London Chess Conference: The Future of Chess in Education | |||
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SATURDAY 8TH DECEMBER | PDF version | ||
10.00 | Registration Opens | ||
11.00-13.00 | Opening Plenary Session: Education Visions | Chair: John Foley | Main Hall |
John Claughton | Development Officer, International Baccalaureate Schools and Colleges Association | ||
Jesper Hall | Chair, Education Commission, European Chess Union Sweden | ||
Bachar Kouatly | President, French Chess Federation & Deputy President, World Chess Federation (FIDE) | ||
Malcolm Pein | CEO, Chess in Schools and Communities, UK | ||
Graeme Gardiner | Researcher, University of Southern Queensland, Australia | ||
Giulio Frasson | Human Abilities Advocate, Centro Studi Podresca, Italy | ||
13.00-14.00 | Lunch Break | ||
14.00-15.00 | World Café Debates | same time: CHAMPS | same time: Software Demos |
Debate 1: Should after-school chess be taught by volunteers or professionals? | Boris Bruhn German School Chess Foundation | Main Hall | |
Debate 2: What is the future of chess clubs? | Vince Negri Beyond the Board & Paul Barasi Wimbledon Chess Club | Main Hall | |
Debate 3: How should we relate to parents and teachers? | Graeme Gardiner University of Southern Queensland Australia | Main Hall | |
Debate 4: Do schools teach the right subjects? | Kerry Turner University of Hull | Main Hall | |
Debate 5: What can table top computers add to the chess classroom? | Stefan Löffler & Alexis Harakis ChessPlus | Main Hall | |
15.00-16.00 | Parallel Workshops | ||
WS1: Chess in Communities | Sean Marsh CSC (chair) | Main Hall | |
Jerome Maufras Académie de Créteil | |||
WS2: Chess in Education: Strategy I | Kerry Turner University of Hull (chair) | Main Hall | |
Boris Bruhn German School Chess Foundation | |||
Roberto Schenker Chess4Kids, Switzerland | |||
Alessandro Dominici Alfiere Bianco, Italy | |||
16.00 | Coffee | ||
16.30-18.00 | Parallel Workshops continued | ||
WS3: Chess in Prisons | Carl-Fredrik Johansson Sweden (chair) | O'Donovan Room | |
Carl Portman Caissa Chess Consulting | |||
Erik Grindbakken Norwegian Chess Federation | |||
Luis Blasco Club Villalba 64, Spain | |||
WS4: Chess in Education Strategy II | Jesper Hall ECU-EDU, Sweden (chair) | Board Room | |
Bachar Kouatly French Chess Federation & FIDE | |||
Jerry Nash Education Consultant, USA | |||
14.00-16.00 | CHAMPS Project Multiplier Event | Chess and Mathematics in Primary Schools | Mezzanine |
Project Overview | Stefan Marsina Slovak Chess Federation | ||
Chess-Maths Exercises | John Foley CSC project co-ordinator | ||
Experiences in Schools | Viera Haraštová Skalica Primary School, Slovakia | ||
Stanislav Vlček for Vladimir Strycko, Velka Ida Primary School, Slovakia | |||
Mark Szavin Eszterházy University, Hungary | |||
16.00 | Coffee | ||
16.30-18.00 | Training and Certification | John Foley CSC project co-ordinator | |
Solving Problems | Rita Atkins project mathematician, CSC | ||
Teaching Mathematics | Jorge Silva Ludus, Portugal | ||
Discussants | Jérôme Maufras Académie de Créteil, France | ||
Éva Gyarmathy Hungarian Academy of Sciences | |||
Josep Serra University of Girona, Spain | |||
Marta Amigó Vilalta Primary School Teacher, Spain | |||
18.00 | Close of CHAMPS multiplier event | ||
14.00-16.30 | Software Demonstrations | Learning Chess | Room 2 |
Chessable | |||
ChessKid | |||
LiChess | |||
DecodeChess | |||
18.00 | Close Day 1 | ||
20.00 | Christmas Céilí Night | Music, song and dance | Ticket £8 |
SUNDAY 9TH DECEMBER | |||
09.30-11.00 | Parallel Workshops | ||
WS5: Large-scale school chess events | Jesper Hall ECU-EDU Sweden (chair) | Main Hall | |
Boris Bruhn German Schulschachstiftung | |||
Sarah Longson UK Chess Challenge | |||
Sophia Rohde Little House of Chess, USA | |||
Alexander Kostyev Russian Chess Federation | |||
WS6: Business Development for School Chess Projects and Professionals | Neil Dietsch Chess in Schools Alabama, USA | Board Room | |
10.00-11.00 | WS7: The Learning Spiral: a New Way to Teach and Study Chess | Kevin Cripe Chess for Children, Panama | Mezzanine |
10.00-11.00 | WS8: Teaching Coding and Computer Skills through Chess | Boris Raguet French Chess Federation | Room 2 |
11.00-11.15 | Coffee | ||
11.15-12.45 | Keynote Plenary Session | Carl-Fredrik Johansson (chair) | Main Hall |
What an Economist Can Learn from Chess | David Smerdon University of Queensland, Australia | ||
Chess and 21st Century Skills: a Personal and Political Perspective | Mark Price former Minister of Trade, UK | ||
Chess and Intuition | Fernand Gobet University of Liverpool, UK | ||
12.45-13.45 | Lunch Break | ||
13.45-15.15 | Parallel Workshops | ||
WS9: Early Years Chess | Roberto Schenker Chess4Kids, Switzerland (chair) | Main Hall | |
Philippe Vukojevic ChessConsult, Belgium | |||
Alexander KostyevRussian Chess Federation | |||
Carmelita di Mauro retired primary school teacher, Italy | |||
WS10: Promoting social skills through chess | Pep Suarez Spanish Chess Federation (chair) | Mezzanine | |
Erik Grindbakken Norwegian Chess Federation | |||
Kevin Cripe Chess for Children, Panama | |||
Giulio Frasson Vitae Onlus, Italy | |||
WS11: Making Chess Research More Relevant | David Smerdon University of Queensland, Australia (chair) | Board Room | |
Graeme Gardiner University of Southern Queensland, Australia | |||
Fernand Gobet University of Liverpool, UK | |||
Éva Gyamarthy Hungarian Academy of Sciences | |||
Seyhan Nişel Istanbul University, Turkey | |||
15.15-16.00 | Closing Plenary: Summaries and Reflections | Chair: Stefan Löffler | |
Jérôme Maufras Académie de Créteil, France | |||
Jerry Nash Education Consultant, USA | |||
Sean Marsh | |||
16.00 | Close of Conference |