Working Group:Professional Development of

Trainees of History and Civic Education

Current Group Composition

AlbaniaAustriaBelgium

Bosnia and HerzegovinaEstoniaFinlandFranceKosova

MaltaMoldovaNorwayRomania

SpainEUROCLIO (UK)

Working Group Discussion• Awareness raising of practicalities of Initial Teacher

Education (valuing the process)• Comparisons of systems

Who are the trainees?Who are the trainers?What is their profile on entry and exit?What key competencies are required?What works well as professional development models?Would case studies help the sector develop and share ‘best practice’?

Challenges

• Finding the time and maintaining the discussion

• Concept terminology• Collecting manageable, useable data and

sources

• Changing Duties and Personal Pressures

The wiki

What jumps out?

Competences and Regulation:e.g. Belgium (Flemish Community)

• Teacher competencies are sorted in a set of categories based on function- the teacher as :

• facilitator of learning and developmental processes; • educator in the broader sense;• content expert; • organizer;• innovator and the teacher as researcher;• partner of parents or caretakers; • member of a school team; • partner of external individuals; • member of the educational community;• cultural participant.

Solutions• Talk to each other face to face now = More clearly define

what we want to do that will enhance the project; what we can do; and what is manageable in the time

• Break down the overwhelming task into a smaller, manageable task = Know what we want to end up with as a project

• Ensure focus is tight• Use the most easy to access technology• Agree Individual tasks• Set deadlines

The Konferenzsaal Discussion

We were well behaved!

We talked about the questions

We agreed some aspects of the questionnaire are challenging

There were no surprises

We continued to look for a white cat in a snow storm…

This is a picture of us doing this….

The discussion over coffee (or tea for English people)

Having a description of systems of initial teacher education and professional development would be helpful

Having a definition of key terminology and concepts would help ensure consistency in questionnaire responses and be a useful tool for a wider audience

The big leap forward?… the back of the bus discussion

Looking for quality

• What demonstrates good performance for trainees- • how do we/they know they are doing well?

• Assessment• Portfolios• Competences• Regulatory Frameworks

Product: Short case studies in a report