Workshop on innovation transfer in pedagogical training
May 12, 2026
16:00 to 19:00
Education Lab
Maderstraße 1
1040 Vienna
What role does the training of school educators play in the dissemination of effective new concepts in the school system? What contribution should training make to the transfer of innovation? We invite all stakeholders to discuss these questions and develop new ideas together.
Please send registrations to diego.heatherman@edlab.at
What you can expect:
- Welcome & short introduction to the new project “Close the Gap“
- Insights into the research results of interviews and focus groups
- Reflection to set the mood: How does a good school succeed?
- Situation mapping: Which aspects of pedagogical training should be particularly emphasized? Where is there the greatest need for change?
- Think tank: How can necessary change take place?
- Plan steps: Together we identify the most important next steps for our ideas
- Outlook: What’s next for the project and how you can get involved
For whom?
All those who shape, accompany and experience pedagogical training:
- Program directors & professors for all teaching degree programs
- Teacher training students & alumni
- School management
- Teachers
- Career changers
- Administration – PHs, University, City of Vienna, Education Directorate, Ministry
Coworking in the Education Lab in front can be used.
This project is funded by the FFG (www.ffg.at). The FFG is the central national funding organization and strengthens Austria’s innovative power.
This event marks the start of a new FFG-funded project “Close the Gap” project funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), which addresses precisely these questions and aims to work out over the next few months in interviews, focus groups and workshops how we can strengthen the transfer of innovation in the education sector. If you are interested in taking part, please contact the project manager Diego Heatherman: diego.heatherman@edlab.at.
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