Speaker
Dr
Avraham Merzel
(The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Description
Teaching energy as a coherent concept across scientific disciplines, across topics within physics, and across different educational levels is a persistent challenge. To address this challenge, we established an international researchers-practitioners partnership (RPP) aimed at developing a teacher-training program and teaching-learning sequences. Grounded in the energy-change approach as a means to teach energy coherently, we organized a hands-on and minds-on workshop for leading teachers that uses calorimetric experiments and generative AI for teaching planning. We share insights from the partnership, both regarding the challenges of teaching energy coherently and the affordances and constraints of working within an international RPP.
| Education level | All ages |
|---|---|
| Physics topic | Thermodynamics and Energy |
| Research focus | Innovative instructional strategies and pathways |
| Research method | Practitioner’s Inquiry / Action Research (Qualitative research) |
| Organizing preference criteria | Track |
Author
Dr
Avraham Merzel
(The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Co-authors
Costas Constantinou
(University of Cyprus)
DIMITRIOS KOLIOPOULOS
(University of Patras)
Henk Pol
Dr
Kalliopi Meli
(University of Patras)
Marika Kapanadze
Dr
Niki Sissamperi
(University of Patras)
Yaron Lehavi
(The David Yellin Academic College of Education)