This course is a part of "Year 2 Semester 1 E-Learning Course for Teacher Educators - Pre-service Teacher Education Programme".

Year 2 Semester 2  E-Learning Course for Teacher Educators - Pre-service Teacher Education Programme is organised into the following modules:

• Module 1:Reflecting on Myanmar’s Education System and Curriculum Agendas
• Module 2: Educational Philosophy and Educational Theory
• Module 3: Assessment Approaches and Principles
• Module 4: Supportive and Safe Learning Environments
• Module 5: Teacher Professionalism

In this course, we will study Module 2, which covers the following topics. 

Module 2

Module 2.1. Major Educational Philosophies and Educational Theories

• Importance of educational philosophy
• Major educational philosophies and educational theories and their application to the classroom
• Leadership strategies

Module 2.2. Developing a personal teaching philosophy

• Writing a personal teaching philosophy
  
• EPSD/ ESD competencies and pedagogies and Whole School Approach
• Human rights education in Middle School

After completing this course, teacher educators will be better equipped with the competencies to effectively deliver the Pre-service Teacher Education Year 2 Semester 1 curriculum.

By completing this course, teacher educators will be able to:

• Critically reflect on the importance of philosophy in education;
• Summarise the major philosophies and educational theories and how they apply to classroom practice;
• Name the most common qualities of educational leaders; 
• Explore different strategies to use as an educational leader in the classroom and the theories these strategies are inspired by; 
• Consolidate what they know about educational philosophers and the philosophies they have contributed; 
• Review the questions from the self-reflective interviews in order to support the framing of your own personal teaching philosophy; and
  
• Write their own personal teaching philosophy.