26. May, 2022
The Science and Education Innovation Center (ZIIC) of the Liepaja Municipal Education Department announces the application for free non-formal teacher education programs, which will be implemented on 16 August, with the opportunity to participate in workshops led by Norwegian experts on 17 August.
In cooperation with experts from Liepaja University and the Jaermuseet Regional Museum, two teacher training programs have been developed in the ZIIC co-creation place Nature House, Zirgu sala 2, and Technology co-creation room, Autoru Street 4/6, within the project “Development of Innovation Center in Liepaja City”. Teachers from all over Latvia are invited to apply for participation in exciting studies based on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and environmental sciences.
The program “Ecotechnology for Improving the Learning Process” has been developed in the Nature House for 7.-12. grade teachers. Lectures will be given by ZIIC experts, Dr.biol. Ieva Roze and Sintija Ozoliņa, Laboratory Assistant in Natural Sciences. As part of the program, participants will gain an insight into the eco-technological approach to learning and the development of sustainable materials. Studies in Nature House will take place from 9.30 to 16.30.
On the other hand, the program “Digital Production in Education” will be implemented in the Technology co-creation place for 7.-12. grade teachers. Within the framework of the program, the basics of digital design development, as well as the principles of operation of digital production equipment will be mastered. The knowledge and skills acquired through learning can be useful both in the implementation of technology-enhanced learning and in the development of learning tools. Teacher training in the technology co-creation room, Autoru Street 4/6 will take place from 9.00. to 18.00.
Each participant has the opportunity to attend the workshops conducted by the experts of the project partner Jaermuseet Regional Museum on August 17 at 9.00 (workshops will be held in English). Teachers are provided with lunch and the opportunity to apply for a refund of transport compensation. Please read the transport compensation regulations here: https://ej.uz/pedmnolikums. The application is open from 24.05.2022. until 06.06.2022, or until 40 applications are received (whichever comes first).
To apply for training, it is necessary to fill in the electronic form on the ZIIC website: https://ej.uz/pedmacibas. ZIIC administration will contact the participants whose booking will be confirmed. In case the reserved places become available, a re-application will be announced in July.
Non-formal education training programs or teachers are being developed by the project "Development of the Innovation Centre in Liepaja City" that is funded by the European Economic Area and the Norway grant programme "Research and Education". Its total cost is EUR 986 049.00, of which EUR 754 327.40 is co-financing of the Norwegian Grants, EUR 133 116.60 is co-financed by the State budget of Latvia and EUR 98 605.00 by Liepaja City Municipality.