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Chess as an educational tool

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COURSE RECOGNISED BY THE CEFIRE OF GANDIA

Year/Edition 2025  / 42
Start date and time 16/07/2025 09:00
Closing date and time 18/07/2025 13:00
Duration 20H
Price 20H
Place

Gandia International Centre Universitat de València (8, Tossal Street)

Activity type Orientation and professional update seminars
Modality Face-to-face registration
Coordinate/Present

Coordinated by: Alfonso Martínez. Department of language and literature teaching. Universitat de València

Enrollment

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Schedule

Wednesday, 16 July

09:00-11:00 Active Methodologies and Gamification with Chess. Strategies to incorporate chess into the learning process. Jesús Martínez Trujillo. Alberic chess club.

11:00-11:30 Break.

11:30-13:00 Introducing chess to the primary education classroom. Jesús Martínez Trujillo. Alberic chess club. 

13:00-14:00 Introducing chess to the secondary education classroom. Román Beltrán Beltrán. Valencian Community Chess Federation.

16:00-17:30 Pedagogical strategies applied to Chess. Creation of activities and exercises adjusted to different educational levels. Román Beltrán Beltrán. Valencian Community Chess Federation.

17:30-18:00 Break.

18:00-19:00 Chess practice. Román Beltrán Beltrán. Valencian Community Chess Federation.

Thursday, 17 July

09:00-11:00 Cognitive Benefits of Chess in Education. Àngels Cucarella Montell. Psychologist.

11:00-11:30 Break.

11:30-13:00 Development of memory, concentration and planning abilities. Àngels Cucarella Montell. Psychologist.

13:00-14:00 Digital tools to practice chess. FM Vladimir Chernikov. Ukrainian Fide Master. 

14:00-16:00 Break

16:00-17:30 Digital tools to practice chess (continuation). FM Vladimir Chernikov. Ukrainian Fide Master. 

17:30-18:00 Break.

18:00-19:00 Chess simul. FM Vladimir Chernikov. Ukrainian Fide Master. 

Friday, 18 July

09:00-11:00 How to implement chess as a cross-disciplinary tool. Elena Rey Casamayor. Valencian Community Chess Federation.

11:00-11:30 Break.

11:30-13:00 A PE proposal: the Checkball. Elena Rey Casamayor. Valencian Community Chess Federation.