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Continuing education and international affairs

Teacher training

The teacher training courses offered by the University of Siegen supplement the teacher training program of the district governments and competence teams in NRW. They teach practical concepts for schools and lessons based on the latest scientific findings. There is a close link between academic, didactic and practical school and teaching content. On this page you will find an overview of interdisciplinary and subject-specific courses.

Interdisciplinary


Specialist days on education in the digital world
  • Pedagogical specialist days for teachers, trainee teachers and students
  • Scientific lectures, in-depth specialist workshops, exchange and networking
  • You can find all information about the next specialist day on education in the digital world here.
  • Further information on this topic can be found on our "Media and education" page

MINTUS digital: digital media and technologies in STEM subjects

Specialist days for educational professionals in the school environment
  • Specialist days for teachers, trainee teachers, student teachers and all educational professionals in the school environment
  • Events in cooperation with the Siegen-Wittgenstein Regional School Counselling Center and, depending on the topic, other cooperation partners from the city and district
  • Date: The last symposium took place on the topic of "Everyday anti-Semitism in schools: emergence, manifestations, strategies for action" on 14.09.2022 in the Unteres Schloss lecture hall center.
  • You will find further information on the next event here in due course.

Biology


Teacher training courses in biology didactics
  • Regular events of the "Didactics of Biology" department
  • Target group: Biology teachers
  • Further information can be found on the Biology Didactics training pages

Chemistry


Teacher training courses in chemistry didactics
  • Events of the "Didactics of Chemistry" working group
  • Target group: Chemistry teachers, also interdisciplinary depending on the event
  • Past event: Teacher training on design thinking in the classroom
  • Further information on the Didactics of Chemistry website

German


Teacher training courses in the didactics of literature

French language courses


French teacher days for Romance studies
  • Regular event of the Romance Studies department
  • Target group: French teachers, trainee teachers, students
  • Past event: LANGSCAPE & ENROPE Online Colloquium #5
  • Further information on the website of the Didactics of Romance Studies

History


Event series HISTORICA ET DIDACTA

Social sciences


Events of the Center for Political and Sociological Education (POLIS)
  • Collection of interesting and didactically relevant social science courses and events at the University of Siegen
  • At irregular intervals also own teacher training courses
  • Target group: all teachers of social science subjects
  • Overview of current events on the POLIS website

Teacher portal of the Center for Economic Education in Siegen (ZöBiS)
  • Numerous teaching materials and regular training courses for the subject of social sciences, with a focus on economics
  • Target group: Teachers
  • Further information on the ZöBiS website.

Events organized by Digital Business Education Siegen (DiWiS)

Spanish


Spanish Teachers' Days of Romance Studies
  • Regular event of the Romance Studies department
  • Target group: Spanish teachers, trainee teachers & students
  • Past event: LANGSCAPE & ENROPE Online Colloquium #5
  • Further information on the website of the Didactics of Romance Studies

Economics/Politics


Teacher portal of the Center for Economic Education in Siegen (ZöBiS)
  • Numerous teaching materials and regular training courses for the subject of economics/politics
  • Target group: Teachers
  • Further information on the ZöBiS website.

Events of the Center for Political and Sociological Education (POLIS)
  • Collection of interesting and didactically relevant social science courses and events at the University of Siegen
  • At irregular intervals also own teacher training courses
  • Target group: all teachers of social science subjects
  • Overview of current events on the POLIS website

Events organized by Digital Business Education Siegen (DiWiS)

Contact persons

If you have any questions about the offers listed above, please get in touch with the contact person for the relevant subject or offer.
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this overview page or if you would like your offer to be included in the overview, please get in touch with the following contact person at the ZLB:

Ulf Krippendorf
Room: SSC 210
Phone: 0271 / 740-3984
E-mail: krippendorf@zlb.uni-siegen.de