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Teaching Spirit
Rewarding and Stimulating
Excellent Teachers
In total, 15 teachers from Germany and the region represented by the International
Lake Constance Conference (IBK) took part in the two-day “Teaching Spirit 2.0”
programme at #LINO24. With this outreach project, the Lindau Nobel Laureate
Meetings aim to inspire those who are themselves seeking to galvanize the
coming generation of STEM students.
Participation in the Teaching Spirit programme recognizes and rewards teachers who have made an outstanding contribution to the teaching of science at their
schools – for example, by establishing or supervising project groups and similar measures beyond their general
teaching obligations and over a longer period of time.
As part of the programme, supported for the first time
by the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation, the teachers
had the opportunity to attend the lectures held by Nobel
Laureates in the Inselhalle, to mingle with Young Scientists, and experience the Bavarian Evening as well as the
final day on Mainau Island. A lunch with Nobel Laureates
who gladly devoted their time was another highlight of
the programme.
However, the teachers not only gained an insight into
the Lindau Meeting’s programme, they also received valuable input for lesson planning. The curious participants
had the opportunity to explore numerous hands-on experimental stations in detail. The work units’ main topics
were “nanotechnology and modern materials in physics
lessons”, “exploring physical phenomena by means of
augmented reality”, and “how does science work, e.g.
in the context of climate modelling?”. For the AR topic,
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selected online Nobel Labs 360° from the Lindau Mediatheque could be tested using virtual reality headsets. The
afternoon session was enriched with a Q&A by Nobel
Laureate Hartmut Michel, who spoke in an informal
atmosphere about suitable approaches for sparking and
nurturing interest in scientific research.
This year’s candidates – mostly physics teachers,
in accordance with this year’s thematic focus – were
nominated by the German Physical Society (DPG), the
education ministries of the federal states, the EWE
Foundation, the German Philologists Association (DPhV),
the International Lake Constance Conference (IBK), the
German Association for the Promotion of Mathematics
and Science Education (MNU), the Siemens Foundation,
the Jugend forscht Foundation, and Teach First Germany.
The didactical core content of the programme “Teaching Spirit 2.0” was developed in a collaborative project
involving the University of Tübingen (Professor Stefan
Schwarzer) and the University of Gießen (Professor
Kerstin Kremer), supported by Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversität Munich (Christoph Hoyer). Funding was provided by the Vector Foundation and the Siemens Foundation.
