Sentences with phrase «initial teacher education programs»

But a closer look at how students are selected into initial teacher education programs reveals that the truth is not that straightforward.

The Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: standards and procedures specifies that entrants to initial teacher education should have levels of personal literacy and numeracy «broadly equivalent to those of the top 30 per cent of the population».

The strengthening of the Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures (Standards and Procedures) ensures all ITE programs are of consistently high quality and all that teacher education students have the opportunity to meet the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate career stage.

They also work to understand the nature of expert teaching and use this understanding to shape initial teacher education programs, coaching and mentoring arrangements and ongoing professional development.

«I can see that these can be designed into four - year undergraduate primary teacher education programs, but will be challenging for two - year equivalent postgraduate initial teacher education programs, where there is less volume of learning available to develop both the breadth of curriculum and the depth.

Reliable and consistent assessment of the TPA is a critical element in ensuring robust initial teacher education programs that will provide confidence in the readiness of their graduates.

Robust assessment of pre-service teachers is vital in giving students, families and schools confidence that graduates from Australian initial teacher education programs are effectively prepared for entry into the profession.

The induction phase of a teacher's career builds on formal initial teacher education programs including:

Sessional Instructor, Initial Teacher Education Program Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, ON

The Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures (2015)(Standards and Procedures) requires that all pre-service teachers successfully complete a rigorous assessment (teaching performance assessment) that covers the breadth of teaching practices to ensure that they are classroom ready by the time they graduate.

The 2015 Standards and Procedures for Accreditation of Initial Teacher Education Programs in Australia, agreed to by Education Council in December 2015, require that primary initial teacher education (ITE) programs provide all primary graduates with a subject specialisation (Standard 4.4).

With the Commonwealth Government no longer controlling the maximum number of funded places in initial teacher education programs, there has been strong recent growth in the numbers of students enrolling in initial teacher education.

A recently enhanced professional development program for educators doubled the initial teacher education program to four semesters, doubled the practicum requirement to a minimum of 80 days, and introduced mandatory core content to provide a greater degree of transparency and consistency in what is being taught in Ontario's publicly assisted initial teacher education programs.

Buckskin says the team will continue to work with schools, faculties of education and Indigenous higher education units to «improve the pipeline from year 12 to enrolments in Initial Teachers Education programs and the retention and completion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teacher education students».

The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate career stage form the basis for accreditation of initial teacher education programs.

A teaching performance assessment (TPA) is a tool used to assess the practical skills and knowledge of pre-service teachers against the Graduate Teacher Standards in the final year of their initial teacher education program.

With respect to interpretation of evidence on the efficacy of technology use, it may be more important to focus on assessment literacy rather than research methodology literacy in an initial teacher education program.

The Teacher Standards themselves, and the Accreditation of Initial Teacher Education Programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures are out of scope.

This document sets out the requirements and guidelines for accreditation stage two under the Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures (2015)(Standards and Procedures).