At arrival please buy a weekly (7 day) public transport ticket (16.5 Euros) at any ticket machines at the tram stops or on the (Linz Mobile App) as this will be the cheapest transport option for your entire stay. Tram 1 or 2 will go to the University in every 3-10 minutes depending on the time of the day.You can also use the app LinzMobil to buy tickets and get public transport information:

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This will be the cheapest transport option for your entire stay and you will also get transport information using the App. Tram 1 or 2 will go to the University every 3 to 10 minutes depending on the time of the day. 

For any request between 21 to 28 August you can write to linz.steam.education@gmail.com and in urgent cases, please find an emergency contact phone number in the FAQ , öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fensterto which you can write WhatsApp messages to.

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Programm

Talks, Thematic Working Groups and Coffee Breaks will take place in the “Managementcenter” building. Sessions start at 8:30h, lunches will be available starting from 12:30h where you can fetch food until 13:00h in the Mensa and then relax there or somewhere on the campus until 14:00h. The afternoon sessions will end at 18:30h and dinner will be available at your accommodation in Raab Heim at 19:30h.

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Monday morning will start in the Circus of Knowledge at 9.00h with a warm welcome - please make sure to register before the welcoming to fetch your meal vouchers!

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• Seven 45-minute presentations by invited experts (with 30-minutes of additional discussions with the speaker after preparation through small group discussions); Before the Summer School program begins, each expert will send out (online) a summary of his/her presentation, highlighting the corresponding issues to be discussed. In addition, the programme will include a daily meeting with plenary speakers.
• Nine two-hour sessions as part of seven parallel Thematic Working Groups. The Thematic Working Groups will meet daily (a minimum of one time) to start with the participants’ papers and address (among other things) the following “leading questions”: How are research problems and research questions selected? How can we refer to, and use, existing literature and frame one's own research? How can one position theory in their own research? How can we construct the corresponding research methodology? How can we identify, present and interpret research findings? How can we disseminate research findings so that they can truly impact schools and society? There will be a specific focus on each participant’s special needs.
• One 90-minute Discussion Group Session. The discussion will focus on common interest topics, potentially including the above “leading questions”.
• One 90-minute Informal Discussion Group Session. This will focus on issues corresponding to individual YERME participants’ needs, self-organized by YERME.

Topics

The topics for the 2022 Summer School Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) are:

• TWG 1: Mathematics teacher expertise, practice, and professional development

  
  Expert: Alf Coles, Professor, School of Education, University of Bristol, England Alf.Coles@bristol.ac.uk, öffnet in einem neuen Fenster
  
  The study of mathematics teachers’ professional learning has been a central focus of research over recent decades. Various research activities and projects regarding this topic are being published and discussed. Within YESS12 TWG1, we will focus on mathematics teacher education, professional development and teachers’ knowledge and practice. TWG1 offers a communicative and critical forum for the discussion of these and other related issues, which will allow diverse perspectives and theoretical approaches and which will contribute to the development of our knowledge and understanding as researchers, educators and practitioners. In our TWG, we will promote exchange and networking, we will discuss our research interests and ideas, and we will create a supportive and collegial environment, with the aim to enable joyful learning with and from each other.

• TWG 2: Teaching and learning mathematics at the primary and pre-school level
  
  Expert: Viviane Durand-Guerrier, Professor, University of Montpellier, France viviane.durand-guerrier@umontpellier.fr, öffnet in einem neuen Fenster
  
  The aim of the group “Teaching and Learning mathematics at a primary level” is to address issues related to mathematics education of early years and first grades of primary education and to pose questions starting from participants’ papers that will be discussed during the meetings. Exchanges between participants will provide a deeper insight concerning mathematical education in the early years, including working with initial mathematical ideas, developing educational programs, organizing mathematical tasks, preparing teaching situations, etc.

  The participants of this working group will first give a short presentation of their research and then work with the other participants, examine ideas, experiences and discuss questions, focusing mainly on critical issues concerning their studies such as research questions, theoretical frameworks, main aspects of methodology and data presentation.

