Educating teachers for a better world, ISfTE 30th Annual Seminar, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Photos generously provided by Trudi Taylor, Ray Wong, and Jim Greenberg.

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Election of two new Executive Board
Members-at-Large

The recent ISfTE election is complete. Thank you to all who took the time to vote. The following two candidates have received the highest number of votes, and so have been elected for a 3-year term as Members-at-Large of the ISfTE Executive Board:

  1. Dr. Cornel DaCosta (University of East London, England)
  2. Dr. Peggy Saunders (Weber State University, USA)

With this election, the revised ISfTE governance structure is complete. This is an exciting time as ISfTE moves beyond its 30th year of service to teacher educators around the world and with plans shaping up for the next four seminars to be held in Norway (2011), Bhutan (2012), Bahrain (2013), and Hong Kong (2014), we are set for an exciting future.

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Through isfte.org, you can stay in touch with developments in teacher education around the world; communicate with colleagues in the field; and learn how to participate in the annual International Seminar for Teacher Education.

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Call for Submissions for Vol. 15 (1) 2011

Theme: Educating Teachers for a Better World Deadline for Submission: August 1, 2010

Submissions are invited for Vol. 15.1 from papers presented at the 30th seminar of ISfTE held at the PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil in April 2010. When you revise your paper, please consider the learnings from your paper group discussions. Please attend carefully to the manuscript guidelines printed below. Remember that the focus of the journal is on teacher education in an international context; this as well as the theme of the seminar should be clearly reflected in your submission.

Book reviews on the theme are invited. Please check this website for the guidelines for book reviews.

Send submissions by the due date (August 1, 2010) to the editor, Dr. Sybil Wilson (swilson@brocku.ca). Send as an attachment in MS Word. If sending by fax: 905-641-5229. If sending by post: Dr. S. Wilson, Faculty of Education, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S 3A1.

Manuscript Guidelines:

  • Manuscript length, including all references, tables, charts or figures should be 3,000 to 5,000 words. Maximum length is 5, 000 words. Shorter pieces of 1500-3000 words, such as policy review or critique papers are welcomed.
  • All text should be double-spaced, with margins one inch all around (2.5 cm), left adjusted only.
  • Paragraphs should be indented five spaces and separated by a space.
  • Tables, figures and charts should be kept to a minimum (no more than 4 per article) and each sized to fit on a single page 8.5 x 5.5 inches (20 x 14 cm)
  • Abstract should be limited to 100-150 words.
  • The cover page shall include the following information: title of the manuscript; name of author or authors, institution, complete mailing address, business and home phone numbers, and email address.
  • Include a brief biographical sketch, not to exceed 50 words for each author.
  • Writing and editorial style shall follow directions in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed., 2009). References MUST follow the APA style Manual. Information on the use of APA style may be obtained at www.apa.org

ISfTE 31st Annual Seminar: University of Agder Kristiansand, Norway

A Challenged Teacher Education
Facts, Feelings, Formation

When: 16 – 20 May 2011

Visit the university: www.uia.no/en

The seminar website will open on 15 August 2010.

Contact persons:
Birte Simonsen birte.simonsen@uia.no
Petter Hangeland petter.hangeland@uia.no

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