Problem based learning (PBL) is a learning strategy, where the learning process is led by a problem-solving activity. Before students learn some knowledge they are divided into groups and given a problem. In order to solve the problem, students need to learn new knowledge, and/or find out how to apply their existing knowledge. The PBL is . . . → Read More: Problem Based Learning in Physics
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Share your passion for physics with others. Inspire students and ignite their curiosity for the subject that you love. Demonstrate exciting experiments in the lab. Be creative, fire up your students, and be fueled by them. A nice teaching technique is to introduce pupils to physics through hobbies they are interested in, or to connect already learned concepts to such hobbies. Many young (also old) people are interested in learning music and especially in easy to learn instruments like the guitar. Using the guitar as our ‘attraction bait’ for pupils, we . . . → Read More: Guitar Physics Would you like to teach your students with cool physics simulations on the computer ?! Or – let’s admit it – just have a bit of fun yourself? Then you must check this out: It is interesting to take a look on some statistical data on physics teaching, as surveyed by the American Institute of Physics. According to these data (click the figure to zoom) , the two categories in which teachers feel their training is lacking ( about 1/3 of them think so) are: I found some interesting news today: July 26, 2010, ITHACA, by Jane Park from www.weny.com: Physics teachers from across the country are at Cornell this week to bolster their science knowledge. These days there seems to be a world-wide acute shortage of physics teachers. In the USA, according to PhysTech: “The National Academies’ report Rising Above the Gathering Storm states that the most consistent and powerful predictor of student achievement in science and mathematics is a teacher who is fully certified and has at . . . → Read More: The Shortage of Physics Teachers These days many interesting demonstrations of physics experiments are available online on the internet. Using these freely available materials in class can make lectures more interesting and exciting. Of course, the best experiments are those done by pupils themselves or by the teacher, in the class. However, this is often not possible, especially for the younger . . . → Read More: Teaching Physics with Short Movies Suppose you decided you are interested in studying towards a physics or science degree, and perhaps consider a teaching career. But where to study? From time to time I will review aspects of science teaching certification programs at leading institutes. Today we will look at the University of Colorado at Boulder “STEM-Colorado” program. The university offers a K-12 teaching . . . → Read More: The University of Colorado at Boulder Science Teaching Program Andy Smith is a secondary school physics teacher in Liverpool. His teaching style is very dynamic reflecting his passion for physics, for his students, and perhaps also his old love of drama lessons. In 2005 Andy won the teaching award for best secondary teacher in the north west of England. Andy says: “Science has got such a . . . → Read More: Andy’s passion Teaching K-12 physics can be immensely rewarding. But before choosing any career path it is a good idea to find out two real world things. First, what are the average salaries in the profession? Second, is there demand for new hires or is the market saturated? Actually, let’s begin with the second question. The answer is clear: . . . → Read More: The Job Market |
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