GIREP 2026 Summer School, Rethymno, Crete, Greece
from
Friday, July 3, 2026 (4:30 PM)
to
Sunday, July 5, 2026 (11:30 PM)
Monday, June 29, 2026
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Friday, July 3, 2026
4:30 PM
Registration
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Welcome and Setting of Goals
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM
All Together: The BIG PhD Game of Rethymno
The BIG PhD Game of Rethymno
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
8:00 PM
Break: Heavy Hors d'Oeuvres
Heavy Hors d'Oeuvres
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday, July 4, 2026
8:45 AM
Working Group 1: Getting to Know One Another
Getting to Know One Another
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Building A, Room 1
Working Group 2: Getting to Know One Another
Getting to Know One Another
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Building D, Room 2
Working Group 3: Getting To Know One Another
Getting To Know One Another
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Building E, Room 3
9:00 AM
Working Group 1: Session 1
Session 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributions
9:00 AM
Identifying Potential Interdisciplinary Curricular Practices for Initial Physics Teacher Education
Working Group 2: Session 1
Session 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributions
9:00 AM
Supporting Physics Teachers’ Use of Augmented Reality through a Community of Practice
-
Caterina Giovanzana
(
Università degli Studi di Trento
)
Working Group 3: Session 1
Session 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributions
9:00 AM
How do advanced physics courses for in-service teachers influence their views of the mathematics-physics interplay?
10:30 AM
Break: Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Cafeteria
11:00 AM
Working Group 1: Session 2
Session 2
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Contributions
11:00 AM
Assessing AI Literacy in Physics & Beyond – Robust Performance-Based Test for High-School Students
-
Tobias Patrick Treczoks
(
Ludwig Maximilians Universitat (DE)
)
Working Group 2: Session 2
Session 2
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Contributions
11:00 AM
Mining Difficulty and Misconceptions from Quantum Circuit Simulator Logs
Working Group 3: Session 2
Session 2
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Contributions
11:00 AM
Physics Education with performing arts: The Physical Clown
-
Matteo Onate Orozco
(
University of Insubria, Department of Science and High Technology, Como, Italy
)
12:30 PM
Break: Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Cafeteria
1:30 PM
Working Group 1: Session 3
Session 3
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Contributions
1:30 PM
Design and Implementation of Activities on the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
-
Rok Kuk
(
University of Ljubljana
)
Working Group 2: Session 3
Session 3
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Contributions
1:30 PM
The effect of embodiment on science identity and belonging in physics education – the case of ionizing radiation
Working Group 3: Session 3
Session 3
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Contributions
1:30 PM
The use of analogies in teaching and learning physics in high school
-
Margareta Lovkovic
(
Strukovna škola Đurđevac, Croatia / FMF Ljubljana, Slovenia
)
3:00 PM
Break: Short Break
Short Break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Workshop Session A: Complicating Coding: Practical Qualitative Analysis for Physics Education Researchers
Complicating Coding: Practical Qualitative Analysis for Physics Education Researchers
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Building E, Plenary Room
Contributions
3:15 PM
Complicating Coding: Practical Qualitative Analysis for Physics Education Researchers
-
Geraldine Cochran
4:30 PM
Break: Short Break
Short Break
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:45 PM
All Together: Roundtables
Roundtables
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Building E, Plenary Room
7:30 PM
Dinner
Dinner
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
9:00 PM
Fun and Games
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sunday, July 5, 2026
9:00 AM
Working Group 1: Session 4
Session 4
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributions
9:00 AM
Identifying and Addressing Students’ Conceptions about Force Identification and Newton’s First Law
-
Marina Ristol Roura
(
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Barcelona Tech
)
Working Group 2: Session 4
Session 4
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributions
9:00 AM
Investigating Students’ Conceptual Understanding of RC Circuits
-
Ruoshi Wang
(
University of the Basque Country
)
Working Group 3: Session 4
Session 4
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributions
9:00 AM
Understanding How Introductory Physics Course Offerings Differ Across U.S. Universities
-
Aiswarya Amalucottage
(
The Ohio State University
)
10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Working Group 1: Session 5
Session 5
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Contributions
11:00 AM
Teaching and evaluating mechanics in lower secondary school
-
Kerstin Lindmaier
(
Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
)
Working Group 2: Session 5
Session 5
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Contributions
11:00 AM
Assessing Secondary School Students’ Understanding of the Energy Conservation Law
-
Petra Plavšić
Working Group 3: Session 5
Session 5
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Contributions
11:00 AM
Towards a Justice-Oriented Physics Education
12:30 PM
Break: Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Cafeteria
1:30 PM
Working Group 1: Session 6
Session 6
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Contributions
1:30 PM
How Different Representations Affect Student Understanding of Single Quantum Optical Experiments
-
Jason Tran
Working Group 2: Session 6
Session 6
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Contributions
1:30 PM
AI-Mediated Peer Dialogue: Evaluating the Relational Dimension
Working Group 3: Session 6
Session 6
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Contributions
1:30 PM
Fidelity Across Levels of Implementation within a PLCs Network
-
kana ofir
(
Weizmann Institute of Science
)
3:00 PM
Short Break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Workshop: Studying Participation in Physics Inquiry: Embedding Sociolinguistic Discourse Analysis in Ethnographic Case Studies
Studying Participation in Physics Inquiry: Embedding Sociolinguistic Discourse Analysis in Ethnographic Case Studies
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Building E, Plenary Room
Contributions
3:15 PM
Studying Participation in Physics Inquiry: Embedding Sociolinguistic Discourse Analysis in Ethnographic Case Studies
-
Shulamit Kapon
(
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
)
4:30 PM
Break
Break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Understanding the Publication Process: Meeting with PRPER and European Journal of Physics Representatives
Meeting with PRPER and European Journal of Physics Representatives
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Building E, Plenary Room
7:30 PM
Dinner, Awards, and Games
Dinner, Awards, and Games
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM