International Commission on Physics Education (ICPE) Newsletter, Issue 47

This is the April 2004 issue of the International Newsletter on Physics Education (ICPE). It announces two major conferences: GIREP 2004 in Ostrava on “Teaching and Learning Physics in New Contexts” and the ICPE/SAIP conference in Durban on “What Physics Should We Teach?” Reports include the VIII Inter-American Conference on Physics Education in Cuba and the Asia-Pacific Physics Teachers Association meeting in the Philippines. Highlights feature a triadic model for pedagogic innovation, a guide to building a regulated power supply for labs, and excerpts from Physics Now, showcasing trends like interdisciplinarity and nanotechnology. The newsletter also details ICPE capacity-building activities and upcoming events worldwide.