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NRW State Teaching Award 2023 – Special prize for "Teaching and learning in teams"

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Gruppenfoto der Wissenschaftlerinnen und Preisträgerinnen © Tobias Ortelt​/​TU Dortmund
Prof. Wiebke Möhring (l.), Prorektorin Studium der TU Dortmund, und Ina Brandes (2.v.r.), NRW-Ministerin für Kultur und Wissenschaft, freuten sich mit den Preisträgerinnen Dr. Vanessa Henke (2.v.l.) und Dr. Lena Tacke (r.).

Dr. Vanessa Henke is a delegated teaching staff member at the Institute of General Didactics and School Pedagogy. As a trained primary school teacher, she integrates teaching and research in educational sciences and designs collaborative learning settings for future teachers in interdisciplinary teams. In these settings, teacher education students engage with societal transformation processes, particularly focusing on education for sustainable development. Dr. Vanessa Henke utilizes educational theories and models to critically reflect on teacher action, instruction, and school development processes together with students. She further develops her teaching through evaluation in interdisciplinary teams and by involving students.

Dr. Vanessa Henke and Dr. Lena Tacke collaborate on the project "BNERoom: Digital Escape Room for Strengthening ESD in Teacher Education", developed at TU Dortmund and supported by a DigiFellowship. The aim of the digital serious game is to engage teacher education students in dialogue on selected United Nations sustainable development goals.

Prize Money for Teaching Development

The State Teaching Prizes were awarded for the third time, following 2019 and 2021. In addition to the special prizes "Teaching and Learning in Teams" and "Teaching of Young Researchers", there are categories for the three different types of higher education institutions: "Teaching at Universities", "Teaching at Universities of Applied Sciences", and "Teaching at Art and Music Colleges". With prize money of €50,000 each, the awardees can further develop their teaching.