ITE Self-Evaluation
SCDE hosts an annual conference where we discuss various aspects of initial teacher education, centering on a specific theme. You can see what was discussed at previous conferences below.
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Symposium – 8th June 2023
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Opening session
Welcome and Introductions – Professor Marjory McMahon (SCDE: Chair) and Ollie Bray (Education Scotland: Strategic Director)
Keynote 1: Anti-Racism Framework for ITE - Dr Khadija Mohammed, University of the West of Scotland
Keynote 2: Measuring Quality in Initial Teacher Education (MQuITE) - Denise McGee-Dewar & Professor Aileen Kennedy
Workshop 1: Unleashing Curious Professionals: System challenges and realising the power of inquiry (as practice)
Dr Zoe Robertson, Steve McLeister, & Fraser McCallum, University of Edinburgh
Workshop 2: What kind of teacher do I want to be? Nuancing professional values through teacher education
Dr Heather Earnshaw, Edinburgh Napier University
Workshop 3: Mentoring students/inductees within school settings
Dr Emma Cooper, Brian Johnston, & Dr Lorele Mackie, University of Stirling
Workshop 5: An experiential learning approach to teaching STEM across the primary curriculum
Dr Tara Shirazi, University of Glasgow - Dumfries Campus
Workshop 7: Pathways with potential: Opportunities for teacher education in the expressive arts
Dr Angela Jaap, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Workshop 9: Developing Enquiring Teachers
Amy McFarlane & Dr Charlaine Simpson, University of Aberdeen
Workshop 4: Leading our own learning - an exploration into the impact and influence of reflection on lifelong learning (with a focus on primary education)
Gillian McNeil, Tracy Atkinson, Claire Foy & Fiona Ramsay, University of Strathclyde
Workshop 6: Developing Meeting Learners Needs inputs using the Inclusive Pedagogical Approaches in Action (IPAA) principles
Di Cantali, University of Dundee
Workshop 8: The muse, the views and the reviews - final year students and the winding path of ongoing professional learning
Dr Suzie Dick & Louise McGlynn, Queen Margaret University
Workshop 10: Becoming Critically Reflective: working with, and evidencing, the GTCS (2021) Standard for Provisional Registration
Katrina MacIntyre, Judith Munro & Lindsay Nicol, University of the Highlands and Islands
Workshop 11: Preparing student teachers to be leaders of and for learning
Dr Carole Bignell & Louise Barrett, University of the West of Scotland
Workshop 12: Reflections on Student outcomes: Preparing Students for the Profession
Dr Jennifer Farrar, Evelyn McLaren & Clare Smith, University of Glasgow
Closing session
Where are we going? – Reporter/Critical Friend - Professor Moyra Boland, University of Glasgow
Evaluations
Final Words - Dr Zoe Robertson, Deputy Chair SCDE