Global Voices in Teacher Education
Conversations with Teacher Educators Around the World
Welcome to Global Voices in Teacher Education, a podcast series dedicated to celebrating, exploring, and amplifying the experiences, expertise, and perspectives of teacher educators from across the globe.
As teacher education continues to evolve within diverse cultural, political, and educational contexts, this series creates a space for international dialogue and professional learning. Through conversations with teacher educators, researchers, mentors, programme leaders, and professional development specialists from around the world, we explore how teachers are prepared, supported, and inspired in different countries and communities.
The series is founded on a simple belief: while educational systems may differ, teacher educators share a common commitment to developing thoughtful, knowledgeable, and reflective teachers who can positively impact learners and society.
By bringing together voices from different regions, traditions, and experiences, Global Voices in Teacher Education seeks to strengthen international connections, promote collaboration, and encourage learning across borders.
What to Expect
Through a series of engaging and thought-provoking conversations, each episode invites guests to reflect on their professional journeys, current practice, and aspirations for the future of teacher education.
The podcast explores questions such as:
- Who are you, and what is your role within your educational context?
- What pathways led you into teacher education?
- How is teacher education structured in your country or region?
- What are the key opportunities and challenges currently shaping your work?
- How do you support the professional learning and development of student teachers and early career teachers?
- What research interests or policy developments are influencing your practice?
- How do you approach issues of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging?
- What innovations are emerging in your context?
- How are you developing your own professional learning as a teacher educator?
- What lessons can teacher educators around the world learn from one another?
Why This Series Matters
Teacher educators play a crucial role in shaping the future of education, yet opportunities to learn directly from colleagues working in different countries remain relatively rare.
Global Voices in Teacher Education aims to create a platform where international perspectives can be shared openly, helping to build greater understanding of both the differences and commonalities that exist across educational systems.
By sharing stories, research, insights, and professional experiences, this series aims to:
- Foster an international community of teacher educators
- Highlight innovative and research-informed practice
- Promote professional dialogue across cultures and contexts
- Encourage collaboration and international partnerships
- Support ongoing professional learning
- Inspire both new and experienced teacher educators
- Showcase diverse approaches to teacher preparation and development
Whether you are a teacher educator, mentor, researcher, school leader, policymaker, or student teacher, these conversations offer valuable opportunities to learn from colleagues working across a wide range of educational settings.
Themes We Will Explore
Episodes may focus on a variety of topics, including:
- Teacher educator identity and professional learning
- Mentoring and coaching
- Research-informed practice
- Inclusive and equitable teacher education
- Artificial intelligence and digital innovation
- Teacher wellbeing and retention
- Leadership in teacher education
- Global citizenship and sustainability education
- Curriculum design and teacher development
- Partnerships between schools, universities, and professional organisations
Guests will represent a diverse range of educational contexts and organisations, including universities, teacher training providers, professional associations, international schools, research centres, and education ministries.
A Truly Global Conversation
At its heart, Global Voices in Teacher Education is about connection.
It provides a space where teacher educators can share their experiences, challenge assumptions, explore new ideas, and learn from colleagues across continents. By listening to voices from different educational systems and cultures, we can deepen our understanding of teacher education and strengthen our collective capacity to support the teachers of tomorrow.
Join us as we explore teacher education through a global lens and hear from the people shaping the profession around the world.
Because every context has a story.
Every teacher educator has a voice.
And every voice has something to teach us.