[Catalist] FW: International Workshop on Teaching and Learning Einsteinian Physics in the Era of Gravitational Astronomy

[John Clarke]

Hi All,
A little more about the International Workshop on Teaching and Learning Einsteinian Physics from Prof Blair and the organizing committee.

Dear Science Teachers

Now that Einstein's gravitational waves have been discovered, the teaching of Einsteinian reality is no longer optional! Space ripples, time warps and quantum instruments can measure it.  Einsteinian physics is inside the phones that our students all love! We owe it to our children to teach our best understanding of reality, and this is the world of Einsteinian concepts.  Internationally educators are creating exciting new learning materials that have already been proved to improve student attitudes to science, increase gender equity and boost STEM education.

This is a workshop for all teachers who teach science from year 7 upwards, as well as physics teachers.

On 28 November a special international workshop, supported by the Australian and Norwegian governments, will bring you the latest developments. You can be in the forefront of Einsteinian learning and bring back to your school low cost resources and ideas that will motivate your students, and change your way of thinking.

Please see the enclosed flyer and the web page where you can register.

Spaces are limited so register now!


David Blair
Winthrop Professor
Director, Australian International Gravitational Research Centre (WA Government Centre of Excellence)


International Workshop on Teaching and Learning Einsteinian Physics in the Era of Gravitational Astronomy


Talks, workshops and discussions by science educators, physicists, and teachers developing innovative teaching and learning resources for school science education in the 21st Century
Coordinated by the ReleQuant and Einstein-First project teams in Norway and Australia

Location
 The Gravity Discovery Centre, Gingin Shire, Western Australia (1 hour from Perth Airport), last day at Future Science, Curtin University

Dates
28 November to 2 December - 2016
Teachers Workshops - 1 & 2 December 2016


Speakers include



Martin Hendry (Glasgow): The curriculum for excellence

Ellen Henriksen (Oslo): Learning resources for modern physics

Ling-An Wu (Chinese Academy of Sciences): Quantum nature of light

Elizabeth Finkel (Cosmos Magazine): STEM education through journalism

David Blair  (Western Australia): Einsteinian physics: no longer optional

David Treagust (Curtin): Changing  paradigms

Magdalena Kersting (Oslo): Educational reconstruction of general relativity
Maria Vetleseter Bøe (Oslo): Students' motivation and the implied student
Rolf Steier (Oslo): Conceptual understanding of spacetime
Thomas Frågåt (Oslo): Web based teachers guides

Hongbin Kim (Seoul): Teaching relativity

Grady Venville (Western Australia): Gravity ideas using Leaning Tower experiments

Warren Stannard (Western Australia): Climbing the time warp

Tejinder Kaur  (Western Australia): Activity-based learning of Einsteinian physics
Ute Kraus (Hildesheim): Visualization of Special Relativity
John Moschilla (Western Australia): Gold - Einstein's metal.
Igor Bray (Curtin): Quantum scattering


Local Organizing Committee
Ron Burman, John Clarke, Jan Devlin, Elaine Horne (Chair), Warren Stannard, Tejinder Kaur, and John Moschilla, Yohanes Sudarmo Dua and Marjan Zadnik.

Scientific Advisory Committee
Maria Vetleseter Bøe, David Blair (Co-chair), Martin Hendry, Ellen Karoline Henriksen (Co-chair), Magdalena Kersting, David Treagust and Grady Venville.

Supported by The Australian Research Council and the Norwegian Research Council


 REGISTRATION: Click here<http://www.cvent.com/events/international-workshop-on-the-teaching-and-learning-of-einsteinian-physics-in-the-era-of-gravitation/agenda-4f6ed0abf23c4c999ea4fcf4dcf9fcb6.aspx> to register for Workshop.

CONTACTS:     John Clarke:   john at stawa.net<mailto:john at stawa.net>
Elaine Horne: ehorne54 at iinet.net.au<mailto:ehorne54 at iinet.net.au>

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