Department of Mathematical Sciences Colloquium Series

Furthering the Professional development of teachers - some observations, ideas and visions from the view point of a research mathematician at a German University

Guenter Toerner University of Duisburg-Essen

The talk starts with a short description of the system of teacher education in Germany as well as with an overview on the German school system. Presently the author is running a project entitled "Mathematik Anders Machen" which translates to "Mathematics Done Differently" to spread and to broaden existing local or regional professional development programs. This massive project is sponsored by the Deutsche Telekom Foundation (T-Mobile) in collobaration with the German Mathematicians' Association (DMV). In describing the theoretical framework of the program the author will refer to recent international research results in the area of professional development.

Thursday, 4 October 2007 4:10 p.m. in Math 103 3:30 p.m. Refreshments in Math Lounge 109

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