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Focus
topics for the conference were choose in advance. Plenary
papers were given by both German and US participants
to initiate discussion.
Participants
of the conference then self-organized into different
workgroups to explore and discuss common research
interests related to the focus topics. The workgroups
were:
Each
workgroup produced a summary document highlighting major
conclusions and potential action items.
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The
first DFG-NSF International Workshopwas focused on
exploring mutual research intersts in mathematics
and science
education
and
building collaborations between DFG-sponsored
research groups and NSF-sponsored Centers
for Teaching and Learning.
Der
Geistkaemfer (The Ghost Fighter) by Ernst Barlach
in Kiel. This statue was removed during the Third
Reich because it was considered degenerate art. It
was later found buried in the Luneburg heath.
Photo
courtesy of Amy Earhart and Anna Herbert
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