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The year 2020 was one of unprecedented uncertainty for initial teacher education (ITE) with newly qualified teachers (NQTs) entering schools in the summer of 2020 still disrupted by COVID-19.
Unfortunately, these disruptions have continued into 2021.
This study explored the advice a group of NQTs have for student-teachers graduating during the disruptions to education caused by COVID-19.
Through the use of a qualitative online survey, NQTs were asked to provide advice to student-teachers graduating this year.
The findings provide three pieces of advice for ITE graduates:
(1) Be mentally prepared;
(2) Be practically prepared; and
(3) Be flexible and adaptable.
It is hoped that the advice provided by NQTs will help ITE graduates feel better prepared to begin teaching during uncertain times.
Published: 2021
Updated: Apr. 05, 2022
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This article reports on a collaborative self-study conducted by the authors (two teacher educators) as they attempted to implement a pedagogy of care during the disruptions to teacher education caused by COVID-19.
Due to the pandemic, they were required to conduct their teacher education courses synchronously online through video-conferencing software.
Although this mode of instruction allowed them to continue teaching despite the restrictions necessitated by COVID-19, the relational aspect of teaching and the role of care seemed to be limited and became an important concern for them.
Through self-study, they aimed to improve their online teaching practices by enacting a pedagogy of care during one full semester.
They detail their attempts to conceptualise a pedagogy of care for the online classroom, begin their courses from a position of care and prioritize and maintain care throughout the semester.
They also present the ongoing challenges they experienced in implementing a pedagogy of care online.
While recognising that everyone has been affected by COVID-19 in different ways, they hope through sharing their experiences, others can learn from them and conceptualise and implement a pedagogy of care in their contexts.
Published: 2021
Updated: Dec. 22, 2021
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This study explores the professional learning of ten pre-service teachers from Hong Kong and ten host teachers in a school in China who participated in a teaching abroad project.
The participants’ professional learning during the project is conceptualised within five knowledge domains of quality teaching for the twenty-first century:
personal, contextual, pedagogical, sociological and social.
The findings suggest that by immersing pre-service teachers in an unfamiliar teaching environment, they can learn professional knowledge for teaching in an increasingly complex world. This complements the knowledge they are acquiring in their domestic courses and practicums.
Furthermore, through the pedagogical exchange of ideas, the host teachers are also found to benefit. The authors recommend that teaching abroad opportunities be included in initial teacher education (ITE) programmes and that host teachers’ professional learning are considered in their development.
Published: 2021
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021