News
Digitaler Matheforscherinnen- und Matheforscher-Tag rewarded!
The digital day for young maths researchers of the matelier wins a PORTAL-Preis, congratulations to all involved!
Prof. Maike Vollstedt wins Berninghausenpreis for excellent teaching
Prof. Maike Vollstedt wins a Berninghausenpreis for excellent teaching, congratulations!
Move to Unicom 2
The AG moved! We are now located in Unicom 2,
Mary-Somerville-Straße 3, Haus Oxford.
MINT-Tag 2020
On December 8, 2020, the 2nd MINT-Tag in Bremen will take place. You will find exciting talks and workshops about topics from science and mathematics. Some members of our AG also offer a talk.
"Math-IT - GIRLS, go!"
On Oct. 8, 2020 (15.00-17.00), female mathematicians and computer scientists will talk about their excitement for their subject and the role of women in these research areas. For more information see the announcements and this flyer. See also the article Zauberhafte Mathematik und Informatik für Schülerinnen.
Release on research on proof in mathematics education
Prof. Dr. Christine Knipping published an article on Research on proof in mathematics education, 1980 - 2020 with Prof. Gila Hanna.
DI-MAVI 26
DI-MAVI 26 is taking place from September 16-18, 2020. Please find further information on our conference website: www.math.uni-bremen.de/didaktik/tagungen/mavi26.
Talks about research in mathematics education within the Mathematics Colloquium
June, 30 2020:
Mathematische Experimente - ein idealer
erster Schritt in die Mathematik
Prof. Dr. Albrecht Beutelspacher (Mathematikum Gießen e.V.)
afterwards: The Mathematikum comes to Bremen!
The talk and the "mathematical amusements" will be held online. Please consider the Announcements for further informationen.
May 19, 2020:
Effekte externer Repräsentationen auf
funktionales Denken
Dr. Tobias Rolfes (IPN - Leibniz-Institut für die Pädagogik der Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik)
The talk will be held online. Please consider the Announcements for further information.
April 28, 2020:
Metakognition
im Mathematikunterricht - Analyse und Einschätzung fachlicher Qualität
metakognitiver Aktivitäten im Klassengespräch
Dr. Edita Nowinska (Universität Osnabrück)
The talk will be held online. Please consider the Announcements for further information.
AG Didaktik der Mathematik is currently available only by mail.
Due to the current situation, the members of AG Didaktik der Mathematik are only available by mail. In organizational matters please contact our secretary Kerstin Düren by mail.
MAVI26 in Bremen
It is our great pleasure to announce that the 26th Conference of Mathematical Views (MAVI26), will be held in Bremen, Germany from September 16 to 18, 2020. We are very much looking forward to seeing you in Bremen! Maike Vollstedt on behalf of the local organizing committee. More information can be found here and on http://www.math.uni-bremen.de/didaktik/tagungen/mavi26/index.html.
8 scholarships for "Duale Promotion"
The Zentrum für Lehrerinnen-/Lehrerbildung und Bildungsforschung of the University of Bremen offers 8 sholarships in a PhD program for "duale Promotion". The Start will be 2021.
Student conference "PsychMat2020"
Master students are organizing the students conference "PsychMath2020" on the psychology of mathematics learning. More in the announcements.
Prof. Dr. Maike Vollstedt expert in accreditation procedure
On 17/01/20, Prof. Dr. Maike Vollstedt will be part of the internal accreditation procedure of study programmes for mathematics teacher training at Freie Universität Berlin as an expert for subject didactics.
Prof. Dr. Christine Knipping will give a talk at Fachtag "Konsequenzen aus dem IQB Bildungstrend"
At the Fachtag "Konsequenzen aus dem IQB Bildungstrend" Prof. Dr. Christine Knipping will give a talk on mathematics and diagnostics (10/01/20, 13:30-18:00, Schulzentrum Utbremen).
Release on students' personal meaning in mathematics
Neruja Suriakumaran and Prof. Dr. Maike Vollstedt published an article on Finnish and German students' personal meaning in mathematics in the International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education (LUMAT) with Prof. Dr. Markku Hannula (University of Helsinki).
Prof. Dr. Maike Vollstedt belongs to appointment committee
Prof. Dr. Maike Vollstedt belongs to the appointment committee for the professorship "Angewandte Linguistik mit dem Schwerpunkt Textproduktionsforschung" at the faculty of linguistics and literary studies.
Release: "Mathematikunterricht insklusiv gestalten"
Prof. Dr. Angelika Bikner-Ahsbahs (Ed.) book "Mathematikunterricht inklusiv gestalten" has been released.

