Centre for Subject Matter Teaching
Centre for Subject Matter Teaching
Research Unit of the teacher training department of the Limburg Catholic University College (KHLim)
Focus
Research is focused on Pedagogical Content Knowledge as well as Subject Matter Teaching in Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Arts and Culture and Technology.
Partners
Centre for Subject Matter Teaching of the Teacher Training Department of the Limburg Catholic University College is collaborating with the following (inter-)national partners:
· ICLON, University Graduate School of Teaching Universiteit Leiden (Prof. Jan Van Driel)
· IMAPP, Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (Prof. dr. Klaas Landsman)
· The Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (FIsme), Universiteit Utrecht (Prof. dr. Jan De Lange)
· K.U.Leuven, University of Leuven
o Centrum voor Wijsgerige Pedagogiek, Centre for the Philosophy of Education (Prof. dr. Jan Masschelein)
o Centrum voor Onderwijsbeleid en –vernieuwing, Centre for Education Management and Renewal (Prof. dr. Maarten Simons)
o SLO University Teacher Training in Natural Sciences (Prof.dr. Mieke De Cock)
o SLO University Teacher Training in Musicology (Prof.dr. M. Reybrouck)
· Hogeschool voor Wetenschap & Kunst, Faculty of Music, Performing Arts and Education, Teacher Training in Music, (Koenraad Hinnekint)
· Universiteit Antwerpen, Theoretical Physics of the Solid State (TFVS) (Prof. dr. Jacques Tempère)
· IREM Institut de recherche sur l’enseignement des mathématiques, Lille, France
· UCL - Université catholique de Louvain GEM : Groupe d’Enseignement Mathématique, Département de mathématique
Website
http://www.khlim.be/pagina-quadri/research-development
Current Projects
MuMaQ: Music, Maths & Quantum physics
Research on the connection between Music and the World of Quanta in Education
The connection between Music and Science is a very old one. Modern physicists still refer to it as an important motivating factor in their work. Why isn’t it used more in physics education? The authors develope a path to introduce quantum physics in secondary schools by the way of the musical analogy. Indeed, just as discrete musical intervals on a string can be heard, the intervals between oscillating quantum fields can be observed as particles. This might open a way to introduce quantum physics and reintroduce at the same time the importance of beauty in physics education.
More information – in Dutch – on: http://www.khlim.be/mumaq
Science and Mathematics Education
Continuing Education
Every school year the Centre of Subject Matter Teaching organizes continuing training for secondary school teachers in mathematics, natural sciences, physics, chemistry and biology. During 2009-2010 the Centre organized continuing education for the Flemish Ministry of Education in Science Teaching.
One can find the program on – in Dutch – on : vorming-onderzoek-dienstverlening
Members of the group give lectures on Science and Mathematics Education in corporation with various organizations like KVCV (Royal Flemish Chemical Society), Vob-Velewe (Flemish Society of Science Teachers), Freudenthal Institute of Science and Mathematics Education (Nationale Wiskunde Dagen),.…
Two Members of the group are in the redaction of “Uitwiskeling”, a journal for Mathematics Education in Flanders. See http://www.uitwiskeling.be
Science Communication
The Centre and the Teacher Training organizes various actions for science communication.
One can find more on this program – in Dutch – on: Eurekaha
Subject Matter Teaching: Key Project
What are the keys of good subject matter teaching? What are standards of quality PCK? Answers to these questions are searched together with partners of and funding from the School of Education University K.U.Leuven
One can find a presentation about intermediate results given on the PCK Summer School of the School of Education K.U.Leuven http://www.schoolofeducation.eu/nieuws-en-agenda/afgelopen-evenementen/Sessie2_Vakdidactiek.ppt
Publications
FRANS R. & VANESSER J. (2010). How music and science can present the world (and its quanta). Article in Selected Contributions from the GIREP-EPEC & PHEC 2009 International Conference, Ed. D Raine, C Hurkett, L Rogers, Lulu The Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, Leicester, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4461-6219-4
VANESSER J. , FRANS R. et al. (2009) Cadans 3, Uitgeverij Van In, ISBN 9789030643258
ROELENS M. (2008) Volume door de eeuwen heen: in stukjes of in plakjes? Freudenthalinstituut for Science and Mathematics Education. http://www.fi.uu.nl/nwd/nwd2008/handouts/roelens.pdf
FRANS R. & VANESSER J. (2008). Musica in dialoog met Mathematica, Freudenthalinstituut for Science and Mathematics Education, www.fi.uu.nl/nwd/nwd2008/handouts/Vanesser_Frans.pdf
ROELENS M. (2006). De baan van de planeten rond de Zon, Freudenthalinstituut for Science and Mathematics Education, http://www.fi.uu.nl/nwd/nwd2006/handouts/Roelens.pdf
ROELENS Michel et al. (1990), Afgeleiden, Plantyn, Antwerpen
Contact
Coordinator
Centre for Subject Matter Teaching
Renaat Frans
Coordinator Research
Teacher Training Department of KHLim
dr. Johan Ardui
Project Management
KHLim
Ria Bollen