In what kind of rooms is math taught?

• In general, our lessons take place in the classroom. The classrooms are equipped with a SMART or Promethean panel.
• For individual lessons or projects, the computer room is used.

What digital tools are used?

• The most commonly used software on computers and in the mobile phone app is Geogebra. The dynamic software offers a range of tools to study geometry, functions  and statistics.
   
• The students purchase a TI-30X MathPrint Prio calculator at the beginning of Year 7. The order is organised by the school.
  
  
  
  
   
• Depending on the current topic or project, the students use the school's iPads.
   
• For practicing and revision, we mainly use the platform bettermarks.com (Berlin licence), which offers a variety of exercises and additional information.
  
  
  
   
• The online tool ‘Diagnose und Fördern’ ('diagnose and support') is used together with the textbook series ‘Fundamente der Mathematik’.
  
  

How many hours of math do the students have per week?

• At the intermediate level, math is taught for four lessons per week, usually one double lesson and two single lessons. In the upper level, basic courses consist of 3 lessons and  advanced course of 5 lessons per week.
• In Year 7, one of the lessons per week is taught in separate smaller groups, see 'gifted education' below. In the regular classes in Year 8, one lesson of math is taught as a 'split' lesson, i.e. the content is taught to each half of the class in separated periods while the other half is in a different split course, e.g. geography.

What does gifted education look like at Schiller?

• Gifted students receive differentiated support in the lessons.
• In Year 7: in one of four lessons 5-8 gifted students from each class are taught together in a separate lesson. Students are selected via the assessment test ‘Fit für Klasse 7’, alternatively they can qualify later by very good performance in math lessons.
• Some students join the ‘Society of math students’(MSG) at Humboldt University from Year 7 onwards.
• Every year there is the opportunity to take part in the nationwide math olympiad.
• Students are taking part in the 'Biber Wettbewerb' (a German IT competition for kids) with growing enthusiasm.
  
  It takes place online every year in November and replaces the Kangaroo competition in math at the school. The advanced courses (Year 11 and 12) and Year 7 regularly take part, while the other classes participate voluntarily.