Meaning, programmes and curriculum

Teacher education is not just training to deliver lessons; it is the professional preparation of teachers — their knowledge, skills, attitudes and values. It happens before service (pre-service) and during service (in-service), and it spans elementary, secondary and higher secondary levels. Worked example: a B.Ed. student who learns child psychology, practises teaching in a real classroom, and reflects on what went wrong in the lesson is experiencing all three parts of teacher education — theory, practice and reflection.