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Using Simulations to Prepare Teachers for Equitable Education

Mon, April 25, 8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT), Division Virtual Rooms, Division K - Section 05: Pre-service Teacher Education Coursework: Curriculum and Pedagogy to Improve Teacher Knowledge and Instruction Virtual Roundtable Session Room 1

Session Type: Symposium

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Facing a broad heterogeneity of students, teachers need professional competences to address their students’ needs adequately and to reduce educational inequalities. Teachers’ main task is to provide high quality instruction in school, but it also includes parental work, so students can receive necessary support outside the school context. So how can universities and training centers prepare teachers for these highly complex tasks? The symposium brings together five different studies, using simulations in pre-service teacher education to foster professional competences, such as knowledge, attitudes, motivation, and interpersonal engagement skills. The presented projects contribute to the body of knowledge about teacher competencies and to the discussion of teacher education in the 21st century.

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