Thorsten Scheiner

Thorsten Scheiner is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE), part of the Faculty of Education and Arts at Australian Catholic University. His research focuses on mathematics education, teacher noticing, pedagogical content knowledge, and equity in education. He has contributed significantly to understanding how teachers perceive and respond to student mathematical thinking and the role of video-based interventions in teacher development.

His work emphasizes the importance of contextualizing teacher education within global and local frameworks, addressing systemic inequities in academic publishing, and rethinking conceptual foundations of mathematical learning. Scheiner collaborates widely with international scholars, contributing to both empirical studies and theoretical advancements in mathematics education.

• Key Research Themes: Teacher noticing, mathematics teacher knowledge, equity in education, and structural abstraction in learning.
• Recent Contributions: Over 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, including seminal work on teacher noticing frameworks and cross-cultural educational studies.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed, but his extensive publication record reflects significant scholarly impact. He is affiliated with ILSTE and collaborates globally on projects related to teacher education and mathematics learning processes.