Newspapers in the classroom: Hurry and register before Dec. 14
View(s):Many teachers responded this week to The Sunday Times announcement last Sunday of a free workshop this December especially for teachers who are keen to take the newspaper into their classrooms as a tool to further their teaching methods and enhance student activities.
The workshop titled ‘Newspapers in the classroom – a tool for teachers’ organised by the Sunday Times and the British Council will be held on December 21 in Colombo and on December 22 in Kandy. Conducted in association with the World Association of Newspapers (WAN-IFRA) the half-day interactive session will be led by WAN IFRA senior consultant Dr. Gerard van der Weijden whose forte is young reader initiatives. In this workshop Dr. van der Weijden will also focus on school newspapers.
After years of working for the national Dutch Newspapers in Education (NIE) programme, he is now involved in a multitude of young reader projects all over the world. Dr van der Weijden, a Dutch citizen living in Belgium is the inventor of The Reading Passport, used in over 30 countries and, for WAN-IFRA, the World Newspaper Reading Passport and the World Football Reading Passport. Dr van der Weijden will introduce the concept of Newspapers in Education (NIE) and draw from his own experience in the industry while guiding teachers through the thinking process of incorporating newspapers in classroom learning with tips and suggestions on cultivating young readers in school.
While the workshop is geared towards teachers of students between the ages of 10-16 years, those teachers involved in other grades who are interested in participating could also apply. Admission is free. For more details on how to apply please email features@sundaytimes.wnl.lk , mirrormagazine@gmail.com, funtimes@sundaytimes.wnl.lk or call 2331276 or 2479341.
Registration forms have been emailed to those who called in and emailed the Sunday Times. The deadline for registration is December 14.
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