Utrecht, Netherlands

Mathematics Education

The focus of the Mathematics Education course is: bringing participants up to date in curriculum development and research in the field of mathematics education, and refreshing and deepening the knowledge of meaningful and relevant mathematics education. Topics will include: curriculum development, revealing and building on talents of students, task design, classroom experiments and lesson study, contexts and tools for modeling and inquiry-based learning, assessment, and the use of technology for teaching and learning mathematics.

The Summer School on Mathematics Education offers a blend of lectures, seminars and workshops on educational research and development in the fields of primary, secondary and higher mathematics education. The program will be tailored towards the diverse interests of master’s students, PhD students, teachers, teacher educators, curriculum and assessment developers and researchers.

The Summer School is organized by the Freudenthal Institute of the Faculty of Science of Utrecht University.

The presenters are experts in the area of teaching and learning mathematics and in the domain-specific theory of Realistic Mathematics Education (RME).

This course brings participants up-to-date in design and research in the field of meaningful and relevant mathematics education. Topics will include: curriculum development, revealing and building on talents of students, classroom experiments and lesson study, contexts and tools for modeling and inquiry-based learning, assessment, and the use of technology for teaching and learning mathematics.

If the course cannot be offered in Utrecht, a reduced program of the course will be offered online.

Course leader

Dr. Michiel Doorman

Target group

Master’s students and PhD students in mathematics education and the education and learning sciences with a strong interest in mathematics education, early childhood and kindergarten teachers, primary and secondary school teachers, teacher educators, curriculum and assessment developers, and researchers. Proficiency in English will be essential for a fruitful participation in the Summer School.

Course aim

Bringing participants up-to-date in design and research in the field of mathematics education.

Fee info

EUR 350: Course + course materials
EUR 350: Housing fee (optional)