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*Aug 2019 "A critical stance towards pedagogical content knowledge", Presentation at the 18th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). Aachen, Germany.
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**Jul 2019 "Accounting for changes in teachers' noticing of students' mathematical understanding", Presentation at the University of Huelva. Huelva, Spain.
*Apr 2019 "Toward a model of teacher noticing", Presentation at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Toronto, Canada.
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*Apr 2019 "Problematizing pedagogical content knowledge", Presentation at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Toronto, Canada.
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2019 (*peer-reviewed; **invited)
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*Aug 2019 "A critical stance towards pedagogical content knowledge", Presentation at the 18th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). Aachen, Germany.
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**Jul 2019 "Accounting for changes in teachers' noticing of students' mathematical understanding", Presentation at the University of Huelva. Huelva, Spain.
*Apr 2019 "Toward a model of teacher noticing", Presentation at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Toronto, Canada.
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*Apr 2019 "Problematizing pedagogical content knowledge", Presentation at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Toronto, Canada.
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2019 (*peer-reviewed; **invited)
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*Aug 2019 "A critical stance towards pedagogical content knowledge", Presentation at the 18th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). Aachen, Germany.
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**Jul 2019 "Accounting for changes in teachers' noticing of students' mathematical understanding", Presentation at the University of Huelva. Huelva, Spain.
*Apr 2019 "Toward a model of teacher noticing", Presentation at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Toronto, Canada.
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*Apr 2019 "Problematizing pedagogical content knowledge", Presentation at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Toronto, Canada.
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Educate. Inspire. Shape.
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Dr Thorsten Scheiner is a mathematics teacher educator and researcher with experience across universities in Australia, Germany and New Zealand. His expertise is in researching and supporting mathematics teacher learning, with a focus on developing transformative learning environments that empower teachers to identify and build on students' mathematical strengths. By promoting enriched mathematical experiences for all learners, his work emphasises the importance of strengths-based approaches in promoting inclusive and equitable mathematics education and in fostering positive mathematical identities among students of all diversity backgrounds.
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Publications
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2025 "Dialogues between theoretical approaches in mathematics education research: A systematic review”, ZDM–Mathematics Education.
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2025 "Exploring teachers’ identification of qualities in students’ mathematical thinking”, Research in Mathematics Education.
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Presentations
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Aug 2025 "Shifting prospective teachers’ focus: framing student mathematical thinking as strengths", Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Graz, Austria.
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Apr 2025 "What constitutes ‘noticing for equity’, and what distinguishes it from other forms of teacher noticing?", Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Denver, USA.
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Changing the world, one classroom at a time.
Dr Scheiner's research focuses on the crucial skill of noticing students' mathematical strengths, challenging the deficit-based thinking that dominates mathematics education. Through the design of transformative learning environments, he develops mathematics teachers' ability to critically reflect on how they frame and notice students' thinking, guiding them towards a strengths-based perspective that recognises and capitalises on learners' abilities.
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Research
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Teacher Education and Professional Development
with an emphasis on teacher professional knowledge and noticing
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Learning and Cognition in Mathematics
with an emphasis on students' mathematical thinking and learning at the secondary and university levels
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Teaching
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Graduate Mathematics Education
"Strengths-based mathematics instruction", Free University of Berlin, Germany. Summer 2025.
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Graduate Mathematics Education
"Engaging and inclusive mathematics: A holistic approach to classroom teaching", Free University of Berlin, Germany. Summer 2025.
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