Programme

A new deal between science teaching, science and society: Physics at school

15- 16 April 2009, Ratnieki, Latvia

Tuesday 14 2009 Arrival

Lead convener: Ove Poulsen

18:00-21:00

Registration

19:00

Informal Welcome Meeting & dinner

Martial  Ducloy

Wednesday 15 April 2009

8:30 - 08:40

Welcome to Latvia

Marcis Auzinsh

08:40-08:55

Introduction

Ove Poulsen

09:00-09:30

Keynote Speakers: Theme A

Carl Angell, UiO

09:30-10.00

Physics teaching for all, Science Literacy

Robin Millar, Univ. of York

10:00-10:30

Keynote Speaker: Theme B

Physics teaching for the interested

Harrie Eijkelhof, Utrecht University

10:30-10:50

Coffee break

10:50-11:20

Keynote Speaker: Theme C

Physics teaching for the select

Hans Jordens, NL

11.20- 11.50

General Speaker

Sciences à l' Ecole

Pierre Encrenaz, LERMA

11:50-12:30

discussion

12:30-13:00

General Speaker

Revitalizing physics lectures with experiments

Adolf Cortel, Spain

13:00-14:30

Lunch

14:30-17:00

Topical work in groups

experts to provide support

Physics teaching for all

convener: Peter Melville

Physics teaching for the interested

convener: Sonja Draxler

Physics teaching for the select

convener: Chris Rossel

17:00-17:30

Coffee Break

17:30-18:30

Preliminary group reports

conveners

18:30

Dinner

20:00-21.00

After dinner session- physics portals

Erik Johansson

Thursday 16 April 2009

08:30-11:30

Topical work in groups cont.

11:30-12:00

Concepts of reality and physics education

Herbert Pietschmann, Vienna

12:00-13:00

Lunch

13.00-13.30

Popularization of science

Vincent Icke, Leiden

13:30-15:00

Topical work continued and/or walk around  Ratnieki

15:00-15:30

Coffee Break

Results and recommendations

15:30-16:00

Topic 1

Physics teaching for all

16:00- 16:30

Topic 2

Physics teaching for the interested

16:30-17:00

Topic 3

Physics teaching for the select

17:00-18:00

Forum recommendations (final)

Ove Poulsen

18:30- 20:00

Dinner

20:00

After dinner address

Martial Ducloy, President, FPS

21:00

Informal discussions

Friday 17 April 2009

9:00-10:00

Departure