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Integration, Innovation and Improvement – the Professional Identity of Teacher Educators
Education Minister Ruairí Quinn and his Northern Ireland counterpart, Minister John O’Dowd M.L.A opened a conference on the role of teacher educators in Dublin Castle today.
The conference, entitled “Integration, Innovation and Improvement – the Professional Identity of Teacher Educators” was held as part of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The conference is aimed at improving policy support for the teacher educator profession and exploring ways of strengthening and reforming the role of teacher educators from initial teacher education to continuous professional development.
Minister Quinn said:
The quality of our education system cannot exceed the quality of our teachers and this is why the role of the teacher educator is so crucial in terms of maintaining and improving teacher quality – even at a time of limited financial resources. I look forward to hearing contributions from across the EU from policy makers and educationalists on how all member states can develop better policy supports for this important profession.