SMILE, Schools Museums Internet Learning Europe

We are sending out invitations to join us in Stockholm 2002-08-12 to 2002-08-16 
at our SMILE course for teachers and museum personel. 
Details of the course are found attached.
All costs of the course and travel can be  covered by the EU Socrates Comenius program but participants must apply for a stipendium via their own National Agency. 
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates/nat-est.html
To participate in the course. 
Apply at once to :
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You will receive an acceptance letter by post.
Obtain the application forms for Individual Stipendium for Shool Personel from own National Agency.
Send application to National Agency by 1 March.
N:B: Deadline ! 1 March

Welcome to Stockholm

David and Maria

Further info on the SMILE project:

Socrates
Comenius / Grundtvig Course Database
 
Course Information 
 
Reference number        SE-006-01-2002
 
Type of course 
Course resulting from Lingua, Comenius or Grundtvig project no: 71617-CP-1-1999-1-SECOMENIUS-C31
 
Title of the course / Content
In English or French:   SMILE: Schools Museums Internet Learning Europe
 
Thematic field
Main field:     General IST Courses
Secondary field:	
 
School level
Primary
Secondary
Adult education
 
Target audience
Teachers
Headteachers
Other school management staff
Teacher trainers
 
Languages used in the course
Main language:  English
 
Dates of the course
Start date      End date        Last application date
2002-08-12      2002-08-16      2002-03-01
 
Number of places available
Maximum number of participants: 60
Places for Comenius/Grundtvig participants:     30
 
Price in euro per participant
Accomodation & Subsistance, if applicable:      600
Course fee (including materials):       650
Total:  1250
Cancelation fee:        150
 
Details of host institution
Name of contact person: Maria Forneheim
Name of host institution:       Arkitekturmuseet
Full address:   Skeppsholmen 111 49 Stockholm SWEDEN
Telephone no:   +46 8 587 270 00
Fax no: +46 8 587 270 74
Email:  [log in to unmask]
 
Location of the course
Town:   Museum of Architecture Stockholm
Country:        SWEDEN
Nearest major city:	
Distance from course location:	
 
Bank account details of course organiser
Bank:   Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
Address:        Sergels torg 2 106 40 Stockholm SWEDEN
Branch sort code / Branch swift code:   54 39 / ESSESESS
Telephone no:	
Fax no:	
Account holder's name:  Bitte Nygren
Account holder's telephone no:	
Account holder's fax no:	
Account number: 5439-10-110-34
Instructions for payments:      "SMILE"
 
 
Description of course contents
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE CONTENTS- PROGRAMME:SMILE SCHOOLS MUSEUMS INTERNET LEARNING EUROPÉPREPARATION FOR COURSEPARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO PREPARE FOR THE COURSE BY BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE SMILE INTERNET SITEWWW.ARKITEKTURMUSEET.SE/UNG/SMILETEACHER NOTES ARE AVAILABLE IN SEVERAL EUROPEAN LANGUAGESAIMTO PROMOTE AN ACTIVE EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP BY PROVIDING INTERNET BASED TEACHING RESOURCES AND IN SERVICE TRAINING IN ORDER TO INCREASE TEACHERS' AND CHILDREN'S UNDERSTANDING OF: SELF IDENTITY LOCAL IDENTITY 3. TRANS - NATIONAL IDENTITYIN THE CONTEXT OF HOME AND SCHOOL LOCAL MUSEUM INTERNET THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.OBJECTIVES.1. TO MAKE MUSEUMS MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR TEACHERS AND CHILDREN IN THE AGE GROUP 10 - 14 YEARS.2..TO PREPARE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR THEIR ROLE IN THIS PROCESS3. TO ADD AN INNOVATIVE AND INTERACTIVE DIMENSION FOR THE MUSEUM THROUGH THE USE OF THE INTERNET IN ADDITION TO ITS TRADITIONAL FUNCTION4.TO GIVE TO CHILDREN AND TEACHERS ACCESS TO MUSEUMS FROM OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.5.TO RAISE CHILDREN'S AWARENESS OF THEMSELVES AND OTHER EUROPEAN CITIZENS.6.TO GIVE CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLISH INFORMATION ABOUT THEMSELVES ON THE INTERNET AND TO GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT OTHERS.7.TO CREATE INTERACTIVE INTERNET DOCUMENTATION AND TEACHING MATERIAL      8.TO PREPARE A COURSE UNDER 3.2 TO BE RUN IN 2001 IN SWEDEN. CONTENT .THE COURSE WILL BE BASED ON PRACTICAL »HANDS ON » WORKSHOPS WHERE TRAINEES WILL :1. GO ON CITY WALKS ON THE BEUTIFULL ISLAND OF SKEPPSHOLMEN /CITY OF STOCKHOLM / SUBURBS2. GATHER INFORMATION WITH DIGITAL CAMERAS ON THE TOURS3. MAKE SHORT PRESENTATIONS USING THE « SMILE »INTERNET TEACHING RESOURSE AND PUBLISHING TOOL. PARTAKE IN LECTURES BY INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS IN THIS FIELD PARTAKE IN DISCUSSIONS ON THE USE OF INTERENT IN THE SCHOOL AND MUSEUM ENVIRONMENT, IDENTITY AND EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIPCONTINUATION.THE COURSE WILL BROADEN THE S.M.I.L.E. NETWORK BY INTRODUCING NEW MEMBERS/COUNTRIES AND LEAD TO A NEW APPLICATION FOR A COMENIUS NETWORK PROJEKT. THE SMILE SITE IS ALSO FREE-STANDING AND CAN BE USED INDEPENDENTLY OF THE NETWORK.·¡·¡·¡·¡·¡
 
