WERA-IRN Teacher Education Symposium 2015

Preparing Thinking Teachers: The Singapore’s Perspective
Professor Liu Woon Chia, Dean, Teacher Education, National Institute of Education, Singapore
Dr. Chua Bee Leng, Sub-Dean, E-Portfolio, National Institute of Education, Singapore

Swiss second career teachers’ motivation to change to the field of teaching
Prof Dr. Christine Bieri Buschor, Zurich University of Teacher Education, Switzerland
Prof Dr. Esther Kamm, Zurich University of Teacher Education, Switzerland

Teachers’ social and relational competencies – theoretical understandings and practical implications. Can relations be taught?
Mette Vedsgaard Christensen et. al. VIA University College, Aarhus, Denmark

Teacher educator competencies and needs for further training in relation to reforms and the shift from content-based to competency based teacher education – a survey study
Research assistant Elsebeth F. Pedersen, Department of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark
Research assistant Vibe T. Stafseth, Department of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark
Professor Jens Rasmussen, Department of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark

The UCC University College, Via University College and the Department of Education, Aarhus University jointly organized the second WERA-IRN Teacher Education symposium on 27 January 2015 at Aarhus University. 4 papers were presented teacher educators from Singapore, Switzerland and Denmark.