IFS-Lecture Series: „Paths of school development“
Start: 16.04.2026, 2:15 pm
End: 23.07.2026, 3:45 pm
Location: CDI 022
The Center for Research on Education and School Development (IFS) organizes annual lecture series that are open to the public and deal with various significant and current topics. This year's lecture series will also be held under the overall topic „Paths of school development“. International as well as national experts from different disciplines will be invited to give lectures.
The lecture series, hosted this year by team McElvany, will take place on Thursdays between 14:15–15:45. The IFS-Lecture series will be held in presence.
The event is open to all interested individuals.
Program
You can download the complete program overview here: Lecture Series Program 2026 (German)
| Date | Titel | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 23rd April | What can we learn from TIMSS and TIMSS-L the longitudinal extension? | Prof. Dr. Matthias von Davier (Boston College) |
| 30th April | A Dynamic Approach to School Improvement: Main Features and Impact on promoting quality and equity | Prof. Dr. Leonidas Kyriakides (University of Cyprus) |
| 7th May | Leading educational innovation and change | Prof. Dr. Marcus Pietsch (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg) |
| 14th May | None due to public holiday | |
| 21st May | Der Einfluss des domänenspezifischen Professionswissens von Lehrkräften auf den Leistungszuwachs von Schüler:innen im Fach Deutsch | Prof. Dr. Anita Schilcher (University of Regensburg) |
| 28th May | None due to public holiday | |
| 4th June | None due to public holiday | |
| 11th June | Von der Unterrichtsforschung zur Unterrichtsentwicklung: Nichts ist so praktisch wie eine gute Theorie | Prof. Dr. Benjamin Fauth (Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg) |
| 18th June | Von „Potenziale entwickeln – Schulen stärken“ über den Talentschulversuch bis zu „Schule macht stark“: Lessons Learned aus Begleitung von und Forschung zu Schulentwicklung an sozialräumlich benachteiligten Standorten | Prof. Dr. Isabell van Ackeren-Mindl (University of Duisburg-Essen) |
| 25th June | Schulentwicklungsberatung/-begleitung: Empirische Erkenntnisse und Modelle zur Schulentwicklung in der Balance von Ansprüchen und Machbarkeiten | Prof. Dr. Stephan Huber (Johannes Kepler University Linz) |
| 2nd July | How should we communicate the effects of educational interventions to teachers. | Dr. Hugo Lortie-Forgues (Loughborough University) |
| 9th July | None due to Sommerfest of TU Dortmund University | |
| 16th July | Wege der Schulentwicklung forschend begleiten: Erfahrungen aus dem CHANCEN- und SchuMaS-Verbund im Spiegel der Grenzarbeit | Dr. Jonas Ringler (DIPF) |