The move from teacher training to teacher education: Developing an evidence base for effective teacher professional development

With a growing recognition for teacher education as opposed to teacher trainingthere is little evidence base in low income and conflict affected contexts onwhat effective teacher professional development programmes look... [ view full abstract ]

With a growing recognition for teacher education as opposed to teacher trainingthere is little evidence base in low income and conflict affected contexts onwhat effective teacher professional development programmes look like

This presentation will outline the current situation of War Child Holland’s research agenda for a school based teacher professional development intervention that is being piloted in formal primary schools in Colombia. The discussion will outline the formative process that underpinned the development of the approach,Initial findings from the practice run  and plans for the pilot and research in 2018.    

A key focus of the intervention will be to work through coaches on developing and improving competencies of teachers beyond skills and knowledge, competencies such as critical thinking, motivation and leadership. Together with also addressing the psychosocial needs teachers it is presumed that this will support the development of a learning environment that improves social and emotional as well as  academic learning outcomes. 

Thepresentation will also explore how this intervention fits intothe  interconnected, multi-level and ecological care package that WarChild Holland is now developing.