Renate Zimmer

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Renate Zimmer (born October 24, 1947 in Sinspelt , Rhineland-Palatinate ) is a German educational scientist with a focus on "early childhood" and professor of sports science at the University of Osnabrück . She headed the Institute for Sports and Exercise Science until March 31, 2016 and is also director of the Lower Saxony Institute for Early Childhood Education and Development (nifbe) . Renate Zimmer is known nationally and internationally through numerous lectures and publications: She has written more than 45 books on the topics of development support, moving learning ("Raging makes you smart!"), Psychomotor skills , movement and language, which are written in many languages ​​(including ins Greek, Korean, Chinese, Finnish, Polish) have been translated.

In 2007 she was awarded the Federal Order of Merit for her educational and socio-political commitment to children . She was voted “Professor of the Year 2009” in the category Humanities, Social and Cultural Studies by the journal Unicum Beruf.

Renate Zimmer is an editorial board member in various specialist journals and a member of various scientific associations. a. of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Reading Foundation and the Scientific Advisory Board of the Baden-Württemberg State Foundation in the project “Say something”. Her expertise is also requested by the education ministries of various federal states, she advises on the conception of projects and acts as a reviewer for scientific research measures. In addition, she also works as a consultant for the new construction and renovation of day-care centers throughout Germany.

Renate Zimmer, 1997

Life

After graduating from high school, Renate Zimmer studied sport at the German Sport University in Cologne and at the University Institute for Physical Education at the University of Mainz and graduated as a " sports teacher ".

From 1968 to 1972 she was a full-time teacher at the State St. Willibrord Gymnasium Bitburg and at the elementary school Bitburg. From 1972 to 1976 she completed a second degree at the University of Education in Rhineland-Palatinate , Dept. Worms, with the degree: Diploma - educational scientist (focus on "early childhood").

She began her academic career with a position as a research assistant at the Lower Saxony University of Education, Hildesheim department. In 1980 she received her doctorate. phil. at the University of Osnabrück . The title of her dissertation was “Motor Skills and Personality Development in Preschool Children. An empirical study on the relationship between motor, cognitive, emotional and social variables ”.

In 1981 she was appointed professor for sports science (University of Osnabrück). In the teacher training courses she represented the field of sport education ( sport didactics ) and held various positions at the university, including a. Dean of the Department of Education and Cultural Studies, Member of the Senate and Head of the Institute for Sports and Exercise Sciences. Since 2007 she has also been the director of the Lower Saxony Institute for Early Childhood Education and Development .

Research stays and teaching assignments took her to the Free University of Bozen / Italy, the Dimocritus University of Thrace in Komotini / Greece, the Institute for Early Education at the Zheijang Normal University in Hangzhou / China, to the University of Lower Silesia ul. Wagonowa in Wrocław / Poland and to the EWHA Womans University in Seoul / South Korea.

Her main research interests include a. the topics "movement and language", promotion of social and emotional skills, early childhood movement education , development diagnostics, psychomotor skills and self-concept. Out of her diverse professional but also voluntary commitment, the nationwide congresses “Moving Childhood”, which she initiated in 1991 and have taken place in Osnabrück at regular intervals, deserve special mention. With 3000 participants, it is one of the largest and most famous childhood congresses in Germany.

