Tuesday, 10 July 2018

What is Teacher Education


What is Teacher Education?
                      
                                   Socially, politically and economically the world is changing at a dramatic rate. Hence, it is certainly not possible to foresee any slowing in the pace over the next decade. As the world has changed, so has the school, and so has what we mean by teaching and by learning.  The teacher-student relationship is far more complex and demanding than ever before.  The implication of this more diversified role for the teacher is what impelled a new view of the process of teacher education and training.  Thus, teacher education is seen as a continuous process, beginning with a phase of initial training and continuing throughout the teacher’s professional life throughout regular and sustained periods of in-service training.  Maintaining the view that a teacher must remain a learner during the scope of their service is mandatory.

Teacher Education Institution
According to teacher education “addresses environmental, social, and economic contexts to create locally relevant and culturally appropriate teacher education programmes for both pre-service and in-service teachers.”
Teacher education generally includes four elements: improving the general educational background of the trainee teachers; increasing their knowledge and understanding of the subjects they are to teach; pedagogy and understanding of children and learning; and the development of practical skills and competences. The balance between these four elements varies widely 

Saturday, 7 July 2018