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Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –
During the autumn school holidays, Saint Petersburg hosts the city physics week. The organizers are the Saint Petersburg Academy of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education named after K. D. Ushinsky, the Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University and the city methodological association of Saint Petersburg physics teachers and lecturers.
The event is held for teachers and lecturers of physics, teachers of additional education for the development of subject, methodological and general cultural competencies, the exchange of successful pedagogical practices and professional communication of like-minded people.
More than 100 teachers from general education institutions attended the Physics Day at the Polytechnic University. The event was opened by Pavel Zakharov, Director of the Institute of Physics and Mathematics at SPbPU. Pavel Vasilyevich spoke about the university’s successes in training qualified personnel, and also shared plans for the further development of educational programs and scientific research.
Professor of the Institute of Physics and Mathematics Vadim Ivanov, demonstrator Elena Petrova and engineer Natalia Akhiyarova spoke about how to make studying physics interesting and understandable for schoolchildren. Participants were able to see and even participate in various experiments demonstrating the laws of physics.
The lecture “Modern Challenges for Physics, Electronics and Telecommunications” by Vadim Panevin, senior lecturer at the Higher School of Engineering Physics, also touched upon current issues facing modern science and technology.
This event allows not only to popularize physics among teachers, but also to inspire to teach one of the most important subjects of the school curriculum in a more interesting and creative format. We are very proud of our cooperation with APPO and are glad to be one of the venues for holding the city week of physics, where teachers can get acquainted with the future alma mater of their graduates, – noted the director of the Center for Work with Educational Organizations of SPbPU Georgy Shkolnik.
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