Monographs

  • The Influence of Sport on the Personality Development of Preschool Children - An Experimental Study of the Relationship of Motor, Cognitive, Affective and Social Variables. Osnabrück 1980.
  • Sports and games in kindergarten. Klett, Stuttgart 1980, revised new edition Meyer & Meyer, Aachen 1992, 4th edition 2003, ISBN 3-891-24925-X .
  • Motor skills and personality development in children. (= Volume 80/81 of the series of articles on teaching and research in physical education. ) Hofmann, Schorndorf 1981, revised edition 1996.
  • Handbook for Sport in Child and Youth Work. Meyer & Meyer, Aachen 1998.
  • Game ideas in jazz dance. Hofmann, Schorndorf 1984, 4th edition 2000.
  • Forms of dancing - from children's dance to rock 'n' roll . Modern learning, Dortmund 1988, 4th revised edition 2000.
  • Education as a task - reflections on sports education. Hofmann, Schorndorf 2001.
  • What makes children strong! Awakening skills - promoting development. Herder, Freiburg 2003.
  • Get rid of the chairs! What children learn through exercise. Herder, Freiburg 1995, 5th edition 2003, ISBN 3-451-05228-8 .
  • Course book for physical activity promotion. Don Bosco, Munich 2004.
  • Moving childhood. Hofmann, Schorndorf 1997, 2nd edition 2004.
  • Exercise and relaxation. Herder, Freiburg 2003, 2nd edition 2005, ISBN 3-451-27919-3 .
  • The sensory workshop - projects for holistic living and learning. Herder, Freiburg 1997, 6th edition 2005, ISBN 3-451-26976-7 .
  • Experiencing the world with all your senses Herder, Freiburg 2004. 2nd edition 2006, ISBN 3-451-26512-5
  • Discovering the world through movement Herder, Freiburg 2005. 2nd edition 2006, ISBN 3-451-26519-2
  • Just take part! Promotion of physical activity (series: parents promote their children ) Klett / Velber, Stuttgart / Freiburg 2006
  • Children need self-confidence! Herder, Freiburg 2006, ISBN 3-451-05673-9
  • Manual of physical education; Didactic-methodical basics and ideas for practice Herder, Freiburg 1993, 18th revised edition 2006, ISBN 3-451-28420-0
  • Creative movement games - psychomotor support in the Herder kindergarten , Freiburg 1989, 19th edition 2007
  • Movement promotes the joy of learning Herder, Freiburg 2007
  • Handbook of Sensory Perception. Basics of a holistic education and upbringing. 22nd edition. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2012, ISBN 978-3-451-32560-1 .
  • Psychomotor manual. Theory and practice of psychomotor development in children. Revised new edition. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2019, ISBN 978-3-451-38580-3 (14th complete edition of the first edition from 1999).
  • Everything about the movement kindergarten (completely revised new edition) Herder, Freiburg 2007 ISBN 3-451-29198-3
  • Psychomotor development promotion . ISBN 3-451-31045-7
  • Psychomotor development promotion . ISBN 3-451-31044-9
  • Learn with all your senses . ISBN 3-451-31043-0
  • Learn with all your senses . ISBN 3-451-31042-2
  • The moving kindergarten . ISBN 3-451-31041-4
  • The moving kindergarten . ISBN 3-451-31040-6
  • The educational areas in kindergarten . ISBN 3-451-28143-0
  • Creative movement games . ISBN 3-451-26718-7
  • Movement promotes the desire to learn . ISBN 3-451-05745-X
  • Raging makes you smart! . ISBN 3-451-05398-5

Contribution to monographs

  • Zimmer, Renate / Elflein, P./Hunger, I .: Innovative physical education - theory and practice , Schneider, Hohengehren 2004
  • Zimmer, Renate / Cicurs, Hans: Children need exercise - do children need sport? , Meyer & Meyer, Aachen 1991, 3rd edition 1994
  • Zimmer, Renate / Cicurs, Hans: Psychomotorik - New Approaches in Remedial Physical Education and Special School Gymnastics Hofmann, Schorndorf 1987, 5th edition 1999
  • Zimmer, Renate / Hunger, Ina: Childhood in Motion Hofmann, Schorndorf 2001
  • Zimmer, Renate / Hunger, Ina: Perceiving - Moving - Learning (4th Osnabrück Congress “Childhood in Movement”) Hofmann, Schorndorf 2004
  • Zimmer, Renate: Movement Education, in: Lilian Fried / Susanna Roux (Ed.): Pedagogy in early childhood; Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 2006; Pp. 189-194; ISBN 3-407-56283-7
  • Zimmer, Renate / Hunger, Ina: Movement - Education - Health - Promoting development right from the start Hofmann, Schorndorf 2007
  • Zimmer, Renate / Vahle, Fredrik: Children - Body - Language - Psychomotor Support Herder, Freiburg 2005, ISBN 3-451-28821-4
  • Zimmer, Renate / Volkamer, Meinhart: MOT 4 - 6th motor skills test for four to six year old children . Beltz, Weinheim 1984, 2nd edition 1987
  • Zimmer, Renate / Volkamer, Meinhart: On the courage to be a teacher anyway Hofmann, Schorndorf 1983, 4th edition 2000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.professordesjahres.de/hall-of-fame/die-professoren-des-jahres-2009
personal data
SURNAME Room, Renate
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zimmer, Renate Franziska (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German educationalist
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Sinspelt