ERD 2026 - Conference Program

"Education, Reflection, Development" Conference Program (May 21, 2026)

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Section 1: Educational approaches in the contemporary school

Mărgineanu amphitheater (Room 12)
Moderators:
Anca Simion, Ph.D., Babeș-Bolyai University
Anca Ani-Rus, Ph.D., Babeș-Bolyai University

1. Horațiu Catalano, Irina Mihaela Trifan, Cristina Georgeta Nașca. Analysis of the Need to Implement a Nutrition Education Program for Preschool-Aged Children
2. Doina Florica Țifrea, Alina Roman. Neuroscience-informed perspectives on STEAM interventions in preschool: evidence, practices, and future directions
3. Adriana Denisa Manea, Georgeta Petra (Balint), Mirela Albulescu. Promoting Transdisciplinary Learning through CLIL in Secondary Education
4. Horațiu Catalano, Ana Rus, Anca Ani-Rus, Gabriela Mestic, Cristina Catalano, Diana Dologa, Emilia Bidică. The Influence of Role-Playing on the Development of Personal Autonomy in Preschoolers
5. Edward A. Lockhart, Carol Barriuso. Learning CLIL in Collaboration and in Loop Input
6. Mușata-Dacia Bocoș, Ioana-Alexandra Pintea. The impact of organising the educational environment according to the Reggio Emilia approach on collaboration between preschool children: Perceptions of teachers in Cluj County
7. Áron Nemes, Andrea Barabás, Pál Hamar. Mentoring and Teacher Competencies in Sport and Physical Education: Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Evidence
8. Anca Simion. Formative Assessment Practices in Primary Education and Their Influence on Students’ School Well-Being: A Systematic Literature Review
9. Horațiu Catalano, Diana Dologa, Denisa-Mihaela Dulf, Roxana-Maria Petian, Maria Sima, Anca Ani-Rus. The Impact of an Experimental Program on the Perceived Self-Efficacy of Early Career Primary School Teachers
10. Gabriela Tegean, Cristian Stan. Integrating the STEAM approach into early childhood education in Romania: the role of the Ministry of Education and Research’s supporting documents in guiding pedagogical practices
11. Elena Maria Miclea, Alina Felicia Roman. Teachers' perceptions of the use of comics in developing literacy skills in primary school students
12. Georgiana Alexandra Paun-Giupana. The Role of a Structured Remedial Program in Supporting Academic Readiness in Preschool Children
13. Violeta-Cristina Paltinean, Adriana-Denisa Manea, Nicolae-Cristian Stan. Making pre-school and preschool education more efficient through outdoor activities
14. Iosif Sandor, Emanuele Isidori, Tommaso Tamburini, Paola Melis, Valeriia Demareva, Elsa M. Bruni. Road Safety Education as a Pedagogy of Responsibility: Rethinking School-Based Traffic Education through Active and Experiential Methodologies

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Section 2: Emerging paradigms and trends in digital education

Room 18
Moderators:
Constantina Catalano, Ph.D., Babeș-Bolyai University
Marius Bănuț, Ph.D., Babeș-Bolyai University

1. Andrea Amalia Minda, Nicoleta-Bianca Pascu (Baica), Lavinia-Maria Nițulescu. The role of STEAM activities and digital tools in developing primary school students' competencies
2. Denisa Ramona Chasciar, Alina Felicia Roman, Vasile Chasciar. Integrating artificial intelligence into cultural activities in rural educational settings: pedagogical perspectives and challenges
3. Adriana-Denisa Manea, Maria Scridon. Between Connection and Addiction: Exploring Problematic Social Media Use among Middle School Students
4. Editha-Margareta Coșarbă, Dana-Edugenia Dugi. Generative AI as a Pedagogical Mediator in Initial Teacher Education: A Conceptual Framework for Adaptive Professional Learning
5. Ion Albulescu, Ana-Maria Crisan. Predictors of acceptance of digital parental counseling in early childhood education: a multi-informant study
6. Cristian Nicolae Stan, Andreea Georgiana Cascu. Evaluating the Expected Impact of the Elective Course "The Digital Version of Mathematics" on Fourth-Grade Students
7. Luciana Truta, Olga Chis. The use of artificial intelligence in the academic learning process
8. Adriana Denisa Manea, Iuliana Creța. Study on the Use of AI Tools by High School Students in Learning Social Sciences and Humanities
9. Nicolae Cristian Stan, Ioana Andreea Mara. Parents’ acceptance of AI-assisted digital storytelling ecosystems in early childhood education
10. Estera Sîngeorzan, Alina Felicia Roman. Promoting Healthy Digital Habits in Primary Education: A Focus Group Study on the Role of Families and Schools
11. Daniela Dumulescu, Constantin-Valer Necula. The Epistemically Surrendered Learner: AI Anthropomorphism and the Transformation of Learning
12. Dorina Chiș-Toia, Dan-Mihai Rohozneanu. Aspects regarding the time spent by students in front of screens
13. Emilia Bidică, Ana Rus, Gabriela Mestic. Childhood in the Age of Scrolling: The Relationship Between Exposure to Unstructured Digital Content and Socio-Emotional Self-Regulation
14. Jeno Kerekes. From Idea to Experiment: The Impact of Project-Based Learning and Extracurricular Activities on Science and Technology Competencies