• TWG 3: Teaching and learning mathematics at the secondary level, including the transition between elementary and secondary level

  
  Expert: Michal Tabach, Full Professor, Department of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, School of Education, Tel-Aviv University, Israel tabachm@tauex.tau.ac.il
  
  According to the ERME spirit, the group work will be based on the “3Cs” - Communication, Cooperation, and Collaboration. Communication: each student will be able to present the current state of her PhD work to the group members, and to get feedback from the group; each student will be able to act as a critical friend to others. Cooperation and Collaboration: the group members share a common research focus, hence they will be able to learn from one another about theoretical perspectives relevant to their field of study, methods for data analysis, presenting results, share dilemmas and more; working as a group for substantial time has a potential to create academic network and friendship between the participants beyond the YESS12 meeting. The group will reflect on plenary activities, to let the participants a chance to think on the talks given by experts. If time permits, other academic skills will be addressed, e.g., presenting your work, creating social network. 

• TWG 4: Teaching and learning mathematics at the upper secondary and university levels

  
  Expert: Olov Viirman, Senior lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Education Uppsala University, Sweden olov.viirman@edu.uu.se
  
  As the name indicates, this TWG focuses on issues concerning mathematics education at the upper secondary and university levels. This is a diverse field, in terms of research foci as well as choice of theories and methods. Most topics in mathematics education are potentially relevant to this TWG, to the extent that they concern upper secondary and/or university mathematics. Relevant topics include, for instance, the teaching and learning of specific mathematical topics, such as calculus, algebra and geometry, as well as more advanced mathematical topics at the university level, and the teaching practices of secondary and university mathematics teachers, including innovative approaches, use of digital tools and assessment. Other areas of interest include transition issues, from secondary to university education, within university, and from university to the world of work; mathematics as a service subject at university level; and the teaching and learning of mathematics in vocational programmes in secondary school. Research on collaboration between mathematics education researchers and practicing teachers/mathematicians is also of interest for this TWG, as well as issues of inclusion, equality, and access in secondary and university mathematics education.

• TWG 5: Information technologies in mathematics teaching and learning

  
  Expert: Jana Trgalova, Associate Professor at Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, France, jana.trgalova@univ-lyon1.fr
  
  This group focuses on research issues related to digital technologies and resources in mathematics learning, teaching and teacher training. These issues include design, use and evaluation of technologies and resources. Particular attention is paid to highlighting specificities of digital technologies and resources and discussing their contribution to mathematics education. Based on the participants’ PhD projects, the relevance of theoretical and methodological frameworks with respect to the research aims is addressed.

  During the TWG sessions, large space will be given to presentations and discussions of all participants’ research projects. Each participant will benefit from the feedback from critical friends, from all other participants as well as from the group leader. Specific sessions will be organized to address issues that will emerge from the participants’ questions and needs.

• TWG 6: Proof, proving, problem solving, and modelling in mathematics education

  
  Expert: Andreas Moutsios-Rentzos, Assistant Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, moutsiosrent@primedu.uoa.gr
  
  Proof and proving lie at the heart of contemporary mathematics, whilst problem solving and modelling render mathematics a system that is open and in constant interplay with other disciplines and everyday life. In this TWG, we shall address the complexity and the interplay of proof, proving, problem solving, and modelling in mathematics education of various educational and non-educational levels and contexts from diverse perspectives (e.g., cognitive, affective, sociocultural, epistemological, interdisciplinary, curricular, textbooks and instructional materials etc), with a particular focus on topics relevant to the participants’ projects. Through a series of collective and individual reflective activities, presentations and discussions, the participants of TWG6 will be given the opportunity to constructively re-visit crucial theoretical and methodological aspects of their projects.

• TWG 7: Preservice teachers’ training in mathematics

  
  Expert: Tamsin Meaney, Professor, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway, Tamsin.Jillian.Meaney@hvl.no
  
  In this TWG, we will focus on the complexity linked to mathematics teacher education. In recent years, education has become a field that is seen, particularly by politicians, as needing improvement both at the school level and at the teacher education level. This constant requirement for change highlights what issues are considered as being problematic and in need of change and by whom. The roles of mathematics preservice teachers and teacher educators are often brought into these discussions, both as problems and solutions to these issues. Consequently, we welcome contributions that investigate all aspects of preservice teachers and teacher educators’ experiences with mathematics teacher education. This could include, for example, investigations of preservice teachers’ pedagogical mathematical knowledge or how different actors within teacher education, such as preservice teachers, teacher educators, practicum teachers interact to construct localized versions of mathematics teacher education. Contributions could also include discussions about the methodologies and theoretical framing of participants’ PhD projects that explore issues to do with mathematics teacher education.

