Workshop
Input, Dialogue, Clarification
Following the roundtables, the second part of the Early Career Researcher Day offers participants the chance to engage more deeply with both the thematic focus of SCOPE and relevant research methodologies.
The workshop opens with three short presentations by leading experts in the field.
Prof. Vince Geiger will provide a thematic overview of key issues addressed within the topics of SCOPE (STEM Education and Mathematical Modelling), highlighting current debates and challenges.
Vince Geiger is a Professor of Mathematics Education at the Australian Catholic University and an internationally recognised expert in numeracy, mathematical modelling, STEM education, and the use of digital tools to enhance mathematics teaching and learning. His research explores the transformative role of mathematics in the STEM disciplines and aims to empower individuals to become informed and responsible citizens.
He has authored more than 140 research publications and holds several key international positions, including Editor-in-Chief of the Mathematics Education Research Journal, President of the International Community of Teachers of Mathematical Modelling and Applications, and member of the IPC for ICMI Study 27 - Mathematics Education and the Socio-ecological.
Prof. Eva Thanheiser will focus on cross-cutting relationships and highlight innovative fields of STEM Education and Mathematical Modelling.
Eva Thanheiser is an award-winning mathematics educator and Chair of Mathematics and Statistics at Portland State University whose work challenges traditional views of mathematics by showing how it can help students make sense of the world and build confidence, community, and purpose in the classroom. Her research and leadership focus on equity, justice, and belonging in mathematics, from rethinking whole number and data reasoning to designing social-justice–oriented lessons and professional learning for K–12 teacher leaders.
As co-editor of Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education (AMTE Professional Book Series, Vol. 6), she collaborates nationally and internationally through books, talks, and large-scale research–practice partnerships that use mathematics to analyze and disrupt real-world patterns of inequity.
Prof. Fredrik Jeppsson will offer a methodological perspective, presenting common research approaches and tools used to investigate these themes effectively.
As head of research at the Technology and Science Education Research environment (TekNaD), Fredrik Jeppsson leads nationally and internationally recognized work in subject-specific educational research.
His research investigates how multimodal interaction and communication unfold in science classrooms. He has led and contributed to several interdisciplinary projects on multimodal meaning-making in STEM education, with expertise in analyzing multimodal interaction in teaching and learning. His current work advances the field at the intersection of multimodal instruction and assessment—particularly in relation to multilingual learners in science education.
After the short presentations, participants return to their small groups to reflect on the presentations, relate the content to their own research, and formulate questions.
The workshop concludes with a joint Q&A session, where the three experts respond to the questions gathered in the group discussions and open the ground for broader exchange.
