Prof. Dr. Anne Sliwka

• Educational Governance and School System Development: Theorizing, researching, and advancing the governance structures of school systems
• Leadership and Innovation in Schools: Focusing on innovative leadership practices that drive transformation in schools and school systems
• Deeper Learning for the 21st Century: Developing and implementing pedagogical and instructional strategies that prepare students for the challenges of the modern world. Emphasis on enhancing teacher professionalism, student self-regulation, and school transformation.
• Teacher Professionalization: Enhancing the skills and expertise of educators through targeted professional development programs
• Diversity, Differentiation, and Inclusion: Researching and developing inclusive educational practices that address diverse student needs through adaptive and flexible learning environments

• Scientific Advisory Board Member: Contributing expertise to the Ministry of Education in Baden-Württemberg.
• Trusted Mentor: Mentor for scholarship holders of the German National Academic Foundation.
• Jury Member German School Award: Selecting and advising schools 

Education:

• 1990-1992: Undergraduate Studies of History, Social Science, Education and Philosophy at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• 1992-1993: Studies of History, Political Philosophy and Education at Christ Church College, University of Oxford (Scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation)
• 1993-1994: Master Studies in History and Education at Université de Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne) (ERASMUS Scholarship, Maîtrise)

Doctoral Studies:

• 1994-1999: Doctoral Studies in Education, Social History, and Political Philosophy at the University of Oxford (Rhodes Scholar). Dissertation: "Transplanting Liberal Education" on the intercultural transfer of educational concepts

Professional Experience:

• 1997-2002: Instructor at the German Academy for Students (Deutsche Schülerakademie), fostering highly motivated and gifted students
• 1998-2000: Project Manager for the Bertelsmann Foundation's International Network of Innovative School Systems (INIS)
• 2000-2002: Research Associate in General Education and Empirical Educational Research at the University of Erfurt
• 2002: Teaching Award, University of Erfurt
• 2002: Visiting Fellow at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto; internship at Sinclair Secondary School, Whitby, Ontario
• 2003-2005: Project Leader for the National BLK Model Program "Learning and Living Democracy" at the University of Mannheim
• 2005-2008: Professor of Educational Science at the University of Trier
• 2009-2013: Professor of Educational Science and Vice-Rector for Research, Internationalization, and Diversity at Heidelberg University of Education
• Since 2013: Professor of Educational Science at the University of Heidelberg; Visiting Professor at Heidelberg University of Education
• 2017-2018: Research Sabbatical: Visiting Scholar at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand; Guest Lectures at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, and at the Universities of Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan.

• Sliwka, A., & Klopsch, B. (2024). Das lernende Schulsystem: Paradigmenwechsel in der Bildung.  Weinheim: Beltz.
• Sliwka, A., Klopsch, B., Beigel, J., & Tung, L. (2024). Transformational Leadership for Deeper Learning: Shaping Innovative School Practices for Enhanced Learning. Journal of Educational Administration, 62(1), 103-121. 

  https://doi.org/10.1108/jea-03-2023-0049

• Beigel, J., Klopsch, B., & Sliwka, A. (2023). Deeper Learning gestalten: Ein Workbook für Lehrkräfte. Weinheim: Beltz.
• Sliwka, A., & Klopsch, B. (2022). Deeper Learning in der Schule: Pädagogik des digitalen Zeitalters. Weinheim: Beltz.
• Yee, B., Sliwka, A., & Rautiainen, M. (2018). Engaging adolescent learners: International perspectives on curriculum, pedagogy and practice. Palgrave Macmillan. 

• Fricke, M., Kuld, L., & Sliwka, A. (2018). Konzepte sozialer Bildung an der Schule: Compassion – Diakonisches Lernen – Service Learning. Weinheim: Beltz.
• Sliwka, A. (2018). Pädagogik der Jugendphase: Wie Jugendliche engagiert lernen. Hintergründe und Praxiswissen. Weinheim: Beltz.
• Trumpa, S., Wittek, D., & Sliwka, A. (2017). Die Bildungssysteme der erfolgreichsten PISA-Länder: China, Finnland, Japan, Kanada und Südkorea. Münster: Waxmann.