PONIEDZIAŁEK, 20 sierpnia 2007

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
Bilingual Geography- aims, methods and challenges
TORUŃ, AUGUST 20–23, 2007
MONDAY, 20 August 2007
14.00–17.00
Arrival at the hotel „Hotelik w Centrum” in Toruń, 2 Szumana Street.
Registration at the National Centre for Further Training of Geography Teachers in Toruń, 9 PCK Street.
Opening and welcome from
17.10–17.30
Antoni Stark – Head of the Association of Polish Adult Educators, Toruń Branch
Olivier Mentz – Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg – workshop leader
Daniela Schmeinck – Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe – workshop leader
Antoni Stark
Association of Polish Adult Educators,
Toruń Branch for Geography and English integrated learning
17.30–18.00
Speech
18.00–18.30
Presentation
18.30–18.45
Discussion
18.45–19.00
Arrival to the Spichrz Restaurant
19.00–21.00
Welcome meal in the Spichrz Restaurant, 1 Mostowa Street
Przemysław Charzyński (Geography Departament, UMK in Toruń)
HERODOT and EUROGEO for integration of Geographers in Europe*
TUESDAY, 21 August 2007
9.00–10.00
Short autopresentation of the workshop participants
(according to the questions in the Participant questionnaire)
10.00–10.45
Presentation
10.45–11.00
Discussion
11.00–11.15
Coffee break
11.15–12.00
Groupwork (4-5 people per group).
12.00–12.30
Plenary session – defining goals of bilingual education
12.30–13.00
Presentation
13.00–13.15
Arrival to the Restaurant
13.15–14.15
Dinner in the Restaurant in 12 Piastowska Street
14.15–14.30
Arrival at the National Centre for Further Training of Geography Teachers in 9 PCK Street
14.30–15.15
Groupwork (4-5 people per group).
Topic:Analysis of Geography curricula and position of bilingual education
15.15–16.15
Plenary session – presentation of the conclusions
16.15–16.30
Discussion
16.30–16.45
Coffee break
16.45–18.00
Groupwork (4-5 people per group). Topic: Topics for bilingual Geography lessons
18.00–19.00
Plenary session – presentation of the material worked out by the groups of teachers
19.00–20.00
Evening meal – catering in the National Centre for Further Training of Geography Teachers
Olivier Mentz Models of bilingual education
Topic: Goals of bilingual Geography education
Olivier Mentz Materials for bilingual Geography teaching
WEDNESDAY, 22 August 2007
9.00–10.00
Presentation
Olivier Mentz
Bilingual Geography lesson in Germany (video)–observation and analysis
10.00–10.30
Discussion
10.30–10.45
Coffee break
10.45–11.15
Bus trip to the Astronomical Observatory in Piwnice near Toruń
11.15–13.15
Visiting the Astronomical Observatory in Piwnice near Toruń
13.15–13.45
Arrival at Toruń to the Restaurant
13.45–14.30
Dinner in the Restaurant in 12 Piastowska Street
14.30–14.45
Arrival at the National Centre for Further Training of Geography Teachers in 9 PCK Street
Groupwork (4-5 people per group).
14.45–15.30
Topic: Necessary knowledge, language competences and assessment on bilingual Geography
lessons – experiences and problems occuring
15.30–16.30
Plenary session – presentation
16.30–16.45
Coffee break
16.45–17.15
Presentation
and discussion
17.15–17.30
Discussion
17.30–18.45
Presentations given by participants in English by applications (presentation time – 15 min)
18.45–19.00
Arrival to the Stary Toruń Restaurant
19.00–21.00
Evening meal – evaluation of the workshop in the Stary Toruń Restaurant, 2–10 Most Pauliński Street
Daniela Schmeinck & Olivier Mentz
How to assess bilingual students properly – Geography vs. language?
THURSDAY, 23 August 2007
Maria Mazur
9.00–10.00
Speech
(Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Education)
Perspectives for bilingual teaching in Poland
10.00–11.00
11.00
Defining needs and issues to be tackled during the following workshop – suggestions of the participants
Saying goodbye!
*HERODOT – support Geographers in higher education
www.herodot.net
EUROGEO – links European Geography teacher associations www.eurogeo.org