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Plenary lecture by Fiene Bredow at national conference

Fiene Bredow has been invited to hold a plenary lecture at the 59th conference of the German association for didactics of mathematics (Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Mathematik - GDM) in Wuppertal.


Gezeichnete Grafik: In einem stilisierten Koordinatensystem sind Häuser zu erkennen, zwischen denen die Wuppertaler Schwebebahn fährt

Our working group at the GDM conference 2026 in Wuppertal

From March 2 to 6, 2026, the 59th Annual Conference of the Society for Mathematics Education (GDM) will take place at the University of Wuppertal. Several members of our working group will be present.


Dr. Rita Kellner-Stoll und Thomas Janßen stehen nebeneinander und lächeln in die Kamera, Thomas Janßen hält eine Urkunde des Goldenen Plietsch in den Händen

Thomas Janßen wins funding by the University of Bremen Foundation

In one of his seminars, Thomas Janßen explores with students how basic statistical skills can be combined with education for sustainable development as early as elementary school—thanks to funding by the University of Bremen Foundation, now also with innovative traffic counters.


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Prof. Alice Lemmo at the Mathematics Colloquium

Prof. Alice Lemmo from the Universitá Degli Studi Dell’Aquila will talk at the Mathematics Colloquium on 21 January 2026, beginning at 1600h in room MZH 2495. Her talk is titled "Using Written Mathematics Tests to Support Teaching and Learning".


Sechs Personen sitzen um einen Tisch, essen Pizza und spielen gemeinsam Kartenspiele. Auf dem Tisch liegen Pizzakartons und verschiedene Spiele, während alle in die Kamera grinsen. Die Atmosphäre scheint locker und fröhlich.

Joint game night

On January 7, 2026, mathematics educators from the University of Bremen's primary and secondary school programs met for a joint game night.


Zwei Menschen stehen vor einem Regal und blicken in die Kamera

Prof. Rita Borromeo Ferri & Prof. Dr. Andreas Meister at the Mathematics Colloquium

Prof. Rita Borromeo Ferri and Prof. Dr. Andreas Meister from the University of Kassel will talk at the Mathematics Colloquium on 14 January 2026, beginning at 1600h in room MZH 5600. Their talk is titled "Mathematical modelling as a bridge between school, industry and research".


Abbildung aus dem Artikel von Aylin Thomaneck et al., die exemplarisch vier Blickmuster von Schüler:innen zeigt, die die im Artikel besprochene Aufgabe bearbeiten. Die verwendeten Strategien sind benannt mit "between", "within", "internal graph" und "internal image"

New research paper by Aylin Thomaneck, Maike Vollstedt and Maike Schindler

Aylin Thomaneck, Maike Vollstedt and Maike Schindler (University of Cologne) have recently published a research paper in the Journal für Mathematik-Didaktik examining the causes of the graph-as-picture error in students’ interpretation of graphs.


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Dr. Sara Bagossi at the Mathematics Colloquium

Dr. Sara Bagossi from the University of Bozen/Bolzano will talk at the Mathematics Colloquium on 3 December 2025, beginning at 1600h in room MZH 5600. Her talk is titled "Mathematical discussion in the digital era".


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