Prof. Dr. Maike Vollstedt co-organizes Working Conference on Eye Tracking
Prof. Dr. Maike Vollstedt co-organizes the Working Conference on Eye Tracking at the University of Cologne (November 29-20, 2019) together with Maike Schindler (Cologne), Andreas Obersteiner (Freiburg), and Anselm Strohmaier (Munich).
Prof. Dr. Angelika Bikner-Ahsbahs chairs TWG17 at CERME22
Prof Dr. Angelika Bikner-Ahsbahs is nominated to be the chair of the Thematic Working Group TWG17 "Theoretical Perspectives and Approaches in Mathematics Education Research" at CERME12 (February 03-07, 2021, Bolzano).
Release: "Affect and Mathematics Education"
The ICME-13 Monograph "Affect and Mathematic Education. Fresh Perspectives on Motivation, Engagement, and Identity" (M.S. Hannula, G.C. Leder, F. Morselli, M. Vollstedt, & Q. Zhang, Hrsg.) has been released.

Release: "Unterrichtsentwicklung macht Schule"
The second volume of Creative Unit FaBiT has been released.
Release: "Compendium for Early Career Researchers" with contributions of
our professors
Our professors contributed to the recently released "Compendium for Early Career Researchers in Mathematics Education" (G. Kaiser & N. Presmeg, Eds., 2019; ICME-13 Monograph). More information in the announcements.
Prof. Dr. Maike Vollstedt will hold laudatio at "Paula lobt!"
On May 3, 2019, at Paula-Modersohn-Schule in Bremerhaven, Prof. Dr. Maike Vollstedt will commend pupils who have been succesful at mathematical competitions as part of the event "Paula lobt!".
Talks about research in mathematics education within the Mathematics Colloquium
May 14, 2019:
Gleichheiten im Mathematikunterricht der Grundschule
Prof. Ralph Schwarzkopf (Universität Oldenburg)
May 28, 2019:
Eye Tracking als Zugang zu
mathematischem Denken? Möglichkeiten und Grenzen
Jun.-Prof. Maike Schindler (Universität Köln)
On health grounds the talk has to be canceled. Thank you for your understanding.
June 18, 2019:
A digital, gesture-based approach to
learning multiplication
Prof. Nathalie Sinclair (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
The talks will take place at 16:00 (s.t.) in MZH 6210.
In the Announcements you can find abstracts.
Invited Talk and Workshop by Prof. Dr. David Reid in Japan
Prof. Dr. David Reid was the Invited Lecturer at the International Seminar of Research on Teaching and Learning Mathematical Proof, held on 16-17 March 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. The Seminar was attended by researchers from across Japan. The following day, 18 March, he led a full day workshop on techniques of Argumentation Analysis.
Invited Talk by Prof. Dr. David Reid at Network conference
Prof. Dr. David Reid was the Invited Lecturer at the Network conference – Argumentation and Proof within Situations of Teaching and Learning of Mathematics, held on 6 March 2019 at the University of Southeast Norway. The conference aimed to create a network of researchers and teachers engaged in research on argumentation and proving in mathematics, at schools and universities. It was attended by researchers from throughout Norway.
Prof. Dr. Angelika Bikner-Ahsbahs continues her international engagement
Prof. Dr. Angelika Bikner-Ahsbahs will belong to the IPC of the conference on Technology and Psychology for Mathematics Education of PME in Moskau (18/3/2019 - 21/3/2019) and she will be chair of YESS 10 in Greece (April 2019) as an expert for theories in Mathematics Education.
Talk by Prof. Dr. Angelika Bikner-Ahsbahs at ICTMT 14
Prof. Dr. Angelika Bikner-Ahsbahs and Arthur Bakker will give one of the plenaries at the 14th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching in Essen (22/07/2019 - 25/07/2019) with the title Networking theories when designing for mathematics education with technology.
Talk by Prof. Dr. Christine Knipping at the next GDM conference
Prof. Dr. Christine Knipping will give one of the main talks at the 53rd annual conference of the GDM in Regensburg (04/03/2019 - 08/03/2019) with the title Argumentieren im Mathematikunterricht - epistemologische und diskursive Herausforderungen.
Researcher from Iran is our guest in the AG Didaktik der Mathematik
We welcome Habibeh Aghighi Bakhshayesh as a guest in our AG!
You will find more information the Announcements.
Talk and workshop
November 22, 2018:
Learning by researching: Why to promote it and how to make it happen
Talk (14:00 - 15:00, MZH 2495) and workshop (15:00 - 18:00, MZH 2495)
Prof. Anna Sfard (University of Haifa, Israel)
In the Announcements and in this flyer you can find the abstract and further information on the registration.
