5 Amendments of Katerina BATZELI related to 2008/2068(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the quality of teacher training is reflected in educational practice and has a direct effect not only on pupils' level of knowledge but also on the formation of their personality, particularly during the first years of their school experience,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the challenges faced by the teaching profession are increasing as educational environments become more complex and heterogeneous; whereas these challenges include advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), changes to social and family structures, and the increasingly diverse mix of students in many schools as a result of the emergence of multicultural societies, the increase in the autonomy of schools, which entails an increase in teachers' duties, the need to pay more attention to the learning needs of individual pupils, and the increase in cases of violence in school,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly encourages the promotion of continuous and coherent professional development for teachers throughout their careers; recommends that all teachers have regular opportunities, academic and financial, such as government scholarships, to improve and update their skills and qualifications, as well as their pedagogical knowledge;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that teachers must be better equipped to meet the range of new demands made on them; recognises the challenges that developments in ICT present to teachers, but also the opportunities; encourages the prioritisation of ICT education during initial and subsequent training to guarantee up-to-date knowledge of recent technological developments and their educational applications and that teachers have the necessary skills to take advantage of these in the classroom;