Innovative and Inclusive Perspectives in Teacher Education
Description
This edited volume is a compilation of research and training activities related to the UNI-T Academy (European Civic Teacher Academy) project. It seeks to promote a shared vision of teacher education and foster a common understanding of the diverse structures and approaches to teacher education across European countries. Specifically, its objectives include International Perspectives in Teacher Education, Inclusive and Intercultural Approaches in Teacher Education, Critical and Reflective Practices in Teacher Education, and Innovative Learning Environments and Approaches. Coordinated by Aix-Marseille Université, the UNI-T Academy project is among 11 initiatives selected by the European Commission under the 2022 Erasmus+ Teacher Academies call for projects. This collection of work, undertaken by academics, advances teacher education by integrating international perspectives and fostering collaborative innovation.
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Persons
Jérémy Castéra is an associate professor and Erasmus+ Teacher Academies coordinator (UNI-T, 2022-2025). He also serves as Vice Director for Research and International Relations at Inspé AMU, France. His work focuses on sustainable development, teacher training, and educational technologies, with expertise in mobile learning, augmented reality, environmental values in education, and game-based learning.
Alice Delserieys is associate professor in science education and co-founder of UNI-T Academy (France, 2022-2025). She specializes in teacher training, inquiry-based and game-based learning, and early childhood education. Awarded by the Academy of Sciences in 2016 for her STEM work, she has authored 40+ publications and co-edited a Springer volume.
Tatiana Macé is a European project officer at Inspé AMU, France and the coordinator of the Erasmus+ Teacher Academy UNI-T Academy, France (2022-2025). She works in the field of international cooperation and project management, with expertise in Erasmus+ programs.
Content
Foreword.- Introduction.- Section 1.- Chapter 1. Insights from Erasmus+ Mobility on Teaching Practices and Professional Skills.- Chapter 2. Internationalisation in teacher training: a comparative study of several European countries.- Section 2.- Chapter 3. Dealing with heterogeneity and plurilingualism: Video-based learning for delivering a global competence for (future) teachers.- Chapter 4. The interculturalization of educational training and research: developing skills in a plural context for education in otherness.- Chapter 5. Digital Habitus and Forging Citizenship: An Anthropological Approach to Collaborative Online Education.- Section 3.- Chapter 6. The threat of gender stereotypes in primary school teaching practices.- Chapter 7. Exploring the teacher-students' professional identity through reflective practices in teacher education: From critical autobiography to educational action research.- Chapter 8. Critical education in the department of early childhood education (DECE) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA): teaching practices and educational interventions.- Section 4.- Chapter 9. Affectivity in Teaching. A collaborative action research project.- Chapter 10: Integrating Artificial Intelligence Awareness in Teacher Education: Design and Implementation of an appropriate Blended-Learning Module.- Chapter 11. Effect of game-based teaching of the theory of evolution in initial teacher Training.