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).