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March 17-19m, 2023, in London (England)
An interesting event for educators/coaches who might use chess as tool in STEM.
From the website https://chessconference.org/
This conference extends the scope to cover a vital group of related topics essential to lay the intellectual foundations for life and work in the 21st Century. The public associate chess with higher order thinking but do not always see the relevance to education. The conference seeks to set out the unique contributions that chess can make to developing children’s thinking skills.
The objective of the conference is to bring together all those involved in the use of chess for educational purposes, including representatives from the Education Commissions for FIDE and ECU in order to establish a co-operative working practice.
The specific aims are :
For M (Math)
Mathematics
Our conference on Chess and Mathematics in 2014 opened new ground leading to two Erasmus Plus projects and associated training courses. The link between chess and mathematics arises through the geometry of the board and the patterns created by the chess pieces. Fascinating questions can be set which students enjoy solving. The work has been extending into mathematical games, also known as abstract strategy games, which are playable on a chessboard. These games provide a diverse set of challenges to children at every level.
Usually talks were available online after the conference of previous years. Great for those who can not attend :)
An interesting event for educators/coaches who might use chess as tool in STEM.
From the website https://chessconference.org/
This conference extends the scope to cover a vital group of related topics essential to lay the intellectual foundations for life and work in the 21st Century. The public associate chess with higher order thinking but do not always see the relevance to education. The conference seeks to set out the unique contributions that chess can make to developing children’s thinking skills.
The objective of the conference is to bring together all those involved in the use of chess for educational purposes, including representatives from the Education Commissions for FIDE and ECU in order to establish a co-operative working practice.
The specific aims are :
- To inform attendees about the latest developments in the teaching of chess in schools
- To hear from experts regarding their views on pedagogy
- To share best practice in the teaching of games in schools
- To identify projects for collaboration between countries
- To provide insights to chess teachers around the world
- To incorporate the themes of STEM and Early Years
- To provide training in connection with chess and education
- To make recordings of the main talks available
For M (Math)
Mathematics
Our conference on Chess and Mathematics in 2014 opened new ground leading to two Erasmus Plus projects and associated training courses. The link between chess and mathematics arises through the geometry of the board and the patterns created by the chess pieces. Fascinating questions can be set which students enjoy solving. The work has been extending into mathematical games, also known as abstract strategy games, which are playable on a chessboard. These games provide a diverse set of challenges to children at every level.
Usually talks were available online after the conference of previous years. Great for those who can not attend :)