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 event was held at the Brno Lab for Research on Instruction, Learning, and Development, located at the Faculty of Arts, Arna Nováka 1. 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.

Looking Ahead

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.