Initial Teacher Education Outcomes: Standards for Graduating Teachers. A paper for discussion.

Abstract

Acknowledgements. Introduction. What this paper is and is not. 1. Graduating teacher standards: The context. The international context. The New Zealand context. 2. Towards inquiry and practice-oriented standards. The teaching for Better Learning model. Features of the model. The inquiry elements. Resources. Illustrating integration of elements and resources in the model. 3. How the Teaching for Better Learning standards address the limitations standards. 4. Considerations for discussion. References.