At the beginning of the school year, more than 1,500 QuaMath schools will be putting the practice into practice for the first time. The launch event in Saarland is an example of the nationwide practical launch of QuaMath with the aim of further developing the quality of mathematics teaching. The Saarland Ministry of Education and Culture, the KMK and the QuaMath program management invite you to a press conference.
The event in Saarbrücken marks the start of QuaMath for 18 Saarland schools, including primary schools, community schools and high schools. State coordinators, school principals, multipliers and teachers provide insights into the implementation of the program.
As a continuation of the Berlin launch event in June 2024, this event presents the concrete implementation of QuaMath. The practical phase will start in 15 federal states at the beginning of the 2024/25 school year. The schools will be supported by multipliers in 200 networks.
Press representatives will have the opportunity to conduct interviews with those present and receive detailed information on the next steps of the program.
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. – approx. 3:00 p.m
Location: Ministry of Education and Culture of Saarland, Trierer Straße 33, 66111 Saarbrücken
The event will take place in halls 1-3.
Format: Presence with digital connection from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
participation
The press event will be held in a hybrid format to enable broad participation. Press representatives are invited to participate either on site in the premises of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Saarland in Saarbrücken or digitally.
Registration
Please register by September 10, 2024 by sending an email to: [email protected].
Background and objectives
The aim of the QuaMath program is to sustainably improve the quality of mathematics education in Germany from early childhood education to the Abitur. Through professional exchange and practical teaching development, tried-and-tested and research-based training and teaching concepts are developed and their use is researched so that they can be optimized.
The focus of the first year and a half of the QuaMath program was the basic qualification of the multipliers, experienced teachers who will lead around 200 school networks. In each school network, around 5 schools meet regularly over the course of the school year and each school participates with a school team of 3-5 mathematics teachers. The second phase of the program begins in the new school year. The concrete work will begin with around 6,000 teachers nationwide.
The press conference offers an excellent opportunity to hear directly from experts from the German Centre for Mathematics Teacher Education (DZLM) and the actors involved from schools and further education how the QuaMath programme is integrated into everyday school life, what challenges need to be overcome and what positive effects have already been observed.
Program and participants
The press event offers a platform for representatives from politics, education and the school system to talk about the significance of this QuaMath milestone “QuaMath goes into practice” and to explain the next steps. Participants include:
- Jessica Heide, State Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Culture of Saarland and KMK Presidency
- Prof. Dr. Susanne Prediger, QuaMath project manager, head of the German Centre for Mathematics Teacher Education (at the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education) and professor at the Technical University of Dortmund
- Prof. Dr. Lars Holzäpfel, extended QuaMath management and module manager, professor at the Freiburg University of Education
- Annett Kreuziger, QuaMath overall coordinator, Department of Subject-Related Knowledge Transfer at the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education
- Mark Lehmann, Head of Communication, DZLM/ Department of Subject-Related Knowledge Transfer at the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education
- Guido Stade, QuaMath State Manager, Saarland
- Selina Reimsbach, QuaMath State Coordinator Primary School, Saarland
- Jenny Schygulla, QuaMath-Multiplying Secondary School, Saarland
- Günther Clemens, QuaMath headmaster, Gersheim Community School
- Chantal Breyer, QuaMath teacher, Gersheim Community School
Sequence
• 9:00 – 9:15 am
Welcome: Jessica Heide, State Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Culture of Saarland
• 9:15 – 10:00 am
Introduction and presentation of the QuaMath program by Prof. Dr. Susanne Prediger & Prof. Dr. Lars Holzäpfel
• 10:00 – 10:30 am
Experience reports from the Saarland by state officials, state coordinators, multipliers, school management and teachers
• 10:30 – 11:00 am
Open question and discussion session (moderated by Annett Kreuziger) and opportunities for meetings on site until 12 noon
• 11:00 – 11:30 am
PAUSE
• 12:00 – 15:00
Training on Module 1 of the QuaMath basic module (including break)
Basic information
About QuaMath
»QuaMath – Developing teaching and training quality in mathematics« is a ten-year program of the German Center for Teacher Education in Mathematics (DZLM), which is funded by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (KMK).
About the DZLM
The DZLM was founded in 2011 and funded by the Deutsche Telekom Foundation for 10 years. Since 2021, the DZLM has been affiliated with the IPN Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education. In a network consisting of professors at twelve universities, the DZLM develops and researches support offers for teachers in mathematics in close cooperation with practice.
Contact
Ministry of Education and Culture of Saarland
Fabian Bosse
Press Officer
Tel: +49 681 501-7565
Trierer Strasse 33
66111 Saarbrücken
E-Mail: [email protected]
KMK
Torsten Heil
Press Officer
Head of Press Office
Telephone: +49 (0) 30 25418-462
Fax: +49 (0) 30 25418-455
Mobil: +49 (0) 1721392120
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.kmk.org
DZLM / IPN-FET
Mark Lehmann
Responsible Communication
IPN – Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education
Department of Subject-Related Knowledge Transfer and
German Centre for Teacher Education in Mathematics (DZLM)
Tel.: +49 (0)30 2093 47975
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.dzlm.de