The MAL-Projekt at the Informationstour "Erfahrbares Lernen"
06. November 2018:
The MAL-Projekt will be presented at the Informationstour "Erfahrbares Lernen".
For further information and registration see https://www.technik-zum-menschen-bringen.de/service/termine/informationstour-erfahrbares-lernen.
Talk about research in mathematics education within the Mathematics Colloquium
November 20, 2018:
Spontaneous meta-arithmetic as the first step toward algebraic discourse
Prof. Anna Sfard (University of Haifa, Israel)
(see also this flyer)
The talk will take place at 16:00 (s.t.) in MZH 6210.
In the Announcements you can find abstracts.
Prof. Dr. Angelika Bikner-Ahsbahs internationally involved
Prof Dr. Angelika Bikner-Ahsbahs is nominated to be the chair of the Thematic Working Group "Theoretical Perspectives and Approaches in Mathematics Education Research" at CERME11 (6.-10.02.2019, Utrecht) as well as to be the chair of the Topic Study Group "Diversity of Theories in Mathematics Education" at ICME14 (12.-19.07.2020, Shanghai).
New project launched: Multimodal algebra learning
Angelika Bikner-Ahsbahs, David Reid, Thomas Janßen, and Estela Vallejo are involved in a new interdisciplinary project that explore the possibilities of using smart objects in algebra education.
Find out more in the announcements.
Teacher Education: Uni Bremen successful in the competition „Digitales Lernen Grundschule“
For further information see the press release under announcements.
Compendium about working academically online
We allocate a compendium
about working academically.
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Prof. Dr. Christine Knipping
Head of working group knipping@math.uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 637 - 21 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.0190 office hours: Thu., 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Office hours will currently take place online. Please consider the contact details on my homepage. |
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Dr. Maike Vollstedt
Head of working group vollstedt@math.uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 598 - 61 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.0180 office hours by appointment via e-mail |
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Kerstin
Düren
dueren@math.uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 637 - 20 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.0110 |
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Dr. Arsen Narimanyan
arsen@math.uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 635 - 70 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.0120 |
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Dr.
Ingolf Schäfer
ingolf.schaefer@uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 637 - 18 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.0090 |
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Dr. Christoph
Duchhardt
christoph.duchhardt@uni-bremen.de (0421) 218598 - 60 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.0130 |
Staff members and doctoral students |
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Nele
Abels
scientific staff nele.abels@uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 637 - 33 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.1110 |
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Mareike
Best
doctoral student mbest@math.uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 637 - 16 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.1050 |
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Tarik Boujada
scientific staff boujada@uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 637 - 33 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.0080 |
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Fiene
Bredow
scientific staff bredow@uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 637 - 22 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.1110 |
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Maike
Gerz
(geb. Braukmüller)
external doctoral student (Westermann Gruppe) maike.braukmueller@westermanngruppe.de |
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Erik
Hanke
scientific staff erik.hanke@uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 637 - 19 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.0080 |
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Martin Ohrndorf scientific staff ohrndorf@uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 598 - 63 |
Chrysi Papadaki
doctoral student chrysi@uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 637 - 27 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.1090 |
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Uwe Schallmaier
doctoral student schallmaier@uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 598 - 64 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.1110 |
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Daniela Schansker
(geb. Behrens)
doctoral student daniela.schansker@uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 637 - 17 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.1090 |
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Neruja
Suriakumaran
scientific staff suriakumaran@math.uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 598 - 63 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.1090 |
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Aylin Thomaneck scientific staff ay_th@uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 598 - 64 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.0060 |
Retired professor (with membership rights) |
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Prof. Dr. Angelika
Bikner-Ahsbahs
bikner@math.uni-bremen.de phone: +49 421 218 637 - 11 office: Unicom 2, Haus Oxford, 2.1050 |
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Dr. Reimund Albers ralbers@math.uni-bremen.de | ![]() |
Dr. Thomas Bardy thomas.bardy@fhnw.ch |
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Dr. Jenny Cramer cramerj@math.uni-bremen.de | ![]() |
Julia Cramer cramer@math.uni-bremen.de |
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Ole Eley oeley@uni-bremen.de | |
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Prof. Dr. Stefan Halverscheid |
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Dr. Thomas Janßen | ![]() |
Dr. Christina Krause chkrause@math.uni-bremen.de |
Stephanie Lachky lachky@math.uni-bremen.de |
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Dr. Nikola Leufer | |
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Prof. Dr. David A. Reid |
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Estela Vallejo |
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Dr. Annika Wille | |
Alexandra Winkler |
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Vivica Zweidar vivica@math.uni-bremen.de | |