OVERVIEW Project and Workshop

Project Timeline Regional workshop Consolidation of reports Multi-country review A follow-up review Advocacy Guides 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Regional seminar Regional expert meeting in co-operation with the Japanese Funds-in-Trust. Strengthening Teacher Training to Achieve EFA Reorienting Quality Teacher Education towards EFA and ESD

STRENGTHENING TEACHER TRAINING TO ACHIEVE EFA Aim to improve the quality of teachers in the Asia-Pacific region by promoting reforms in national pre-service teacher education systems. 2007 – 2009

Review of Pre-service Teacher Training (situational analysis) MULTI-COUNTRY REVIEW Review of Pre-service Teacher Training (situational analysis)

Seven countries participate: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Nepal and Viet Nam.

REGIONAL SEMINAR Promoting Right-based Approach in Pre-service Teacher Education and Training towards EFA in the Asia-Pacific Countries 25-27 May 2009 May 2009: A regional workshop with all participating countries held in Cambodia to share findings from the seven countries and discuss strategies for follow-up action for the next phases.

REGIONAL SEMINAR

REGIONAL SEMINAR

REORIENTING QUALITY TEACHER EDUCATION TOWARDS EFA & ESD PHASE 1 Aim to improve the quality of teachers in the Asia-Pacific region by promoting reforms in national pre-service teacher education systems. 2010 – 2011

Reorienting Quality Teacher Education towards EFA and ESD Phase 1 FOLLOW-UP REVIEW Reorienting Quality Teacher Education towards EFA and ESD Phase 1 2010-2011: A follow-up review organized in Bangladesh, Lao PDR and Nepal, under the framework of the regional project “Reorienting Quality Teacher Education towards EFA and ESD, Phase 1”, to further analyse the gaps identified in capacity and implementation within pre-service teacher education systems.

Thailand was also invited to participate in the second review to conduct a “two-in-one” review, to incorporate the situation analysis and the identification of good practices.

REORIENTING QUALITY TEACHER EDUCATION TOWARDS EFA & ESD PHASE 2 Aim to improve the quality of teachers in the Asia-Pacific region by promoting reforms in national pre-service teacher education systems. 2012

CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTS Strengthening Teacher Education to Achieve EFA by 2015 How are student teachers prepared to adopt inclusive attitudes and practices when they start teaching?

REGIONAL EXPERT MEETING Inclusive Education through Quality Teacher Education in Asia-Pacific 16-18 July 2012

REGIONAL EXPERT MEETING The findings and recommendations from the countries’ review reports were synthesised and disseminated to participating countries at a regional expert meeting in July 2012. At the meeting, participants discussed the critical role of pre-service teacher education in providing future teachers with the necessary knowledge, competencies and values in order to develop and support inclusive learning environments. These findings subsequently became the basis of UNESCO Bangkok’s newly published “Promoting Inclusive Teacher Education: Advocacy Guides”. REGIONAL EXPERT MEETING

REGIONAL EXPERT MEETING

REGIONAL EXPERT MEETING

REGIONAL EXPERT MEETING European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education REGIONAL EXPERT MEETING

REGIONAL EXPERT MEETING

Promoting Inclusive Teacher Education in Asia-Pacific ADVOCACY GUIDES Promoting Inclusive Teacher Education in Asia-Pacific

PROMOTING INCLUSIVE TEACHER EDUCATION: ADVOCACY GUIDES They discuss challenges and barriers to inclusive education in the four main areas of teacher education, and offer related strategies and solutions for effective advocacy towards sound inclusive policies and practices. PROMOTING INCLUSIVE TEACHER EDUCATION: ADVOCACY GUIDES

REORIENTING QUALITY TEACHER EDUCATION TOWARDS EFA & ESD PHASE 3 Aim to improve the quality of teachers in the Asia-Pacific region by promoting reforms in national pre-service teacher education systems. 2013

REGIONAL WORKSHOP Advocacy Guides for Promoting Inclusive Teacher Education in Asia-Pacific 5-7 June 2013

OBJECTIVES 1. To disseminate the core messages of the Advocacy Guides; 2. To receive comments and feedback on the Advocacy Guides; 3. To discuss and agree on the guidelines for translation and adaptation of the Advocacy Guides;

OBJECTIVES 4. To discuss country specific strategies to advocate for inclusive education in teacher education policies, curricula, materials and methodologies; 5. To develop country specific work plans for the translation & adaptation of the Advocacy Guides, and strategies for advocacy on inclusive teacher education.

EXPECTED RESULTS 1. Enhanced understanding of advocacy for promoting and applying inclusive practices in and through pre- service teacher education; 2. A set of comments and suggestions on the Advocacy Guides and their uses; 3. Finalised guidelines for translation and adaptation of the Advocacy Guides;

EXPECTED RESULTS 4. A country level work plan for translation and adaptation of the Advocacy Guides for each participating country; 5. A national advocacy strategy for inclusive teacher education for each participating country.

ADAPTATION OF ADVOCACY GUIDES FORTHCOMING …

Preparing teachers in Asia-Pacific for inclusive education http://www.unescobkk.org/resources/multime dia/video/preparing-teachers-in-asia-pacific- for-inclusive-education/?utm_medium=email Preparing teachers in Asia-Pacific for inclusive education

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