Title: Exploring higher order thinking in curriculum, pedagogy and teacher learning in March 2023

Prof. Linor Hadar, an internationally recognized expert in the fields of curriculum research and teacher professionalization, came as AIANI Fellow at the Faculty of Teacher Education at the University of Innsbruck from March 14 to March 23, 2023. The research and exchange program developed together with Prof. Hadar was entitled "Exploring higher order thinking in curriculum, pedagogy, and teacher learning."

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As part of this program Prof. Hadar gave lectures at the Institute of Teacher Education and School Research and the Institute of Subject Didactics and worked in two courses, both in the bachelor's and master's programs, with students on the topics of "Teacher Education in Israel" and "21st Century Skills." Prof. Hadar and staff from both institutes plan to continue working together on research projects and publications on the topics of 21st Century Skills and the Sustainable Development Goals of UNESCO. A joint seminar is also being considered. During Prof. Hadar's visit to the Institute of Islamic Theology and Religious Education, the existing cooperation between the institute and the University of Haifa was deepened. The importance of this cooperation, especially for interreligious dialogue, was emphasized, and various possibilities for further cooperation were explored. In a meeting with Dean of Studies Kraml and staff from the Internship and Teacher Training Office contents and structures of teacher education at both universities were discussed.
​The objectives formulated for Prof. Hadar's stay, especially the planning of joint research projects and the exchange of research and implementation approaches related to teaching and innovation in teacher education, were very well implemented. The foundations for sustainable research cooperation structures were successfully laid with the stay.