Representatives from GeoCamp Iceland participated in the conference in the "Education of Tomorrow: Shaping Employee 4.0 in the World of New Technologies", organised by the INFOTECH Foundation in cooperation with the Białystok University of Technology and GeoCamp Iceland.
The conference, which took place on 29 November 2023, was part of the two-year project "Technologies of the future in today's school", which received a 217.000 EUR support from the EEA Grant funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Among topics at the conference were discussed challenges and opportunities for future employees in Poland and Iceland in the era of automation, course development on vocational level on the "Basics of Programming", and the teaching curriculum for "Programming Secondary School". The conference also offered an excellent opportunity for networking and exchanging knowledge and experience on the future of professional education in the digital era. The past year we've been fortunate to participate in an EEA funded project on implementing STEM education in Croatian schools. In November 2023 the staff of GeoCamp Iceland - along with a group of teachers from primary schools and research centers in the Reykjanes region - attended a couple of open days in our partner schools in Croatia, including a very successful event at OŠ Josipa Kozarca in the town of Lipovljani. Great recpetion and hospitality of inspiring teachers and active students. #STEM #Lipovljani
The past year GeoCamp Iceland has partnered four primary schools in Croatia as part of an EEA funded project on implementing STEM education. As part of this project - the staff and experts on behalf of GeoCamp Iceland - took part in meetings, workshops and open days at Vladimir Nazor Primary School on 2 - 4 November 2023 in the town of Ðakovo located in the region of Slovania in Croatia.
The goal of the meeting and events was to introduce with the activities achieved through the project. Teachers and students, involved in the project, organised workshops as part of twelve extracurricular activities where they displayed the application and use of innovative STEM teaching methods in their school. Great event with engaged students and inspired teachers. #STEM #Ðakovo In October we attended a three day meeting and introduction to the implementation of STEM activities in Sibinj Primary School in Croatia under the EEA supported project Tesla’s Room - Working together for a green, competitive and inclusive Europe.
The meeting and activities were attended by seven representatives from GeoCamp Iceland: Arnbjörn Ólafsson, Sigrún Svafa Ólafsdóttir, Drífa Hjördís Thorstensen (Háaleitisskóli Primary School in Reykjanesbær), Hildur Sigfúsdóttir (Heiðarskóli Primary School in Reykjanesbær), Brynja Stefánsdóttir (Stapaskóli Primary School in Reykjanesbær, Sinéad McCarron (Landakotsskóli Primary School in Reykjavík and Daníel G. Hjálmtýsson (Sudurnes Science & Learning Center). A delegation from GeoCamp Iceland participated in a training course in Bialystok, Poland, as part of the EEA - EOG Project on future technologies in education. The course focused on 'Modern methods and tools for effective distance learning' and took place on 26 - 28 April 2023.
The training course aimed to familiarize participants with the latest trends, technologies and good practices in the field of distance education. The aim is not only to impart knowledge, but also to inspire the implementation of modern solutions in everyday pedagogical work. During the three-day training, participants had the opportunity to participate in workshops, lectures and discussions with experienced practitioners and experts in the field of remote education. Five participants on behalf of GeoCamp Iceland attended the meeting: Arnbjörn Ólafsson, Sigrún Svafa Ólafsdóttir, Magdalena Maria Poslednik, Skúli Freyr Brynjólfsson (Keilir Academy) and Tryggvi Thayer (University of Iceland). As part of the EEA funded project on implementing STEM education in Croatian schools, a seven person delegation on behalf of GeoCamp Iceland took part in a three day meeting in the SMART - BICC Project in Budinščina, Croatia on 19 - 21 April 2023.
