SIBUR Supported Intensive Training Courses for Teachers in Kazan

4 september 2025

250 teachers from Kazan attended a series of intensive training sessions led by practitioners from Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Noyabrsk. Thanks to the support that had been traditionally lent to the project by SIBUR’s Formula for Good Deeds social investment program, teachers of mathematics, physics, and chemistry got introduced to the most advanced educational practices.

The main objective of the intensive training sessions was not just to expand participating teachers' professional knowledge but to also help them provide their students with the skills that would turn them into them competitive specialists in our digital era.

Attendees of the interactive lecture titled "A Kilogram for Physicists, Chemists, and Mathematicians" explored different approaches to measurements that had been adopted by various exact sciences. The session was led by Vladimir Golovner, a chemistry teacher from Moscow’s School No. 1259, a Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Honored Teacher of the Russian Federation, and a veteran of the project. The lecture ended with a genuine scientific quest with the attendees asked to "save" one of the fundamental units of measurement, the kilogram, for the benefit of mankind.

Alexander Sidorov, Chemistry Teacher at Lyceum No. 177:
"I am very impressed; I am really enjoying the practical part of the class that we are going through right now. I take pleasure in attending events where one can acquire new useful knowledge. I have no regrets whatsoever regarding my attending this session."

A lecture by Nikita Otstavnov, Deputy Head of the CIFROMED MIPT Laboratory and a researcher of fundamental mechanisms of working memory, was dedicated to memory errors and strategies for avoiding them. It featured a detailed overview of key mechanisms behind memorizing information and their most common failures. In addition, the attendees discussed cognitive limitations and ways to integrate various mnemonic techniques into teaching practice.

Viktor Ivanov, a teacher of mathematics and social studies at Gatchina’s Ushinsky Gymnasium, and winner of two all-Russian contests, "Pedagogical Debut" and "Knowledge. Lecturer," taught a "Class for the Teacher." At his lecture, its attendees discussed how the best teaching techniques get born out of practice while testing a number of effective methods of making one’s classes lively, engaging, and truly useful for the students.

Albina Gumerova, a mathematics teacher at Lyceum No. 188:
"This is the first time I’m taking part in a SIBUR-sponsored course. I really like the event’s very busy program which is extremely relevant for teaching practitioners. Our lecturers are nothing short of great, and what I find especially encouraging is that these are young energetic teachers brimming with fresh ideas; this is extremely valuable for our entire system of education. These days, it is not easy to motivate students to study, so I think that everything we were taught at the lectures and master classes will come very handful in our future work."

Elvir Mukhametyaznov, a highest-category physics teacher from Noyabrsk’s School No. 3 was invited as the intensive sessions’ special guest. He gave two unique master classes: one titled "The Heart of a Water Spirit" where he used a device built out of everyday items to easily and vividly teach his students the principle of atmospheric pressure, plus a practical session dedicated to organizing physics experiments in class.

In addition, as part of a poster session, attendees of the intensive courses learned about the "Cerebellar Stimulation" memory enhancing method and assessed mockups of rockets and airplanes built by students as part of their extracurricular activities that had laid the foundation of their contest entries in such disciplines as physics and engineering.

The Intensive Classes For Teachers project has been under implementation for the fifth year in a row in SIBUR's cities of presence as part of the latter’s social investment program. The project's objective is to introduce schoolteachers to state-of-the-art teaching methodologies, strengthen their instructional skills and competences, and help adapt standard school curricula to the demands of the contemporary labor market and the rapidly improving level of technological development.

Irek Rizvanov, Head of Kazan’s Education Department:
"For the third year in a row, Kazan’s teachers have been taking an active part in the intensive sessions held with SIBUR's support under its Formula for Good Deeds social investment program. We live in a fast changing world, and our future depends on how well we school our children. Intensive courses help teachers close the distance between them and their students and imbue them with energy and enthusiasm. Such disciplines as chemistry, physics, and mathematics are at the foundation of everything. On behalf of our Education Department, I would like to thank SIBUR for the excellent organization of these events and for putting on really useful and relevant master classes and hands-on sessions for our city's teachers featuring the nation's renowned speakers."

Background:

The Formula for Good Deeds, SIBUR's social investment program, was launched on February 1, 2016 in all key cities where the company operates. It is being implemented across seven focus areas covering all essential social sector domains: urban development, education and science, sports and healthy living, environmental protection, culture, inclusion, and volunteering. Further information about the program is available on the program’s website at www.formula-hd.ru.

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