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| SATURDAY 6TH DECEMBER | ||
| 09.30-11.00 | Registration and Refreshments | |
| 09.30-19.00 | Exhibition of Chess Instructional Materials Room 2 | |
| 11.00-11.15 | OPENING AND WELCOME Room 1 | |
| Malcolm Pein Chief Executive, Chess in Schools and Communities, UK | ||
| Rob Eastaway Math Inspiration Ltd, UK |
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| 11.15-12.45 | KEYNOTE SESSION Room 1 | |
| Chair: Stefan Löffler | ||
| Anna Nicotera Senior Associate, Basis Policy Research, USA A Systematic Review of Research on School Chess |
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| Wendi Fischer Executive Director, America’s Foundation for Chess, USA Using Chess to Develop the Whole Child |
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| Roland Grabner Professor of Cognitive Science, University of Graz, Austria Successful Mathematics Learning: Insights from Cognitive Neuroscience |
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| 12.45-14.00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14.00-15.00 | MATHEMATICS AND GAMES Room 1 | |
| Chair: John Foley | ||
| David Wells Mathematician and Author, London, UK Games or Mathematics? Mini-Games and Mathematical Recreations |
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| Jorge Nuno Silva Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Lisbon, Portugal Mathematics and Games: the Meaning of Life. |
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| 15.00-15.30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15.30-17.15 | PARALLEL IN-DEPTH WORKSHOPS | |
| 1. GAMES AND MATHEMATICS Room 1 There are many good reasons to use games to help the teaching and learning of mathematics. This workshop looks at how games can contribute to the requirements of the new National Curriculum in primary school mathematics. This is a hands-on session where all participate. Alan Parr UK Jérome Maufras FRA Jorge Nuno Silva POR 2. CHESS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS Room 2 The First Move Chess Curriculum in the USA and the Chess and Logic Curriculum in Hungary are prime examples of aligning chess instruction with the curricular requirements in mathematics. You will learn about chess activities and puzzles that are suitable for primary schools. Wendi Fischer USA Erzsébet Sarlós HUN Walter Rädler GER 3. ACADEMIC TRAINING FOR CHESS INSTRUCTION Room 304 Education faculties are increasingly adopting chess pedagogy. Co-operation with teacher colleges and providers of professional development and continuous training for teachers are key to recruit and train significant numbers of regular teachers for classroom chess. Jesper Hall SWE Leontxo Garcia ESP Mads Jacobsen DEN Alexander Kostyev RUS 4. CHESS FOR GIFTED CHILDREN Room 305 Chess as a diverse game and puzzle field opens many ways to stimulate giftedness. This is especially true for highly gifted children that are hungry for new challenges. In this workshop you learn about chess at schools for the highly gifted as well as about research on chess talent. Karel van Delft NED Roland Grabner AUT Paul McKeown UK |
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| 17.15-18.00 | PANEL DEBATE Room 1 | |
| PROMISE AND LIMITATIONS OF DIGITAL SCHOOL CHESS The growth in digital learning systems and sophisticated chess apps has raised challenging questions. Should we opt for self-learning at school or home? What is the role of the chess tutor? |
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| Panelists: | Mads Jacobsen Executive Director, Dansk Skoleskak, Denmark János Pallagi Developer LearningChess.net, Hungary Melissa Elliot Headteacher, Heathside Preparatory School, UK |
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| 18.00 | End of First Day | |
| SUNDAY 7TH DECEMBER | ||
| 09.30-19.00 | Exhibition of Chess Instructional Materials Room 2 | |
| 09.30-10.30 | SPECIAL INTEREST PARALLEL SESSIONS | |
| 1. NEW GAME COMPETITION - Open Jury Meeting Room 2 The jury for the New Game Design Competition will discuss the entries and make their decision. The judges are: Jérome Maufras FRA Alan Parr UK Rita Atkins UK 2. FRITZ & CHESSTER FOR YOUR CLASSROOM OR SCHOOL SERVER Room 1 A demonstration of how a character-based chess learning system for young children and an online server can be used in school chess. With: Frederic Friedel & Pascal Simon / Chessbase 3. ERASMUS PLUS CHESS PROJECTS - Meet the Successful Applicants Room 304 Leaders of school chess projects that received European funding in the latest round talk about their experience. With: Alessandro Dominici ITA Luis Blasco de la Cruz ESP Balázs Kecskeméti UK Stefan Löffler GER |
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| 10.30-12.15 | PARALLEL SESSIONS | |
| SESSION A: NEW RESEARCH ON CHESS AND MATHS LEARNING Room 2 | SESSION B: CHESS FOR ENRICHMENT EDUCATION Room 1 |
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| Chair: Stefan Löffler | Chair: John Foley | |
