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Denne blog vil kun blive skrevet på engelsk, selv om hjemmesiden (stadig - jeg arbejder på det!) primært er på dansk.
Teaching in a course for school teachers
Wednesday the 11th of November 2026 at 12:49, permalink: 2026.11.11.12.49.KA-STEM, edit
Over the past month, I've had the pleasure of teaching a couple of days in the KA-STEM course, where teachers from primary and middle schools here in Denmark can expand their knowledge of both pedagogical approaches and advanced science. They learn about different scientific subjects, and then bring it out to normal school classes to teach on the proper level, using all kinds of pedagogical tools that I barely know anything about. This year, neutron scattering is one of their scientific subjects, and I was invited to come help as one of the experts.
The first teaching day was held in Odense, where we had a great afternoon with both theory and practical exercises. To learn about the spallation and moderation process, the teachers played the role of neutrons in different areas of the classroom. We also looked at the diffraction of lasers by hairs, and simulated neutrons using marbles. I was so impressed by their enthusiasm and all their great questions, and we had a lot of fun with the experiments.
On Tuesday, November 10, we then went to the ESS for a visit. Part of the day was spent going on a tour of the instrument halls, and then we also got a few more introductions and practical demonstration experiments by Jo Lewis, who runs a lot of public engagement at the ESS.
It's always such a pleasure to teach people who are this engaged and who clearly want to learn, especially when they will pass it on to their own pupils out in the broader world, far from the classic academic setting that I usually teach in myself.
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Group photo from the tour around ESS |