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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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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BIO
Dr Thorsten Scheiner is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Learning Sciences and Teacher Education at the Australian Catholic University and a Visiting Professor at the Free University of Berlin.
Scheiner's research has advanced the international research literature by interweaving theoretical, conceptual and empirical contributions through two synergistic research programs. The first program examines mathematics teachers' knowledge and noticing skills, highlighting their importance in cultivating inclusive and equity-oriented teaching practices, thereby enhancing the discourse on mathematics teacher professional learning.
The second program explores students' mathematical thinking at secondary and tertiary levels, focusing on the mathematical strengths that students bring to their learning. It provides deep insights into the epistemological, conceptual and cognitive processes crucial for robust mathematical understanding and seeks to shift the dominant narrative in mathematics education from a deficit-based to a strengths-based approach.
His research has been recognised through publications in leading international mathematics education journals such as Educational Studies in Mathematics and ZDM-Mathematics Education, and through invitations as a visiting scholar to renowned research institutions such as Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley. He has received numerous prestigious awards, fellowships and grants, and serves on the editorial boards of prestigious international journals in the field.
A passionate mathematics educator, Scheiner has lectured on mathematics and mathematics education at various universities in Australia, Germany and New Zealand, and worked as a secondary mathematics teacher in several school systems. In these roles, Scheiner has been deeply committed to promoting inclusive learning environments where everyone's contribution is recognised and valued. This includes proactively deconstructing and challenging systemic barriers, particularly the pervasiveness of deficit thinking in mathematics classrooms.
He is a former Fellow of the Foundation of German Business.
ACADEMIC
APPOINTMENTS
Free University of Berlin, Germany
Visiting Professor, Department of Mathematics, 2022-present
Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, Australia
Senior Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, 2023-present
Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, Australia
Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, 2019-2022
The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, 2017-2018
EDUCATION
Ph.D. I University of Hamburg, Germany & Macquarie University, Australia
Mathematics Education, 2018
Title of thesis: Toward theory advancement in mathematical cognition and teacher cognition
Master of Education I Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany
Major in Mathematics, 2013
Title of thesis: Linking general theories of teacher education with theories of mathematics education
Bachelor of Science I Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany
Major in Mathematics, 2011
Title of thesis: Comparative analysis of teacher education studies
(in German: Vergleichende Analyse von Lehrerbildungsstudien)
RESEARCH
STAYS
Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education San Diego, USA
Department of Mathematics, San Diego State University, Feb-Apr 2014
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Department of Mathematics, Jul-Aug 2018; Nov-Dec 2017; Nov 2013
Stanford University, USA
Graduate School of Education, Apr-Jun 2016
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Department of Curriculum Studies, Apr-May 2015
The University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Institute of Education, Jul 2019; Sep 2012
University of California at Berkeley, USA
Graduate School of Education, Apr 2019; Jul-Sep 2014; Oct 2012-Mar 2013
OTHER
AFFILIATIONS
Foundation of German Business, Germany
Fellow, Klaus Murmann Fellowship, 2013-2016
Fellow, Studienkolleg Fellowship, 2009-2013
German International School Sydney, Australia
Teacher, 2017
German International School Dubai, VAE
Teaching Assistant, 2011
German International School Cape Town, South Africa
Teaching Assistant, 2011