October 11, 2021: The First Announcement will be sent to all former Summer School participants and to all others on the ERME e-mail list (participants from past CERME conferences). In addition, the First Announcement will be published on the ERME and YERME websites.

February 14, 2022: Deadline for the admission application to take part.

March 28, 2022: E-mail notification will be sent to all applicants, specifying that they are either invited to join the summer school program, or that they will be placed on a waiting list, or that their application has not been accepted.

April 21, 2022: Deadline for participants accepted during the first round and those who are seeking financial aid to send their application.

May 3, 2022: Participants on the waiting list will receive final notification in regard to acceptance.

May 18, 2022: Deadline for those on the waiting list who are seeking financial aid to send their application.

June 13, 2022: Decision regarding financial support.

June 20, 2022: Final registration and conference fee payment deadline for those accepted to the program.

June 21, 2022: Definitive reservation of rooms for participants. There are no refunds after this date.

June 30, 2022: Deadline to submit full papers by participants; immediate dissemination to participants and experts.

July 8, 2022: Official acceptance letters will be sent to all of those accepted to the program who have paid the registration fees.

July 11, 2022: Experts’ abstracts will be sent to all of the participants.

August 22-27, 2022: The YESS-12 Conference begins.

The payment system is up for everyone paying regularly, and financial support is possible for some of you. The deadline for payment is set for the 20th of June. For your convenience, registration and payment can be made here:
 

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Please use the template for your paper submission which is available here., öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster

Prepare the paper according to following guidelines:

The paper should contain between 1000 and 1500 words (including references). The number of references should be reduced to a maximum of 12.

Accepted participants are invited to prepare one of the following three kinds of papers according to the situation of their studies and research work:

a) A presentation of preliminary results (with essential information about research framework and methodology)

• problem on which you have begun to work
• motivation: educational and/or scientific relevance of the problem
• how the problem is situated in current literature (state of the art)
• moving towards the future: ideas about how to tackle the problem
• research framework and research questions; method to answer the research questions

b) A presentation of research work in progress (research questions, research framework, methodology, aims…)

• problem on which you are working
• motivation: educational and/or scientific relevance of the problem
• how the problem is situated in current literature (state of the art)
• research framework and research questions
• method to answer the research questions: experimental design, etc.
• some examples of data analysis

c) A presentation with comprehensive information concerning personal graduate studies and/or research plans

• problem on which you have worked
• motivation: educational and/or scientific relevance of the problem
• how the problem is situated in current literature (state of the art)
• essential information on research framework; research questions
• method to answer the research questions: experimental design, etc.
• short, representative examples of data analysis and results
• conclusion, further research

Please write your paper according to the template., öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster The accepted participants’ full papers must be submitted by June 30, 2022. 

Please upload your paper to the working group you were accepted to, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster in this Google Drive.

All papers will be distributed among the members of the thematic working group (TWG) of each participant before YESS-12.

This book might be helpful, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster to organise your submission and reflect on aspects of your idea.

In case you encounter any difficulties, please consult the FAQ collection, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster or contact us for additional information.

International Programme Committee
Konstantinos Tatsis (Greece, Chair), Viviane Durand-Guerrier (France, Co-chair), Jana Trgalova (France), Andrea Maffia (Italy), Michiel Veldhuis (The Netherlands), Dorota Lembrer (Sweden), Dilan Şahin-Gür (Germany), Zsolt Lavicza (Austria)

Local Organising Committee
Zsolt Lavicza (Chair), Branko Andjic (Vice Chair), Eva Ulbrich (Vice Chair), Mathias Tejera (Vice Chair), Andrea Mate-Klatyik (Vice Chair), Martin Mayerhofer, Johanna Zöchbauer, Shereen ElBedewy, Imam Rahmadi, Ben Haas, Oi Mei Teo, Pastitta Laksmiwati, Fadhlan Muchlas, Zaira Ortiz, Yves Kreis, Jose Manuel Diego-Mantecón, Brigitta Bekesi

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