During the meeting we had the opportunity to attend open day and workshops presented by students. Attending the visit from GeoCamp Iceland were Arnbjörn Ólafsson, Ólafur Jón Arnbjörnsson, Sigrún Svafa Ólafsdóttir, Álfhildur Leifsdóttir (Árskóli Primary School), Nada Borosak (Álftanesskóli Primary School), Gauti Eiríksson (Álftanesskóli Primary School) and Huld Hafliðadóttir (Husavik STEM Center). The focus of GeoCamp Iceland in the STEM projects is to participate in capacity-building activities for teachers and other educational workers in the STEM field; working on pupil’s skills strengthening in the field of STEM; and participating in information and visibility activitie with experienced experts from Iceland, including lectures and workshops of defined activities. GeoSchool - GeoCamp Iceland participates with the Polish school Infotech and Bialystok University of Technology in the EEA funded project "EOG - Technologies of the future in today’s school". The main goal of the project to reduce economic and social differences within the European Economic Area and improve the quality of education by creating pilot courses of study in vocational education corresponding to the demand for IT specialists in the labor market.
In February 2023 we attended the fourth meeting in the project, which also included an open conference on the future technologies in education. Four participants on behalf of GeoCamp Iceland attended the meeting: Arnbjörn Ólafsson and Magdalena Maria Poslednik, as well as Dr. Tryggvi Thayer from the University of Iceland and Bjarndís Fjóla Jónsdóttir from Mixtúra - STEM Centre in Reykjavík. As part of the conference programme, Dr. Thayer gave a presentation on Innovating Education and Magdalena Maria Poslednik on Educational Aspirations - Opportunities and Challenges for the Polish Community in Iceland. The conference was hosted by Bialystok University of Technology with attendence from both faculty and university students. During the open conference the Icelandic participants offered two presentations: “EduCamps and Design - Thinking as a tool of social innovation” and “Educational aspirations, opportunities and challenges for Polish community in Iceland”. You can watch recorindgs of the conference here. GeoSchool - GeoCamp Iceland participates with the Polish school Infotech and Bialystok University of Technology in the EEA funded project "EOG - Technologies of the future in today’s school". The main goal of the project to reduce economic and social differences within the European Economic Area and improve the quality of education by creating pilot courses of study in vocational education corresponding to the demand for IT specialists in the labor market.
The main focus of GeoCamp's participation is to support innovative education and teaching methodologies, as well as organise study visits for the group to Iceland. The first such visit took place in June 2022, where nine representatives from the Polish project partners had visits to both University of Iceland Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science and Gróska Creative Community. Picture: Dr. Runar Unnthorsson, Head of Faculty The first transnational project meeting in the EOG - Technologies of the future in today’s school, took place at INFOTECH Schools in Białystok, Poland 26 - 27 April 2022 - April 27, 2022. The project is co-funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway as part of the EEA funds.
GeoCamp Iceland partners Białystok University of Technology and the INFOTECH Partnership for Development Foundation as part of the project entitled "Technologies of the future in today's school". During the two-day meeting, we discussed the principles of joint project implementation and the schedule of activities, participation of the business community in education, the use of business tools in the teaching process and the use of specialists-programmers. The EOG project focuses on the preparation of innovative and unique courses of study in Poland, corresponding to the real needs of the labor market in the modern technology industry. GEOCAMP - SUPPORTING GEOLOGY TEACHING TOWARDS ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP is a project is funded by the EEA and Norway Grants scheme. The project is a partnership between Technical University of Liberec and Ralsko Geopark in the Czech Republic, and Keilir Academy and GeoCamp in Iceland. The two-year project will bring new innovative teaching programmes and methods in the field of the sciences and geology. Above all, we will integrate an interdisciplinary approach and methods of locally-based teaching into the educational framework, thus promoting active citizenship and environmental responsibility. We respond to the very current challenge of equipping future educators not only with specific knowledge of biology and geology, but also with the ability to explain current phenomena such as climate change or drought in their entire environmental context. Only in this way can the teachers prepare their pupils for the challenges of the future and support their competence to take personal responsibility and act in the interests of environmental protection. First project meeting in Liberec in September 2021
Project partners met for the first time in September in a meeting hosted by the Czech partners, Technical University of Liberec and Ralsko Geopark. |
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