IMST – Innovations in Mathematics, Science and Technology Teaching

Recent description of IMST
Further selected publications in English
Contact

The Institute of Instructional and School Development (IUS) conducts the national large-scale project IMST (Innovations in Mathematics, Science and Technology Teaching) which aims at improving instruction in mathematics, science, IT and related subjects. The focus is on students’ and teachers’ learning. The project involves about 5000 teachers across all Austria who participate in projects, attend conferences or cooperate in regional and thematic networks. The IMST-programme Regional and Thematic Networks supports and researches regional networks in all nine Austrian provinces, and three thematic networks. Within the IMST-Fund, teachers put innovative instructional projects into practice and get support in terms of content, organisation and finances. In the programme Examination Culture, teachers reflect their forms of assessment in various seminars. Gender Sensitivity and Gender Mainstreaming are important principles of the project, and their implementation is supported by the Gender Network. In order to investigate the impacts of IMST, evaluation and research is integrated on all levels.

Recent description of IMST:

Krainer, K. (2008). Innovations in Mathematics, Science and Technology Teaching . The paper will be published in the Proceedings of the MAV Conference “ConnectEd Maths” at La Trobe University, 2008, Dec 4 and 5, see
http://www.mav.vic.edu.au/conference/index.html
Download

Further selected publications in English:

Krainer, K. & Müller, F. H. (2007). Subject-related education management. Course concept and first findings from accompanying research. The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast, Monograph 3, 169-180.

Pegg, J. & Krainer, K. (2008). Studies on regional and national reform initiatives as a means to improve mathematics teaching and learning at scale. In K. Krainer & T. Wood (Eds.), International handbook of mathematics teacher education, Vol. 3: Participants in mathematics teacher education: Individuals, teams, communities and networks (pp. 255-280). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Stern, T. (2007). The Limits of Curricular Reform and the Chances of Teachers' Professional Development. Making Top-Down and Bottom Up Strategies Meet in the Austrian IMST3-Project. In Ch. Natarajan & B. Choksi (Eds.), Proceedings of the episteme-2 International Conference to Review Research on Science, Technology and Mathematics Education. Mumbai: Macmillan India Ltd.

Stern, T. & Streissler, A. (2007). Teachers' Professional Development: Case studies from Austria's IMST3 . Malmö: ESERA.

Contact:

Klagenfurt University
Institute of Instructional and School Development (IUS)
9010 Klagenfurt, Sterneckstraße 15
Tel.: +43 463 / 2700-6138
Mail: imst@uni-klu.ac.at
Fax: +43 463 / 2700-6199