Babette Lughammer

Babette Lughammer serves as a Lecturer at the University College of Teacher Education Lower Austria (Pädagogische Hochschule Niederösterreich) since September 2020, specializing in primary education with focus on Nature, Life, and Technology subjects. Her academic career follows prior teaching experience at PVS Baden (2015-2020) and private sector work until 2015.

Her educational background includes:

• Bachelor's degree in Primary Education (2012-2014)
• Extension studies for primary education with focus on 'Nature, Life, Technology' (2016)
• Master's degree in Primary Education with focus on 'Nature, Life, Technology' (2017-2019)
• Master's thesis: 'Social competence - a key to scientific (learning) success?' (2020)

Babette Lughammer's research centers on 'Learning and teaching the Anthropocene,' exploring how to incorporate Anthropocene concepts into primary education frameworks. Her work in the 'It will happen someday' Sparkling Science project and her publication on language-sensitive teaching in technical design demonstrate her commitment to innovative educational approaches that address contemporary challenges in teaching scientific and technical subjects.

Her teaching expertise spans subject-specific didactics, crafts, natural sciences, individual learning support, and learning coaching, with particular emphasis on the intersection between social competence development and scientific learning success as reflected in her master's thesis.

As an active researcher and educator, Babette Lughammer contributes to advancing primary education methodologies through interdisciplinary approaches that connect nature, technology, social development, and language acquisition, preparing future educators to address the complex educational needs of today's primary school students.