Change in education: Minister of Science discusses reforms in Gmünd

Change in education: Minister of Science discusses reforms in Gmünd

Schwäbisch Gmünd, Deutschland - A lively evening of conversation at the Pedagogical University of Schwäbisch Gmünd: As part of the anniversary "200 years of teaching impression in Schwäbisch Gmünd" href = "https://www.remszeitung.de/beruf-und-bildung/regional/ Lehrerbildung-im-wandel-minister-Olschowski-spebicht-an-gmuend-ueber-ideen-km32m2M2M2MFALPDZYQEOKE744.html" Class = "Source_1"> witha> with Minister of Science Petra Olschowski. The minister and numerous students take the opportunity to discuss the challenges in the formation of the teaching impression and to exchange reform ideas. Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Helmar Schöne and the student departmental provisions were addressed numerous topics, from democracy education to the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence.

The importance of this discussion round underlines Olschowski, who considers direct exchange with the students to be important. So these reported on their concerns, such as the risk of poverty and the challenges in the legal clerkship. The minister paid particular attention to the reform projects that are already developed in cooperation with the Minister of Culture. Among other things, this includes the introduction of dual courses that should make the teaching degree even more attractive.

challenges and opportunities

The expectations of teachers are high. They accompany the pupils over more than a decade in a crucial phase of development and should not only teach, but also educate and further develop schools. These challenges should not be underestimated, especially in a rapidly changing society, such as the Federal Ministry of Education and Research . Teachers are required to prepare students for social challenges, such as climate change or democracy formation.

Here, the "quality offensive teacher training", which has been supported by the federal and state governments since 2015, is leading new ground. With an investment volume of 500 million euros, 92 projects from 72 universities were funded. The aim is to improve the formation of the teaching impression by optimizing the university structures and the interlinking of specialist sciences, specialist didactics and educational sciences.

The digital turn in teacher training

also a hot topic: digitization in the formation of teachers. Pandemic has made it clear how important digital skills are for teachers. Projects such as the “quality offensive teacher training” promote innovative teaching-learning concepts that support the critical and creative use of digital media in training. This includes the sample project Codip at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg, which has developed digital teaching concepts in various subjects and is available as an open educational resources (OER). Another example is the project "Future Strategy Teacher Education" at the University of Cologne, which offers free further training to strengthen the digital skills of the teachers, according to the Quality offensive teacher training .

A future -oriented approach, because the requirements for teachers increase. Teachers not only have to teach today, but also have to act as a consultant and often also develop schools. The social changes bring new tasks with it, which makes training even more relevant.

Overall, the event at the PH Schwäbisch Gmünd shows that reforms are in full swing in the formation of teaching. The strong involvement of the students into the process is a positive signal and gives hope that the prospective teachers will be better prepared for the challenges in the education system in the future.