Verena Köstler Takes on a Temporary Professorship in School Pedagogy

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The educational scientist is thoroughly familiar with teaching, research, and knowledge transfer tasks in the field of school pedagogy, which she has carried out through a wide range of collaborations between schools and universities as well as in interdisciplinary projects focused on teacher education.

Dr. Verena Köstler earned her doctorate at the intersection of empirical teaching and learning research and business informatics, and, having taught at secondary schools, she also brings a background in the school system. In her previous position at the University of Passau, she helped establish the Didactic Innovation Labs in teacher education. There, she most recently served as a member of the leadership team and as a research associate for teaching innovation and collaboration at the Center for Teacher Education and Subject Didactics.

Her research focuses on the evidence-based development of teaching and learning concepts. In her work to date, she has been involved in research and development projects on de-fragmentation and de-marginalization, as well as on promoting basic digital competencies in teacher education. She is currently researching the opportunities and challenges of generative AI for teaching practice, particularly with regard to individualization and evidence-based decision-making by teachers.