Conveners
Workshop: W-EPW-1. Experiments and Practical Work in Physics Education
- Mirela Kaczmarek (University of Wrocław)
Workshop: HYBRID W-PTE-2. Physics Teacher Education and Professional Learning
- Marilu Chiofalo
Workshop: W-MMP-1. Multimedia, AR, VR and AI in Physics Education
- David Sokoloff
Workshop: W-MDR-1. Contemporary Physics, Modern Physics in Schools and Universities
- Joao Pereira (UNIRIO)
Workshop: W-PTE-1. Physics Teacher Education and Professional Learning
- Wouter Spaan
Workshop: W-PTE-3. Physics Teacher Education and Professional Learning
- Sebastian Schellhammer
Workshop: W-EPW-2. Experiments and Practical Work in Physics Education
- Michael Holik (IEAP CTU in Prague, FEE UWB in Pilsen)
Workshop: W-EPW-3. Experiments and Practical Work in Physics Education
- Mojca Čepič (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education)
Workshop: W-EPW-4. Experiments and Practical Work in Physics Education
- Leoš Dvořák
Workshop: W-PSI-1. Physics for Environment and Social issues
- Thomas Schubatzky
- Sarah Wildbichler
Workshop: W-EPW-7. Experiments and Practical Work in Physics Education TEACHER CONTRIBUTION
- Malgorzata Szymura (Zespół Szkół w Czerwionce-Leszczynach)
Workshop: W-PTE-4. Physics Teacher Education and Professional Learning
- Smadar Levy
Workshop: W-EPW-6. Experiments and Practical Work in Physics Education
- Shachar Boublil (University of Western of Australia)
Workshop: W-EPW-5. Experiments and Practical Work in Physics Education
- Marian Kires (Institute of Physics Faculty of Science UPJS in Košice, Slovakia)
Workshop: W-EAD-1. Evaluation and Assessment of Student Learning and Development
- Věra Koudelková
Workshop: W-EPW-9. Experiments and Practical Work in Physics Education TEACHER CONTRIBUTION
- Dobromiła Szczepaniak (Akademickie Liceum Ogólnokształcące Politechniki Wrocławskiej)
Workshop: W-EPW-8. Experiments and Practical Work in Physics Education
- Irena Dvořáková (Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Prague)
Workshop: W-MDR-2. Contemporary Physics, Modern Physics in Schools and Universities
- Maria Bondani (CNR - Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies)
Workshop: W-IBP-1. Identity and Belonging in Physics
- Michael Wittmann (American Physical Society)
Workshop: W-MMP-2. Multimedia, AR, VR and AI in Physics Education
- Paul Alstein (Utrecht University)
Workshop: W-TLP-1. Teaching and Learning Physics Concepts
- Zuzana Jeskova
- Katarína Kozelková
Workshop: W-PTE-1. HYBRID Physics Teacher Education and Professional Learning
- Lorenzo Santi
Workshop: W-CPE-1. Competence-based physics education
- Gerald Feldman
- Guillaume Schiltz
Workshop: W-PTE-5. Physics Teacher Education and Professional Learning
- Joan BORG MARKS (University of Malta)
Workshop: W-EPW-10. Experiments and Practical Work in Physics Education
- Dagmara Sokołowska
During the workshop, participants will make their own physics toys to help build intuition related to learning physics, especially about mechanics and center of mass. They will also discover practical ways to use such toys at different stages of education to build engagement and interest in science subjects. Simple toys made from accessible materials are a pretext for teaching through inquiry.
Abstract. The results of physics education research and the availability of computer-based tools have led to the development of research validated active learning strategies that have been demonstrated to enhance learning in the introductory physics course. One reason for the success of these materials is that they engage students to take an active role in their learning. This workshop will...
This Workshop (WS) aims at sharing a history of collaborative research between schools and universities developed within the Italian PER community, discussing where we are and identifying future perspectives. The WS outcomes will inform a position paper.
During practical work students are typically more concerned with hands-on aspects, than with underlying minds-on aspects. Hence, it is hard to reach any minds-on learning goals, leading to relatively ineffective lesson time. In this workshop the framework of Thinking-Back-and-Forth (TBF) between hands-on and minds-on is presented and it is used to analyse existing practical work about...
Abstract. Quantum information requires a different way of thinking and sets a challenge to science education. One amazing characteristic of quantum algorithms is to deliver results with 100% certainty despite the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics in which they are based on. In the proposed workshop, two educational routines based on quantum cryptography protocols (BB84 and Ek91) are...
The workshop investigates position and orientation of ice during melting in two immiscible fluids, the water, and the oil. The theoretical calculation of position of ice using Archimedes law cannot account for orientation of the ice cube. In addition, observations are not consistent with calculated predictions, and this experimental workshop will allow to find the reasons for this inconsistency.
Practically oriented teaching represents inestimable means in motivation of students to boost their interest in understanding. Especially when focusing on technically oriented subjects. The educational kit SESTRA (School Educational Set with Timepix for Radiation Analysis) has been developed at IEAP CTU in Prague with intention to allow simple access of students to microcosmos experiments...
