili (Tbilisi State University (GE))  
11:15 Particle physics as an opportunity to understand the world - Nugzar Mosulishvili (Tbilisi State University (GE))  
09:30
Lectures (until 12:30) (3/R-002 - Teacher Training Room)
09:30 Higgs boson discovery - Alexi Mestvirishvili (University of Iowa (US))  
11:00 Computing at CERN - Iuri Bagaturia (Tbilisi State University (GE))  
09:00
Lectures (until 10:00)
09:00 Introduction to CMS - Alexi Mestvirishvili (University of Iowa (US))  
10:00
Visits (until 12:00)
10:00 CMS  
09:00
Departure from CERN (until 18:00)
PM
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
14:00
Workshops (until 17:15)
14:00 Teaching modern physics: challenges and difficulties - Irma Mgeladze  
19:00
Social Events (until 20:00)
19:00 Welcome Reception - Irakli Minashvili (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU)) Jeff Wiener (CERN) Alexi Mestvirishvili (University of Iowa (US))   (500/1-201 - Mezzanine)
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
14:00
Workshops & Visits (until 17:30)
14:00 Cloud Chamber Workshop  
15:30 ATLAS Control room  
16:15 Microcosm & GLOBE exhibitions  
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
14:00
Social Events (until 21:30)
14:00 Discover Geneva Treasure Hunt  
19:30 Official Dinner of the Georgian Teacher Programme 2019   (Hotel Edelweiss)
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
14:00
Visits (until 16:30)
14:00 Data Centre & Antimatter factory  
12:00
Closing Session (until 13:00)
12:00 What's next? - Jeff Wiener (CERN)  
12:30 --- Certificates & Goodie Bags ---