Looking Back and Looking Forward at InFo-TED—Reflecting on Purpose, Progress, and Challenges

Abstract

This chapter traces the development of InFo-TED, the International Forum for Teacher Educators' Development, which originated with four European teacher educators in 2013. Given that the role of teacher educators is largely missing in the description of the enactment of teacher education, this work focused attention solely on teacher educators and their professional development, as well on how its membership kept InFo-TED growing and expanding internationally. Two contrasting narratives of teacher educator are included to show the diversity in their preparation and roles. The chapter ends with generic features of teacher educators' work and a discussion of what factors are more nationally, institutionally, and not to be overlooked, personally dependent. Erasmus funding and dissemination were discussed, all with the intent of understanding how to act locally, but impact globally.

Citation

Smith, K. and Vanderlinde, R. (2023), "Looking Back and Looking Forward at InFo-TED—Reflecting on Purpose, Progress, and Challenges", Craig, C.J., Mena, J. and Kane, R.G. (Ed.) Teaching and Teacher Education in International Contexts (Advances in Research on Teaching, Vol. 42), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 181-194. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-368720230000042020