Projects

The project “Diagnosis-based Teaching: Teaching Sequences in the Physics Classroom” directly continues the “Research-based...

Leading team: Prof. Bat Sheva Eylon Dr. Esther Bagno Ms. Esther Magen

This project involves research-based design of a novel model for disciplinary internship workshops for second-career Physics teachers....

Leading team: Prof. Edit Yerushalmi

The “Gateway to Physics” program is aimed at physics students and teachers in middle school excellence programs. The...

Leading team: Prof. Edit Yerushalmi

In the world of contemporary research and technology, there is a growing interest for interdisciplinary fields. In particular,...

Leading team: Prof. Edit Yerushalmi Dr. Yarden Ben Horin Dr. Hila Damari- Weissler Prof. Samuel Safran

The “Physics & Industry” program was designed to facilitate credit-carrying, out-of-school regional frameworks,...

Leading team: Prof. Emeriti Bat Sheva Eylon, Department of Science Teaching, Weizmann Institute of Science Rami Arieli, Davidson Institute of Science Education Dorothy Langley, Davidson Institute of Science Education

Problem solving is considered by many Physics instructors as a learning opportunity intended to promote both conceptual understanding...

Leading team: Prof. Edit Yerushalmi

Many students perceive high school physics as difficult and challenging. As a result, many students choose not to study physics...

Leading team: Prof. Bat-Sheva Eylon Dr. Esther Bagno Ms. Esther Magen

The National Center for Physics Teachers was established in 1995 in the Department of Science Teaching at the Weizmann Institute...

Leading team: Prof. Edit Yerushalmi Prof. Yaron Lehavi AVI RAHAV

The national network of physics teachers’ PLCs have been operating for a decade, since 2011, with the following goal in...

Leading team: Prof. Edit Yerushalmi Prof. Emeriti Bat Sheva Eylon Dr. Smadar Levy – Head of the Physics Teachers Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) Adi Noga – Leader, Teacher Leaders’ PLC Kobe Schwarzbord – Leader, Teacher Leaders’ PLC Dr. Zehorit Kapa Dr. Esther Bagno – Former Head, the Physics Teachers Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) Dr. Hana Berger – Former Leader, Teacher Leaders’ PLC Esther Magen – Former Leader, Teacher Leaders’ PLC

In 2016, a large-scale research, development and implementation program was launched in PeTeL Physics. In the first phase, a leading...

Leading team: Prof. Edit Yerushalmi Prof. Emeriti Bat Sheva Eylon Dr. Giora Alexandron Dr. Asaf Bar-Yosef Michal Walter

The Rothschild-Weizmann Program is an academic program offered by the Weizmann Institute’s Feinberg Graduate School, with...

Leading team: Prof. Edit Yerushalmi Prof. Shimon Levit Prof. Bat-Sheva Eylon Dr. Smadar Levy Dr. Esther Bagno Leading Team Members – Past Dr. Hana Berger Leading Team Members – Past

The physics group in the Weizmann Institute’s Department of Science Teaching has been granted the support of the Physics...

Leading team: Prof. Edit Yerushalmi

The Video-didactics (“Vidactics” for short) program is designed to train physics and mathematics teachers in moderating...

Leading team: Prof. Lehavi Yaron, Prof. Emeritus Eylon Bat Sheva Ami Baram