On June 24, 2024, we had the pleasure of hosting our German colleagues in Brno for the Czech-German Collaborative Symposium on Instruction, Interaction, and Learning. The symposium provided a valuable opportunity for researchers from both countries to share insights, discuss ongoing projects, and foster future collaboration.

The Program

09:00 – 09:15
Welcome and Introduction

09:15 – 12:45
Patterns of Student Participation in Classroom Discourse: Presentation of Work in Progress

• Martin Sedláček and Klára Šeďová: Do Students Participate Differently in Various Subjects?
• Lukas Mundelsee, Tomáš Lintner, and Klára Šeďová: Analyzing Student Participation Profiles through Detailed Event Coding of Hand-Raising and Classroom Talk Incidents
• Alexander Gröschner and Susi Klaß: Engaging Students Verbally in Hybrid Classrooms: Differences between Whole-Class Discussion and Small-Group Work

12:45 – 13:30
Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:00
Comparative Analysis of Instruction and Interaction in Czech and German Schools

• Roman Švaříček and Lukas Mundelsee: Viewing and Discussing Video Clips from Czech and German Schools

15:00 – 15:15
Coffee Break

15:15 – 16:30
Pre-Service Teacher Education at German and Czech Universities

• Alexander Gröschner and Susi Klaß: S(t)imulating Productive Dialogue in Pre-Service Teacher Education: The Role of Training Interventions for Novices’ Attitudes and Intentions
• Karla Brücknerová and Zuzana Šalamounová: Shaping Curricula Towards a Constructivist Approach in Pre-Service Teacher Education in the Czech Republic

16:30
Closing Remarks and Farewell

Discussion

Each presentation was followed by a discussion, allowing participants to delve deeper into the findings and methodologies, fostering an engaging and collaborative atmosphere throughout the day.

Thank you to all the participants for their valuable contributions, and a special thanks to our German colleagues for making the trip to Brno. We hope this is just the beginning of many more collaborative endeavors to come.