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Tasks at the chair

  • Course-related information and advice
  • BAföG matters
  • responsible for the area of didactics in special education specialising in intellectual development
  • Teaching in the field of educational psychology of intellectual disabilities and didactics with a special educational focus on intellectual development
  • scientific supervision of the Internships on lesson planning and analysis
  • UR class

Academic career

  • since 9/2020 Assistant professor at the Chair of Pedagogy for Intellectual Disabilities including Inclusive Pedagogy
  • 2019 - 2020 Teaching assistant at the Mathilde-Eller-School (special education centre with a focus on intellectual development), Munich
  • 2015 - 2019 Secondment to the Chair of Pedagogy for Intellectual Disabilities and Pedagogy for Behavioural Disorders to strengthen the practical relevance, LMU Munich
  • 2009 - 2015 Assistant professor at the Chair of Pedagogy for Intellectual Disabilities and Pedagogy for Behavioural Disorders, LMU Munich (0.5); Assistant teacher at the Unterhaching special education centre (special education centre with a focus on intellectual development) (0.5)
  • 2008 - 2015 Teaching assistant at the Unterhaching special education centre
  • 2008 Second State Examination for the teaching degree at special schools
  • 2006 - 2008 Trainee teacher at the Helfende Hände support centre (support centre with a focus on mental development and other support needs), Munich
  • 2006 First State Examination for the teaching degree at special schools
  • 1995 - 2006 Studied special education (teaching degree at special schools), specialising in education for the mentally handicapped, LMU Munich (including maternity leave and parental leave)
  • 1994 - 1995 Voluntary social year at the Helfende Hände support centre, Munich
  • 1994 General higher education entrance qualification, Louise-Schroeder-Gymnasium, Munich

Katja Zimmermann

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