Programme of the course (day by day)
COURSE PROGRAM SMILE SCHOOLS MUSEUMS INTERNET LEARNING EUROPE 12 -16 AUGUST 2002DAY 1 12 AUG 2002 A.M.MYSELF AND MY FAMILYINTRODUCTION MORNING. WE PRESENT THE COURSE LEADERS AND EACH PARTICIPANT. WE SHOW THE DIFFERENT ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT. WE PRESENT THE SMILE PHILOSOPHY AND THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE. P.M LOCAL IDENTITYINTRODUCTION TO WORKING WITH DIGITAL CAMERAS FOLLOWED BY A CITY TOUR ON THE ISLAND OF SKEPPSHOLMEN, THERE WE USE THE CAMERAS BASED ON THE THEME "CLOSED AND OPEN SPACE, COLOURS, SCALE, MATERIALS, SHAPES AND PATTERNS". WHAT GIVES A PLACE ITS IDENTITY ? DAY 213 AUGUST 2002 A.M.LOCAL IDENTITYUSING THE PICTURE MATERIAL FROM THE PREVIOUS TOUR WE LEARN TO USE THE CHILDRENS PUBLISHING TOOL FROM THE SMILE SITE.P.M.MY COMMUNITY. A TOUR ON THE UNDERGROUND OF STOCKHOLM TO THE SUBURBS. WE LOOK AT THE ART, DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE OF STOCKHOLM. WE LOOK AT SOCIAL INTEGRATION PROBLEMS. CITY CENTRE VS SUBURB - WHO LIVES WHERE ? WE USE THE SMILE EXERCISES TO EXPLORE THE "IDENTITY" OF STOCKHOLM. DAY 3 14 AUGUST 2002 A.M.NATIONAL IDENTITY.IN SMALL GROUPS THE COURSE PARTICIPANTS WILL MAKE A TOUR AT THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM AND PRESENT THEIR PICTURE OF THE SWEDISH NATIONAL IDENTITY.P.M.NATIONAL IDENTITY. THE GROUPS WILL MAKE A SHORT PRESENTATION OF THEIR FINDINGS FOR EACH OTHER.LECTURE ON NATIONAL IDENTITY - WHAT IS THAT? DAY 4 15 AUGUST 2002 . A.M AND P.M.WORKING WITH MUSEUMS. WE VISIT 3 MUSEUMS IN STOCKHOLM AND LOOK AT THEIR EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENTS. THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, THE VASA MUSEUM, THE ARCHITECTURAL MUSEUM. LOOKING AT IDEAS ABOUT IDENTITY.DAY 5 16 AUGUST 2002 A.M.EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP.LECTURE ABOUT EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP - FACT OR FICTION ? P.M. DISCUSSION IN SMALLER GROUPS. HOW/ WHAT DO WE PRESENT TO CHILDREN ?