Conference "Everyone can study to become a teacher"
Tallinn University, having a century-long experience in education provision, invites to an intriguing conference which builds on a completely new situation in Estonian education: teachers’ work is irreversibly changing, the path to this occupation does not begin with the graduation from a higher education institution, and thus, teacher education must be modified quickly.
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iCal calendarThe related opportunities and challenges of the university will be discussed on 24 October at the conference targeted at school leaders and pedagogues, where the following questions will be posed together: can all interested persons become teachers? What does it take to be a real professional? What will learning and teacher education constitute in the future? Life-long learning is also addressed primarily in the light of rapid changes in the labor market.
Katrin Poom-Valickis, TLU Professor of Teacher Education, and Eve Eisenschmidt, Professor of Education Policy and Management, open today’s trends in teacher training and discuss the role of school in teachers’ development in their joint presentation “The Journey of Becoming a Teacher – from Concept to Delivery”. They claim that the ways of becoming a teacher as well as the ways of learning have changed. “Everyone can become a teacher!”
Maria Kütt, Director General of the HR Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaks on the subject “What and why are we learning? Changes in the labour market and future learning” from the angle of the employer in particular. “For a long time now, people have not been learning in trainings organized by the employer, a wise employee finds an opportunity to learn in every moment of life at their own initiative,” Kütt claims.
The conference will be led by Joonas Hellerma.
Program
| 9.30–10.00 Check-in and morning coffee | |
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10.00–10.15 Opening speech by Rector of TLU Professor Tiit Land Opening speech by Minister of Education and Research Mailis Reps |
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| 10.15–10.30 Past and present. 100 years of teacher training in Tallinn | |
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10.30–11.00 Teaching as a Moral Profession In this presentation the moral nature of teaching profession is discussed in the framework of values and purposes guiding the teacher in the teaching-studying-learning process in schools. A purposeful teacher is presented as a goal of teacher education to promote learning for the future. |
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11.00–11.30 The journey of becoming a teacher – from idea to implementation A joint presentation by Tallinn University professors Eve Eisenschmidt and Katrin Poom-Valickis about current trends in teacher education, and the role of the school in teachers' development. The ways of becoming a teacher as well as the ways of learning have changed, and everyone can become a teacher!
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11.30–12.00 Discussion: Past, present, and future of the teacher profession Participants: Priit Reiska (TLU Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs) |
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| 12.00–12.45 Lunch | |
| 12.45–12.55 What is the future education look like, and what could be the future teacher? | |
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12.55–13.25 Discussion: Learners' view of education, learning, and the future Participants: Marcus Ehasoo (Head of the Estonian Student Union) |
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13.30–14.00 What and what do we learn? Changes in the labor market and learning for the future Maria Kütt, Director General of the HR Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaks on the subject “What and why are we learning? Changes in the labor market and future learning” from the angle of the employer in particular. For a long time now, people have not been learning in trainings organized by the employer, a wise employee finds an opportunity to learn in every moment of life at their own initiative. |
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| 14.00–14.30 Coffee break | |
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14.30–15.00 Discussion: What and what do we learn? Changes in the labor market and learning for the future Participants: Teibi Torm (NGO Back to School) |
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15.05–15.40 Discussion: The Future of Teacher Education – What can we do to keep competent teachers in our schools? Participants: Merlin Linde (TLU Teacher Education Project Manager) |
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| 15.40–15.50 Conclusions | |
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16.00 Reception. |
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Projekti "TLÜ TEE ehk Tallinna Ülikool kui targa eluviisi eestvedaja"
(nr 2014-2020.4.01.16-0033) tegevus A5
Tallinna Ülikooli haridusuuenduse tippkeskuses
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