Programme

Wednesday 18 September 2024
Venue: Arktikum (Pohjoisranta 4)

9:00–10:00 Registration and Science Week for Grades 1-12
10:00– 11:30 European Space Education Resource Office ESERO Finland 45 min and Taivo Productions 45 min (room: Aurora)
11:40 Transportation to the University of Lapland
12:00– 13:00 Lunch
13:00–14:30 Teacher Education Networking (Eeli's hall)
14:30–15:00 Coffee break
15:00–17:00 Art Gallery Walk and Work Shop

17:30 Informal get-together, restaurant Petronella (at own cost) 

Thursday 19 September 2024
Venue: University of Lapland (Yliopistonkatu 8)

8:15–9:00 Registration and coffee/tea
9:00–9:10 Welcome address (Fellman hall)
Kirsti Lempiäinen, Vice-dean, University of Lapland, Faculty of Education
9:10–9:20 Teacher Training School’s Children Choir 

9:20–10:00 Keynote 1 Education in the Arctic or Arctic Education: A northern perspective
Mhairi Beaton, Professor, Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University

10:00–10:25 Interactive session
10:30–12:00 Parallel sessions 
1A: room A178
1B: room A179
1C: room A180
1D: room D210
1E: room D239
1F: room D244

12:00–13:15 Lunch

13:15–14:45 Parallel sessions 
2A: room A140
2B: room A141
2C: room D156
2D: room D210
2E: room A181
2F: room A182 -> A179
2G: room F2018

14:45–15:30 Coffee break, Walking Poster Gallery

15:30–16:10 Keynote 2 PISA as a benchmark for learning outcomes in Finland (Fellman hall)
Arto Ahonen, National Project Manager of the PISA survey, University of Jyväskylä, Finnish Institute for Educational Research

16:10–16:50 Panel Discussion (in Finnish)
Moderator Outi Kyrö-Ämmälä, University Lecturer, University of Lapland
Panelists:
Heidi Sinevaara Niskanen, University Lecturer, University of Lapland
Sanna Illikainen, Lecturer, Teacher Training School, University of Lapland
Heidi Harju-Luukkainen, Professor, University of Jyväskylä and Nord University
Matti Rautiainen, Senior University Lecturer, University of Jyväskylä

18.30 Conference dinner, Lappish Restaurant Gaissa (at own cost) 

Friday 20 September 2024
Plant literacy programme (multiplier event)
Venue: University of Lapland (Yliopistonkatu 8)

8:15–9:00 Registration and coffee/tea

9:00–9:45 Keynote 3 From plant illiteracy towards understanding the importance of plants
Ilkka Ratinen, Professor and Dean, University of Lapland, Faculty of Education

9:45–12:00 Parallel sessions
3A: room C154
3B: room D169
3C: room D210
3D: room D262
3E: room E123

12:00–13:00 Lunch

13:00–13:15 General info on the results of the Education for Plant Literacy project
13:15–15:00 Parallel workshops - Dissemination of the results of the Education for Plant Literacy project
Workshop 1: Developing Plant Literacy – Teaching activities for pre-service teachers’ preparation (in Finnish, room D195)
Workshop 2: Modern teaching on plants – Teaching activities for secondary school (in Finnish, room D195)
Workshop 3: Modern teaching on plants – Teaching activities for primary school (in Finnish, room D195)
Workshop 4: Developing Plant Literacy – Modern teaching activities (in English, room D196)

Participation in the Friday programme alone is free of charge. Participation is paid by the Plant Literacy Project (Erasmus+). This option does not include the possibility to give your own presentation.

Programme and abstracts (updated 18 September)