In September 2022, Amelie presented the first paper of her PhD project at the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) conference in Belgrade, Serbia. As the special interest groups focused on social interactions in learning and instruction (SIG10), on teaching and learning in culturally diverse settings (SIG21), and on dialogue among diverse educational theories (SIG25) came together, it was the perfect opportunity to discuss the research findings of the paper: “Fostering social skills: challenges, opportunities, and future directions perceived by secondary education teachers.”