Brief profile

University studies

• Degree programme in Modern and Medieval History, Protestant Theology and Religious Education, Economics, English Studies (Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster and University of Oldenburg)
• Accompanying study programme Science and Practice (WWU Münster)
• Magister Artium (M.A.) at the WWU Münster on the topic "Die Eigentumsfrage in der ehemaligen DDR. Historical development from 1945 to the constitution of 1974" (overall judgement very good)
• Tutor for Prof Dr Andrea Strübind: Supervision of the travelling exhibition "Keine Gewalt. 20 Years of Peaceful Revolution 1989" in Oldenburg
• Nominated for a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation
• Research assistant in the NT with Prof Dr Wolfgang Weiß
• B.A. at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg on the topic: "Opium for Chekists". (Quasi)-Religious Elements in the State Security of the GDR

Non-university

• Worked in sales / marketing / public relations for Bankhaus Neelmeyer, Bremen, Evangelische Buchhandlung Dürer Haus, Bremen and RealGmbH Kamenz
• Work in the Education and Research Department at the Federal Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the former German Democratic Republic (BStU, Berlin): Participation in the establishment of the Information and Documentation Centre on State Security in Rostock (IDZ). Selection of topics and preparation of sources and material for the permanent exhibition there. Main areas of work: "The main official employee" / Postal control / The Cheka: Shield and sword of the party.
• Guided tours of the exhibition "The Autumn of 1989: Democratic Movement in the GDR" (organised by Haus der Geschichte, Institute for Cultural Studies of Germany, University of Bremen)
• Work in adult education (VHS Bremen) in the field of GDR history, utopias, GDR state security, Expo 2000.

School work

• Educational assistant at Oyten primary school, theatre projects, study groups, project weeks, school newspaper, poetry theatre
• Substitute teacher at the Gymnasium am Markt and the Cato Bontjes van Beek Gymnasium in Achim (English, history)
• Teacher at the Haupt- und Realschule Oyten (GSW, religion, WPK improv theatre)
• Teacher at the secondary school in Goldbach, Langwedel (religion, English, WPK's theatre, happiness, freedom, Christmas performances, class teacher, candidate supervision)

Other

• Founding member of Theater Freispiel, Oyten. Writer, director and leading actress in the comedic one-act play "Dr Dosenkohl-Schütterbrot. Der Versuch einer Lesung" (Summer 2011) and in the comedy "Fastperfekt - Eine Komödie aus dem Speckmantel des Lebens" (2013)
• Theatre work with children, young people and adults, staging, directing, author, projects
• Improvisation theatre with young people and adults at the Haupt- und Realschule Oyten, at the Oberschule am Goldbach in Langwedel and in Tbilisi (Georgia) for MiTOst as part of the International MitOst Festival.

Thematic essentials

Theologising - conducting conversations in the classroom - elementarisation - performative teaching - symbol didactics - Bible didactics - emotional learning - concepts of religion - courage in the classroom - Paul in the classroom - happiness in the classroom - freedom in the classroom - creative competence - scaffolding - differentiation - individualisation - reflection skills - language sensitivity - professionalisation processes - competence orientation - practical references - biography orientation - cross-phase learning - research-based learning - curriculum development - theatre in the classroom - theory to go - theology to go