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Three Presentations in Luleå

Jun

2004

Sanna Ranweg was responsible for organising two Storyline courses and one lecture during week 8 in her home town of Luleå in the north of Sweden. Thirty-two participants attended the Storyline 1 course held at the university and twenty-five came on the Storyline 2 course on the designing of topics. The interest for this approach ...

Foreign visitors in Aberfoyle Primary School

Feb

2004

Steve Wretman and Helena Moreau, editors from the Skolbarn (Schoolchildren) teachers’ magazine published in Sweden enjoyed a morning visit to Aberfoyle Primary School last week, Tuesday 2nd March. They were especially interested to see the Rain Forest Storyline which filled the Primary 1/2 classroom. After chatting to the children they spent some time interviewing the ...

Report of two one-day courses on planning literature based Storylines

Jan

2004

Skarpnacks skola, Stockholm, Sweden by Sallie Harkness I am most grateful to Mait Adegaard, Vice Principal of Skarpnacks Skola for organising these courses and for inviting me to Stockholm where she was a gracious and enthusiastic hostess. Staff at Skarpnacks Skola are experienced Storyliners and have, in the past, enjoyed attending courses delivered by Steve ...

Article in Stockholm Teachers’ Magazine

Nov

2003

This article covers the major principles in Storyline teaching as it describes the reaction of the children to their topic, taught by Mie Petterssons and her colleague Susanne Laudon in Södermalmsskolan. The excitement, fun and motivation lead to memorable learning situations.

Didaktikbiennalen Educational Conference in Gothenburg

Oct

2003

The theme for this important educational conference, held in the Swedish Conference Centre in Gothenburg on 30 and 31 October, was “Hur gör man?” or “How can we do it?” It was jointly organised by Gothenburg University and the educational publishers and course organisers, Tidningen Skolbarn / Förskoletidningen / Fortbildning AB. The original intention was ...

Earlier Swedish Influence

Jun

2003

School exchange links with Scotland led to an early contact with Storyline in the Alingsås school area. Two important videos were produced which helped to stimulate interest in the approach. The first was on Storyline which has examples from both Östlyckeskolan , grades 8-9 and Afzeliiskolan, primary pupils. The two examples from Östlyckeskolan include one ...

ITiS in Sweden

Jun

2003

ITiS (Information Technology in Schools) is the largest and most comprehensive national investment programme ever to be made in the school in Sweden. ITiS is just as much of an investment in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as in the development of the school. Over a four-year period 70,000 teachers working in teams will be offered ...

Mötesplats Carlssons Skola

Jun

2003

Over 240 teachers attended a one-day Storyline workshop organised in Stockholm, Sweden, by Mötesplats Carlssons Skola. Following an invitation from Henrietta Göbel, Steve Bell, accompanied by a colleague Linda Brownlow, presented a workshop which was based on the Open Market Topic. After a short powerpoint presentation the 24 groups worked enthusiastically to produce the most ...

Education for Road Traffic Safety in Sweden

Jun

2003

Camilla Henriksson of the Traffic & Public Transport Authority in Gothenburg, Sweden, has become very interested in how Storyline can be used to affect children’s attitudes to road safety. Working together with Ylva Lundin, a Storyline tutor, they have been experimenting with topics, which could help teachers to focus on traffic issues in schools. As ...

Östersund and the Great Lake Monster

Jun

2002

Östersund stands on the banks of the Storsjoen (or The Great Lake) of Jaemtland in Sweden. This large lake is famous as is Loch Ness in Scotland for a Monster which has regularly been seen by reliable witnesses. The inhabitants of Östersund have many stories to tell. So, it is probably not surprising that the ...