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International LUMA Newsletter 4/2019
 
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Future of Work, Research and Education in the focus at the International LUMAT Symposium 2019 in Jyväskylä, Finland, on June 5th & 6th, 2019
We have the honour and pleasure to invite current and prospective math, science and technology teachers from all educational levels, teacher educators and researchers, developers and other experts to Jyväskylä, Finland, from 5th to 6th June 2019, to the International LUMAT Symposium: Research and Practice in Math, Science and Technology Education (LUMAT) 2019.

The theme of the symposium is Future of Work, Research and Education in the context of math, science and technology education. 

The invited keynote speakers are Professor Zsolt Lavicza (Johannes Kepler University, Austria & Geogebra Director of Research) and Associate Professor John M. Francisco (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA).

International StarT Gala 2019 is part of the programme, too.

The are no registration/participation fees.

Registration to the symposium is possible at the symposium website by May 26th.

LUMA.fi/en/lumat-2019
Ideas and materials for cli­mate education from the in­ter­na­tional Sum­mer Camp for Teach­ers in Finnish lakeside on Au­gust 5th–7th

At the Teachers’ Climate Change Forum (TCCF) 2019 Summer Camp, the participants will get acquainted with internationally renowned and appreciated, top-level climate research and researchers in unique Finnish lakeside environment on August. The Summer Camp provides participants with various useful practical tips, ideas and materials for implementing climate context into everyday teaching

All interested teachers are welcomed to apply for the camp by May 5th. 

Current StarT Issues

The international public voting of StarT 2019 was ongoing on the Youtube channel of StarT from the 18th of March until the 7th of April 2019. During this time everyone could share the videos and give likes for their favourites. Based on the number of likes and times the videos have been viewed, we are proud to announce that the international favourites of the public 2019 are the project “ASPAR T-2” by Turkish students from Merkez, Turkey, and the best practice “Theatre for science” from GD-GSR (gestion déléguée du groupe scolaire la Résidence) learning community form Ben Guerir, Morocco!

This year the selection of Finnish teachers for the European Science on Stage Festival was carried out through StarT. The representatives are Joutsan yhtenäiskoulu with project "Kalevala goes science", Kindergarten Piilometsä with good practice "Play a role and learn", Keminmaan keskuskoulu with good practice "Young people learning statistics" and University of Jyväskylä Teacher Training School with course "Exercise, well-being and measuring".

Congratulations for the winners!

Also, remember to register as a learning community to the StarT 2019–2020 from May onwards! By registering you will receive additional information and support for carrying out StarT projects in your learning community.

Interesting research results in the latest LUMAT articles
Kousa, P., & Aksela, M. (2019). The needs for successful chemistry teaching in diverse classes: teachers' beliefs and practices. LUMAT7(1), 79–100.

Vartiainen, J., & Aksela, M. (2019). Science at home: parents’ need for support to implement video-based online science club with young children. LUMAT7(1), 59–78.
Representatives of the ministries of education and teacher organizations from around the world got acquainted with LUMA activities
Some participants of the International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) 2019 visited the administration of the LUMA Centre Finland network at the University of Helsinki. Read more about the visit.
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