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Section 3: Challenges for 21^st century education

Todoran amphitheater (Room 6)
Moderators:
Cătălin Glava, Ph.D., Babeș-Bolyai University
Denisa Ungurășan, Ph.D., Babeș-Bolyai University

1. Irina-Mihaela Trifan, Laura Edit Ciulea, Norbert Steff, Cristian Graur. Identifying the Effects of Educational Interventions on Intercultural Sensitivity in Initial Teacher Education
2. Iuliana Simiraș, Constantin Cucoș. Global and National Trends in the Standardisation of Assessment: a systematic review
3. Henrietta Torkos. Outdoor Education and Multimedia Strategies for Improving Classroom Management and Student Engagement
4. Zeki Arsal, Ruxandra-Georgiana Filip. Examining Primary School Teacher Education Program Competencies within the Framework of OECD Teaching Competences
5. Dumitrița Butnariu, Alina Felicia Roman. Toward an Emotion Regulation Intervention for Teachers: Focus Group Insights for a Mindfulness-Based Design
6. Yael Tsafrir. Impact of a Psychomotor, Willpower, and Emotional Development Intervention on Academic and Well-Being Outcomes among Adolescents with Special Educational Needs
7. Diana Bîclea, Ștefania Kifor, Lia Bologa, Diana Mihăescu. The Role of Motivation and the Image of the Successful Teacher in Guiding Future Students Toward Teacher Training Programs
8. Denisa Pop, Musata-Dacia Bocos, Alexandra-Lucia Pop. Optimizing the reliability and validity of a questionnaire on the learning preferences of primary school students (ages 8–11) in Romania through differentiated teaching strategies and item formulation
9. Alexandrina Popescu-Cruceanu. Regulating Experience Under Conditions of Difference: An Exploratory Framework for Understanding Educational and Social Responses to Children with ASD and ADHD
10. Florența-Diana Tănase, Adrian-Costinel Tănase. From University to Community: Advancing Experiential Learning through Educational Policy
11. Gabriela Avram (Tărîță). Teachers’ Perceptions of the Introduction of the Mandatory Professional Portfolio: A Thematic Analysis of Online Reactions to the New Educational Regulation
12. Renata Bilbokaitė, Ieva Bilbokaitė-Skiauterienė. Challenges of Teachers' proactivity in the context of inclusion of children with special needs in the classrooms
13. Emanuele Isidori, Rosario De Iulio, Angela Magnanini, Irina Leonova, Natalia Poplavskaya, Mario de Martino. Thalassopedagogy and Secondary Education: Educating “With” and “Through” the Sea Between Body, Environment, and Citizenship
14. Maria Claudia Cuc. Legislative strategies regarding the development and management of the professional portfolio of teachers in the pre-university education system

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Section 4: Teacher development from Curriculum to praxis

Room 10
Moderators:
Delia Muste, Ph.D., Babeș-Bolyai University
Claudiu Bunăiașu, Ph.D., University of Craiova

1. Alexandra-Maria Mustață, Lavinia-Maria Nițulescu, Pavelina Paraschivu. Developing Critical Thinking through Experiential Learning Activities in Step by Step Classrooms within the Mathematics and Natural Sciences Curricular Area
2. Ionela Florentina Hortopan. Curriculum design and assessment alignment in high education: ensuring coherence between learning outcomes and evaluation practices
3. Delia Muste, Alina Melania Mariș. From curriculum to the learning organization: implementing a curricular counseling program
4. Andrei Galbenu. Innovation-Driven Curriculum Development: A Strategic Approach to Organizational Development in Educational Institutions
5. Olga Chiș, Cosmina Simona Lungoci. Contemporary Models of Literacy Development and Their Relevance to the Romanian Primary School Curriculum
6. Emil Lazăr. Asynchronous Learning in Digital Curriculum Design: Supporting Self-Regulated Learning and Digital Competences in Higher Education
7. Claudia Irina Aldea, Daniela Elena Dumitru. InsightCareerLab - a digital tool for monitoring metacognitive skills in teaching career self-management
8. Claudiu Marian Bunăiașu, Alexandru Constantin Strungă. Strategies for developing the teacher training curriculum for primary education, from the perspective of leveraging artificial intelligence in learning and training
9. Raluca Pop, Anamaria Marc, Edward Lockhart. Click, Connect, Collaborate: eTwinning Projects in Initial Teacher Education at the Undergraduate Level
10. Alexandru Iosif Fodor, Ion Albulescu. Educational research between academic requirement and school utility
11. Roxana-Maria Gavrilă. Innovation Management in Schools: Leadership Strategies for Sustainable Educational Change
12. Maria Iulia Felea. Autonomy, competence, and relatedness in the development of intrinsic motivation among occupationally integrated mature adults enrolled in a psychopedagogical training program
13. Gianina Prodan. Extracurricular Education: Characteristics and Practices in Primary Education
14. Maria Claudia Cuc. Legislative, institutional and curricular strategies in the organization of mentoring in the educational field