Collaboration between educational science and physics as a scientific discipline ensures successful and competence-based physics teacher education. However, best practices for synergistic didactic concepts are widely missing. In the module “Applications in physics and their didactics”, concepts from physics didactics and insights into current physics research are strongly entangled to create a...
Participants of the workshop will build a simple device in which a pencil levitates due to the repulsion of permanent magnets. The advantage of this construction over those described on various websites is that some parameters can be set, namely the distance of magnets under the pencil and the number of these magnets. This enables to investigate how the behaviour of the pencil (the height in...
Abstract. Blended learning combines online learning in guided home self-study with active student inquiry in the school's learning lab. During the workshop, the teacher will alternately be in the position of a student trying to understand the physical nature of thermoelectric phenomena but also in the position of a teacher discovering the supporting elements of flipped learning and habitat...
The workshop will offer participants the opportunity to familiarize themselves with several activities that support the formative approach in physics education. Drawing from the author's experience, both in working with teachers and in teaching at the secondary school level, the workshop aims to provide practical insights and tools for integrating formative methods into physics instruction.
Designing instruction to make students aware of the rubber sheet analogy's strengths and weaknesses is crucial for fostering discussions about general relativity, gravity, and our solar system, as well as using models to visualise conceptually abstract ideas. This workshop aims to address essential approaches that aid in understanding the rubber sheet analogy's strengths and weaknesses, as...
Can one block give different shadows? When do the solar and lunar eclipses occur? Why do we see only one side of the Moon? How can we find distant planetary systems? These are sample research problems that will be posed during the workshops. We will solve them by building a model of a given phenomenon. We will use simple materials (modeling physical phenomena) and a smartphone or tablet.
This workshop will consist of: a) a hands-on experience with the Newton's Laws game, following the Phys-Cards design principles: a summative activity to help students organize what they have learned and connect externally different scenarios with the underlying physics principles (similar to the “Circular Motion” game presented at GIREP 2023); b) a “bird’s eye” view: results covering three...
Amid global uncertainties, climate change education is essential to empower students. In this workshop, we introduce Tutorials in Climate Change, designed to enhance conceptual understanding in the context of climate change through practical problem-solving and addressing prevalent misconceptions. Additionally, the tutorials incorporate concept cartoons and an anchored instruction approach and...
Inquiry-based science education emphasizes active learning where students, through inquiry, answer a research question applying a scientific method based on experimentation or modelling approach. Experimentation is a primary means of inquiry. Modelling, as another essential aspect of the inquiry approach, allows students to represent and manipulate abstract concepts, explore relationships...
The theory of special relativity is a notoriously difficult learning objective, especially in secondary education. Relativistic phenomena are counter-intuitive and very remote from everyday experience. Moreover, it is impossible to observe relativistic effects in practical experiments. We designed an online simulation environment, called Relativity Lab, in which students can construct and...
Implementing Teachers' Professional Development is a challenge, which is based on a consistent amount of physics education research (PER). The innovation in teaching/learning required today to build competence and autonomy for young people represents a strong challenge for teachers. In Italy, there is no institutional program for the professional development of teachers, but the PLS Plan (PLS)...
The workshop offers a research activity designed for the first year of lower secondary school on the topic of timekeeping. Students create a non-linear graph from their own data and discuss its properties. They reflect on the exploratory cognitive cycle and become aware of the knowledge, skills and competences they have acquired during their learning. Workshop participants will first go...
In this workshop we present QTris, a novel game for teaching and learning quantum mechanics based on a consistent quantum extension of the classical game tic-tac-toe.
Teaching physics to teenagers is a fulfilling adventure. Complex skills essential to become competent in the subject, and activities one can engage students with is a shield from boredom. However, the complexity of physics requires continuing effort, hence less motivated students are prone to failure. There are numerous ways of maintaining enthusiasm for science. This is about one of my...
Physics departments throughout the world share a concern that threatens their well-being and existence: low student enrolments. The Effective Practices for Physics Programs (EP3) Guide (ep3guide.org) provides a set of practices and strategies to help with both the recruitment and the retention of students. In this workshop, we will describe the EP3 Guide, present data from US universities...
This paper offers a brief description of some of the outcomes from the GIREP Malta Webinars 2020 and 2021. A lot was presented and discussed through these webinars. All is deemed important. This presentation will, however, only highlight some of the predominant issues. The aim is to remind the readers of what participants felt were vital ways of how physics teachers can be better trained...
An active-learning workshop is offered to provide an example of a collaborative group-learning pedagogical environment for introductory physics at the university level. Participants will engage in various hands-on and minds-on exercises to illustrate how such a dynamic classroom can transform the strategy for teaching physics in university classes. A discussion about the benefits and...
During the workshop, we will present a ready-to-use unit to introduce the learners to sound frequency, sound propagation in matter, and the sound resonator. The module is embedded into the inquiry-based learning (IBL) cycle based on everyday materials, with particular emphasis on the first phase of the cycle (Brainstorming) created as a storyline, which aims to raise students' motivation and...
