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Newspaper in the classroom: A free workshop for teachers
View(s):How do you get today’s children to read? Find out from Dr. Gerard van der Weijen, an expert on young reader initiatives, at a free Sunday Times workshop for teachers. With many teachers responding favourably to the workshop titled ‘Newspapers in the classroom – a tool for teachers’ organised by the Sunday Times and the British Council in December 2012, this April the Sunday Times will conduct a follow-up session for those teachers who attended and for those who missed out.
This free follow-up workshop will give those who attended the opportunity to discuss methods that have been successful and new ideas on ways of using the newspaper as a tool to further their teaching and enhance student activities
The workshop will be held on April 25 (Poya day) at the Sri Lanka Press Institute, Kirula Road, Colombo 5. The half-day interactive session will be conducted by WAN IFRA (World Association of Newspapers) senior consultant Dr. Gerard van der Weijden whose forte is young reader initiatives.
After years of working for the national Dutch Newspapers in Education (NIE) programme, Dr. van der Weijden is now involved in young reader projects all over the world. A Dutch citizen living in Belgium, he is the inventor of The Reading Passport, used in over 30 countries and also created the World Newspaper Reading Passport and the World Football Reading Passport., for WAN-IFRA.
Dr. van der Weijden will expand on 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 who have attended before, those teachers who are interested in participating could also apply. For more information on how to register, please email features@sundaytimes.wnl.lk or mirrormagazine@gmail.com or funtimes@sundaytimes.wnl.lk or call 2331276 or 2479341.
The deadline for registration is April 22.
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