| Susan Sallon Education Researcher, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Does Early Chess Increase Cognitive Ability? Results from a UK study | János Pallagi, Developer LearningChess.net, Hungary Erzsébet Sarlós Head Teacher, Hungary The Chess and Logic Curriculum: A Joint Venture between School and IT |
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| Roberto Trinchero Professor of Education, University of Turin, Italy Can School Chess Improve Maths Ability? A Comparison of Instructor- and Teacher-Based Training with Chess | Beatrice Rapaccini Secondary School Maths Teacher, Italy Introducing Primary Students to Computational Thinking |
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| Bo Johansson Professor of Education, University of Uppsala, Sweden Is there a Link between Chess and Arithmetic? Observations from a Swedish Evaluation Study | Marisa van der Merwe Director MiniChess, South Africa Learning with Chess: The MiniChess App |
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| Giovanni Sala PhD Student in Cognitive Science, University of Liverpool, UK Can Chess Improve Metacognition in Children? | Jérome Maufras Director of Strategy Games, Académie de Créteil, France The Enrichment Chess Database Project |
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| 12.15-12.45 | IMPULSE TALK: WHITHER SCHOLASTIC CHESS? Room 1 | |
| John Foley | Stefan Löffler | |
| Director of Education&Training, CSC | Chess in the Public Interest |
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| 12.45-14.00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14.00-14.45 | PARALLEL SESSIONS | |
| THE CHALLENGE OF INCLUSION Room 2 | CHESS IN MATHEMATICS DIDACTICS Room 1 | |
| Chair: Stefan Löffler | Chair: John Foley | |
| Christina Schenz Professor of Primary Education, University of Passau, Germany Promoting Giftedness in All Children with Mathematics and Chess | Neill Cooper Head of Further Mathematics, Wilson’s School, UK Using Chess to Teach Mathematics in Secondary Schools |
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| Jennifer Shahade Chess Grandmaster, Author and Commentator, Philadelphia, USA “You Must Be So Good At Maths” Counting, Chess and Creative Thinking | Joaquín Fernández Amigo Chess and Education Co-ordinator, Autonomous Univ. of Barcelona, Spain Teaching Maths through Chess Activities (presented by Leontxo Garcia) |
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| 14.45-15.15 | Coffee Break | |
| 15.15-17.00 | PARALLEL IN-DEPTH WORKSHOPS | |
| 1. CHESS, MATHEMATICS AND GENDER Room 304 What drives the gender gap in participation rates in after-school chess? How can schools engage more girls in chess? This workshop follows up the lively debate at our 2013 conference. Christina Schenz GER Jennifer Shahade USA Lilli Hahn GER 2. EARLY YEARS CHESS Room 2 Chess is being introduced in pre-school and infant classes which requires the development of specialised teaching methods. Pioneers of early chess education present their experiences and ideas. Boris and Luba Alterman ISR Joreta Parsons RSA Marisa van der Merwe RSA Beatrice Rapaccini ITA 3. CHESS FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM OR ADHD Room 305 Chess may be more suitable for special needs education than people suppose. Chess interventions have worked surprisingly well for children diagnosed with autism or ADHD. We take a look at impressive projects and methods of intervention. Luis Blasco de la Cruz ESP Karel van Delft NED Dijana Dengler GER Richard James UK 4. ADVANCING CHESS TEACHING SKILLS Room tba To get the most out of chess, classroom methods need constant refinement. Qualification and accreditation schemes need to be developed which acknowledge developments in pedagogical praxis. Kevin O’Connell IRE Margit Brokko EST Magdalena Zielińska POL 5. CHESS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS Room 1 Chess can be used in many ways to teach arithmetic, geometry, number theory, proving theorems and more. This workshop equips you with materials suitable for enriching secondary school mathematics and maths clubs. Neill Cooper UK Ross Atkins AUS |
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| 17.00-17.30 | FINAL REFLECTIONS AND CLOSING | |
| Chairs: Stefan Löffler, John Foley | ||
| 17.30 | End of Conference (Exhibition closes 19.00) |
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CHESS AND MATH LONDON CONFERENCE 2014 Final Programme 27 Nov 14 published
Great stuff and I wish you every success!
Unfortunately, due to earlier work commitments, it is not possible for me to attend this wonderful event. However, as a professional chess coach with a backround in Psychology (B.Sc. from the Univeristy of Toronto), I would be very interested in attending future events. I would also appreciate any written materials that are/will be available from the 2014 event.
all the best,
Ilias Kourkounakis
International Master
Athens, Greece