National Conference on Initial Training of Early Childhood Educators and Teachers | September 23, 2022 | Auditorium José Araújo | Lusófona University

The 1st National Conference on Initial Training of Early Childhood Educators and Teachers: Realities and Perspectives under Debate, organized by OP.Edu – Observatory for Education and Training Policies, ESEL – School of Education of IPLUSO and IE – Institute of Education of Lusófona University, will take place on September 23, 2022, at the José Araújo Auditorium of the Lusófona University, in Lisbon.

Confirmed keynote speakers

• António Teodoro (Universidade Lusófona, Instituto de Educação)
• Assunção Flores (Universidade do Minho, Instituto de Educação)
• Carlos Ceia (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas)
• Dalila Lino (Politécnico de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Educação)
• Elizabete Eufémia (Associação Tempos Brilhantes)
• Ernesto Candeias Martins (Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Escola Superior de Educação)
• Joaquim Escola (Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro)
• Maria João Cardona (Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Escola Superior de Educação)
• Maria João Mogarro (Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Educação)
• Sílvia Berény (OSMOPE – Organização Social do Movimento das Pontes Educativas)
• Vítor Duarte Teodoro (Universidade Lusófona, Instituto de Educação)

Program

09:30 | Opening session

10:30 | Panel 1: Access to the profession of early childhood educator and teacher

11:30 | Coffee break

12:00 | Panel 2: Study plans for initial training of early childhood educators and teachers: limits and necessary changes

13:00 | Lunch break

14:30 | Panel 3: Initiation to professional practice / supervised teaching practice: The role of institutions, early childhood educators and cooperating teachers

15:30 | Coffee break

16:00 | Panel 4: The clash with professional reality: Experiences of recently graduated early childhood educators and teachers

17:00 | Panel 5: Initial training of early childhood educators and teachers: Critical issues and opportunities

18:00 | Synthesis

18:15 | Closure: A new social contract for the initial training of teachers and early childhood educators

Coordination of the Organising Committee: Clara Craveiro (OP. Edu, CeiED, ESEPF), Inês Vieira (OP. Edu – Permanent Team, CeiED), José Viegas Brás (IE-Universidade Lusófona, ESEL-IPLUSO, CeiED), Maria Neves Gonçalves (ESEL-IPLUSO, CeiED) e Teresa Teixeira Lopo (OP. Edu – Board of Directors, CeiED).

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