Inaugural WERA-IRN Teacher Education Symposium 2013

The inaugural World Educational Research Association – International Research Network (WERA-IRN) Teacher Education Symposium 2013 was held on the 27 September 2013 at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. The theme of the symposium was “Teacher Education for the 21st Century: Developing teachers who are thoughtful, reflective and inquiring”.

Nine prominent teacher educators from Singapore, Denmark, New Zealand, Japan, Switzerland, Taiwan and the U.S. were invited to share their views on what it means to be a thoughtful, reflective and an inquiring teacher, and what it takes to develop these teachers. The symposium attracted over 100 participants.

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