Monika Stoeber joins the Chair of Chemistry Education as a research associate.

Monika Stoeber supports the team in research and project work. Her area of responsibility is the organization, further development, and research of the MINTImpulse
project. You can find more information here.

We warmly welcome Monika Stoeber and look forward to working with her!

Anna Pregizer joins the Chair of Chemistry Education as a chemical laboratory technician.

Anna Pregizer supports the laboratory team. Her responsibilities include organizing, preparing, and supporting laboratory work, including practical lab tasks.

We warmly welcome Anna Pregizer and look forward to working with her!

This year, the poster prizes for the three best posters were awarded at the GDCP Conference in Bochum from September 9-12, 2024. The prizes were awarded to posters that excel, among other things, in terms of high scientific quality and appealing design. This year, Amina Zerouali impressed the jury with her poster on “How to be a CHEMPION - Mastering Variable Control in a Playful Way” and won the 2024 poster prize.

The Chemistry Education team warmly congratulates Amina Zerouali on winning the poster prize!

At this year’s GDCP annual conference in Bochum, the Chemistry Education team presented the group’s current research and projects. Using a poster, they presented:

• Jenna Koenen and Amina Zerouali presented the ViFoNet project "DigiProCH @ ViFoNET - Digital, language-sensitive, problem-based teaching"
• Amina Zerouali presented her dissertation project CompAGES "How to be a CHEMPION - Mastering variable control in a playful way"
• Dominik Diermann presented the DigiProMIN project "Enriching experimentation with digital media"
• Katharina Forster presented the DEANs project "Developmental difficulties in digital media and reflection skills", as part of the Joachim Herz Foundation’s Didaktik:digital program.

On August 7th and 8th, the "TUM Explorers" attended a workshop led by Katharina Forster and Dominik Diermann. The title was "Chemistry Goes Digital: Experience Chemistry Experimentally and Digitally!" The students were able to conduct the DEANs completed by the students from the "Innovations in Science Education (Chemistry)" module. The students were able to conduct experiments independently and were supported by the digital experiment assistants. This took place under the supervision of the students, who were delighted to see the results of their work. The students also discovered other applications of digital media in connection with chemistry. From titration robots made of Lego bricks to AR glasses, there was plenty to try out and experiment with.

In addition to digital media, the focus was on the students' individual actions and decision-making, which allowed them to gain some interesting experiences and the desire to learn more about it. We, too, are already looking forward to the TUM-Explorers next year!

In perfect weather, our team took a trip to Andechs Monastery. We started our hike in Herrsching am Ammersee and enjoyed the scenery on the way to the monastery. Once there, we fortified ourselves in the cozy monastery brewery and explored the impressive church and monastery complex on our own. We then rounded off the day with an ice cream by Lake Ammersee, where the water provided a refreshing cooling effect for our feet.

The trip strengthened our team spirit and gave us new energy and fresh inspiration for future projects!

Katharina Forster presented a workshop on "Female Aluminum Explorers: Explore the Fascinating World of Aluminum" at the TU Darmstadt's „Be with it!“ event. The workshop, aimed at 11th-grade students, covered the extraction, use, and recycling of aluminum. Exciting experiments and examples of women in the aluminum industry highlighted the importance of sustainable science. The event promoted sustainability and the empowerment of women in science and addressed a variety of topics.

Thank you for this inspiring event!

On June 24, 2024, the students of the 2022/24 TUMKollegs received their certificates for their successful participation in the TUMKolleg at the graduation ceremony. Prof. Dr. Andreas Obersteiner praised their outstanding commitment in his welcoming address. Prof. Dr. Hofmann, President of the Technical University of Munich, and Robin Pantke, Ministerial Councilor of the Ministry of Education and Culture, emphasized the exemplary nature of the TUMKolleg in its connection with school and university in their speeches and offered the graduates their best wishes for the future. OStDin Sylke Wischnevsky, Principal of the Otto-von-Taube-Gymnasium, and OStD Armin Eifertinger, Principal of the Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium, thanked their teachers for their exceptional commitment. The guests also gained insights into two exciting research projects and an internship abroad. The event featured musical accompaniment by Carla Hinterding and Jakob Klinger from the Otto-von-Taube-Gymnasium. In addition to the TUMKolleg members, the event centered on Sylke Wischnevsky, OStDin. She was honored for her pioneering commitment with the TUMKolleg Award for Special Services to the TUMKolleg and was given a special retirement. As a special distinction, she also received a certificate of honorary lifetime membership in the TUMKolleg from President Prof. Dr. Hofmann.

On June 20, 2024, a class from Schloss Neubeuern High School visited the Chemistry Education team for a day full of experiments. This took place as part of the module "Innovations in Science Education (Chemistry)" and "School Practice in Chemistry Teaching" under the direction of Katharina Forster and Dominik Diermann. In this module, the teacher training students are creating a digital experiment assistant (Digital Expermentierassistent), or DEAN for short. The students were able to try out this year's students' experiments with analog support, thus helping them develop their DEANs as best as possible. Afterwards, they were able to experiment digitally with some completed DEANs from previous years.

Not only was the day a great help for the students, but it also provided them with a lot of fun and interesting experiences. We are already looking forward to welcoming the next students, along with the TUM-Explorers, in August!

The 17th Bavarian Research Colloquium on Chemistry Education took place on Fraueninsel on Lake Chiemsee from May 13-15. Our professorship was represented by Katharina Forster, who supervised Matthias Weinauer and Antonia Linsmeier. The two presented their master's theses, "Development and Evaluation of the Teaching Sequence 'Aluminum - Extraction, Use, Recycling' with a Focus on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in 9th-Grade Chemistry" and "Development of Digital, Media, and Reflective Competence in Student Teachers through the Supported Creation of Digital Experimentation Assistants (DEANs)," and were able to gain various perspectives from the discussions.

The event was rounded off by a plenary lecture by Prof. Dr. Sabine Fechner on the importance of real-life contexts in chemistry teaching and a workshop by David Hauck on the design of interactive learning materials with H5P. In addition, cozy and discussion-filled evenings could be spent by the lake, and even an exciting Settlers of Catan game on the topic of SDGs could be tried out.

In April, we welcomed Dr. Kason Ka Cheung from the University of Oxford to our department. The research stay was made possible through a travel grant from the European Science Education Research Association (ESERA). During his research stay, Dr. Cheung offered us valuable insights into his research, and we also enjoyed sharing insights into the research of our department.

This summer, Dr. Cheung will take up a professorship at the University of Hong Kong. We wish him every success and look forward to future collaborations!

At this year's TUM Open Day, the Chair of Chemistry Education presented itself to prospective students through a workshop. In an informative 45-minute session, a short introductory video on experimentation was shown, explaining the background of chemistry education and the chemistry teacher training program at TUM. There was even an opportunity to conduct a small experiment.

Hopefully, next year we'll see more interested people who we can introduce to studying with us.

Dr. Jessica Bodensteiner joins the Chair of Chemistry Education as a research associate.

Jessica Bodensteiner supports the team in research and teaching. Her area of ​​responsibility is the organization, further development, and research of the TUMKolleg.
Further information can be found hier.

We warmly welcome Jessica Bodensteiner and look forward to working with her!