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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 education researcher and teacher educator with experience at universities in Australia, Germany, and New Zealand. His work focuses on researching and supporting mathematics teacher learning, particularly through the design of transformative learning environments that empower teachers to recognise and build on students' mathematical strengths. Grounded in the pursuit of enriched mathematical experiences for all learners, his research advances strengths-based approaches that promote inclusive and equitable mathematics education and foster positive mathematical identities for all students.
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Publications
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2025 "Transformative learning: Noticing student strengths through frame shifting”, ZDM – Mathematics Education.
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2025 "Noticing-as-design: Generating new possibilities for teacher noticing”, Journal of Mathematics Teacher 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 centres on the crucial skill of noticing students' mathematical strengths, challenging the deficit-based thinking that too often shapes mathematics education. Through the design of transformative learning environments, he supports mathematics teachers in critically reflecting on how they frame and notice students' thinking. His work guides teachers toward a strengths-based perspective that recognises, values, and leverages learners' mathematical capabilities.
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Research
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Teacher Education and Professional Development
with a focus on teacher professional knowledge and the development of teacher professional noticing
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Learning and Cognition in Mathematics
with a focus 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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