Development of an online teacher training course for modern quantum physics teaching
Kim Kappl 1 * , Stefan Aehle 2 , Simon Koppenhöfer 1 , Philipp Scheiger 1
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1 Physik und ihre Didaktik, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, GERMANY2 AG Fachdidaktik der Physik und Astronomie, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Jena, GERMANY* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Modern quantum physics is finding its way into education and schools to train specialists for future technologies. Teachers must, therefore, be familiar with modern quantum physics. However, this content was often not a focus of the university training of prospective teachers. Consequently, there is a great need for further and advanced training courses for teachers. In this contribution, we present the concept and implementation of a practice-oriented teacher training course with online self-study units and a focus on physics content. The focus is on the essential features of quantum physics that may be new to many in-service teachers, such as single-photon physics, Dirac formalism, and the quantum mechanical worldview.

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Article Type: Research Article

EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 22, Issue 8, August 2026, Article No: em2882

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18987

Publication date: 21 Jul 2026

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