1. Association for Teacher Education in Europe www.atee1.org

2. The Association
ATEE is an international not for profit association founded in 1976 and based in Belgium;
It is a membership-based association;
The ATEE members are both individuals (researchers, teachers & students) and institutions (Universities & Research Institutes).

3. Structure The General Assembly The Administrative Council
The Research & Development Centres (RDCs)

4. Aims
To contribute to the development of both initial and continuous teacher education at all levels;
To promote scientific research and the dissemination of related results.

5. Working Groups
The Research & Development Centres (RDCs) are organised around different themes.
The 14 RDCs are communities where Teacher Educators from all over Europe and beyond meet, exchange ideas and co-operate.
The main activities are shared research, EU funded projects, publications and the organisation of thematic seminars.

6. The RDCs Are the core of the association;
Provide the main platform for dialogue, exchange and joint international activities between individuals and institutions.

7. List of the RDCs Research Observatory
Primary and Pre-primary Education
Secondary Teacher Education
Inclusion and Special Needs
Education for Social Justice, Equity and Diversity
Professional Development of Teachers
Professional Development of Teacher Educators

8. Culture, Qualify of Life and Citizenship
Educational Leadership and Management
Global Education
Science and Mathematics Education
Teacher Education and ICT
Curricula in Teacher Education
In-Service learning and the Development of Practice

9. RDC Educational Management and Leadership - Mission
Strive for quality in educational leadership (principally, though not exclusively, in Europe) through:
developing active research networks
sharing and critically reflecting on theory and practice;
conceptualising and communicating experiences through a variety of means;
providing professional development opportunities for leaders, prospective leaders and researchers in formal and informal contexts.

10. The role of school leadeship
Modelling
Creating conditions for professional development
Ensuring conditions for professional development

11. Publications
The European Journal of Teacher Education (EJTE) – 4 issues per year
The book Becoming a Teacher Educator
published in 2008 11 11

12. The EJTE
The exchange of research and practice is facilitated by the publication of the European Journal of Teacher Education (EJTE).
The Journal is highly regarded and listed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.

13. Becoming a Teacher Educator
Books
Becoming a Teacher Educator
Springer
2008

14. Three conferences per year:
Winter Conference;
Spring Conference;
Annual Conference.

15. University of Coimbra, Portugal
2012 Conferences
Winter Conference
Professional Development of teacher educators: Bringing together policy, practice and research
University of Coimbra, Portugal
2-4 April This is the first-ever conference to focus on teacher educators, who are involved in the initial and continuous professional training to improve the quality of school teacher.

16. Twenty Years for Sustainable Development: Learning from Each Other
2012 Conferences
Spring Conference
Twenty Years for Sustainable Development: Learning from Each Other
Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences ,Vilnius, Lithuania May 2012
The conference aims at sharing the best practices in education for sustainable development.

17. 2012 Conferences Policies and Professionalism in Teacher Education
Annual Conference
Policies and Professionalism in Teacher Education
Anadolu University Eskisehir, Turkey
25-29 August 2012

18. Membership Individual membership
Institutional membership based on the size of University – College - Training Institute

19. Benefits of joining ATEE
Free subscription to the European Journal of Teacher Education (four issues per year);
On line access to the articles;
Discount prices for Conferences fees;
Other ATEE publications at reduced rates;

20. The opportunity to become RDC Chair and/or Country Representative;
The right to vote in the General Assembly, where policy decisions are made.

21. Association for Teacher
Contact
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