| Charters John Bonn International School jgc@charters.de |
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Origin: Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Present location: Bonn, GERMANY
Position: Physics teacher at Bonn International School, Currently
Subject leader for Sciences, but I will give this latter up on taking
over the role of MYP co-ordinator at the beginning of the new school
year. Bonn International School has around 340 students from pre-school
to Grade 12, and offers exclusively the programmes of the IBO: Primary
Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme. I have
been teaching the MYP and DYP here for 5 years, following 25 years
teaching in New Zealand and the U.K. We teach combined science up to
Grade 8, with specialization in the last 4 years. I was a participant
in
the Physics Teachers at CERN programme in 2002.
Web sites: www.bis.bonn.org (School) and www.charters.de (Personal)
CURRICULUM VITAE:
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Education and Training:
Bachelor of Science (Auckland)
Teachers'College Diploma
Diploma in Teaching
Member of the New Zealand Institute of Physics (MNZIP)
28 years' teaching experience
Presently physics teacher and subject leader for sciences at Bonn
International School
Moderator for IB Diploma Internally Assessed practical work in Physics
WHY SHOULD I ATTEND?
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* Gain background information on what international students coming from
or going to other countries are likely to know / need to know.
* Learn more about particle physics and how it can be taught
* Develop teaching tools and techniques with other teachers
* Review school's physics teaching programmes in the light of what I
have learnt.
HOW WILL I DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE?
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* Sharing of resources developed during / after the programme
* Participate in regular reviews of IBO Physics and Science Programmes
* Knowledge transfer to other in-service training events
* Sharing with colleagues through discussion fora, links from own
website etc.
HOW DID I LEARN ABOUT HST?
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Attendance at PhT02