Concepts, Strategies and Models to Enhance Physics Teaching and Learning

Part I: Development of Physics teaching and learning in schools.- 1 Newton's Apple And Einstein's Timewarp, New Ideas In Teaching Gravity, Warren Stannard.- 2  Using The Electron-Gas Model In Lower Secondary Schools - A Binational Design-Based Research Project, Claudia Haagen-Schützenhöfer.- 3 The Virtual Sandbox An Approach To Introduce Principles Of Granular Flow Physics In The Classroom, Olga Gkioka.- 4 Three Stories, Three Toolkits: Magnetize Attention, Light Up Coloured Ideas, Gas Fantasy Into Science, Sara Roberta Barbieri.- 5 Mathematics - A Quasi-Natural Science At School?, Eduard Krause.- Part II: Innovation in Undergraduate Physics Education.- 6  A 5E-Based Learning Workshop on Various Aspects of the Hall Effect, Dominique Persano-Adorno.- 7  The Broken Mirror: The Foundations of Thermodynamics and the Failure of Mathematics to Reflect the Physics, David Sands.- 8  Computer Modelling in Physics Education: Dealing with Complexity, Onne van Buuren.- 9  Development of Data Processing Skills of Physics Students in Intermediate Laboratory Courses, Inkeri Kontro.- 10 Evaluation Of An Experimental Sequence On Introductory Quantum Physics Based On Leds And The Photoelectric Effect., Massimiliano Malgieri.- 11 The Role Of Playing In The Representation Of The Concept Of Energy: A Lab Experience For Future Primary School Teachers, Alessandra Landini.- Part III: Trends in Physics Teacher Education.- 12 Development and Assessment of Inquiry Skills in the Context of Socioscientific Issues with Pre-Service Teachers, Ruth Chadwick.- 13  Responsibility of Teachers - The SSIBL Model in Hungary, Prof. Péter Tasnádi.- 14 Using Self-Video-Based Conversations in Training Physics Teachers, Yaron Lehavi.- 15 A Workshop Approach to Pre-Service Physics Teacher Education, Paul van Kampen.- 16 Views and Strategies of Teachers Concerning the Role of Mathematics and Physics in Physics Lessons, Gesche Pospiech.- Part IV: Bridging gaps in student motivation and engagement in Physics.- 17 Project Accelerate: Closing The Access Gap To Physical Science Careers And Academic Programs, Mark D. Greenman.- 18  "There Are No Things Inside Things": An Augmented Lecture To Bridge The Gap Between Formal And Informal Physics Education, Marco Giliberti.- 19 Pedagogical Strategies To Increase Students' Engagement And Motivation, Claudia De Grandi.- 20. The Dust Catcher: Discovering The Educational Value Of The Historical Scientific Heritage, Marta Rinaudo.