Future-Oriented Teacher Education - Shanghai Teacher Insights 2025

This book focuses on the themes of teacher professional development, teaching and research innovation, and the digital transformation of education. It is organized into three thematic sections: Teacher Development, Teaching and Research Frontiers, and Future Schools, with each section designed to integrate theoretical rigor with empirical analysis and practical case studies. The Teacher Development section delves into evidence-based frameworks for nurturing teacher competence, professional growth, and educational leadership, while the Teaching and Research Frontiers section proposes actionable strategies for classroom innovation and curricular reform, which are firmly rooted in Shanghai's internationally acclaimed educational ecosystem. The Future Schools section presents emerging education paradigms, exploring topics such as AI-integrated instructional design, the reconfiguration of vocational education labor pedagogy, and the reimagining of school models for the knowledge society. These issues of universal relevance are examined through the unique lens of Shanghai's educational expertise.
This book addresses shared challenges in cultivating adaptable, future-ready learners and enhancing educational quality on a global scale, and serves as an essential resource for teacher training programs, academic research initiatives, and international education collaborations. It caters to a broad and diverse readership, including pre-service and in-service educators, teacher education scholars, school administrators, education policymakers, and international researchers engaged in education studies.

List of contents

Part 1 New Thoughts.- Educators Professional Ethos: Sustaining Relevance in Changing Times.- Understand the Path, Walk It Diligently.- Teaching Research: Empowering Quality Education in the New Era.- Part 2 Common Concerns.- The Educational Landscape and Concerns in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.- Part 3 Teacher Development.- Humanistic Educational Philosophy: Exploring Yu Yi' s Pedagogical Theory.- Theoretical Framework, Content, and Practical Paths to Transform Teacher Training.- Teacher Education Reform Toward Anthropology: Theoretical Analysis and Practice Paths.- Construction and Implementation of a Team-Based Teacher Training System.- A Study on Class Clinical Supervision of Staff Developers.- Research on the Teachers' Evaluation and Application of Domestic and International Development.- Part 4 Teaching Research.- Application of Curriculum Implementation Monitoring Outcomes in General Senior High Schools From the School Improvement Perspective.- Reform and Practice on Teaching Research Guided by Deep Teaching Research Tools.- Precision Teaching Research: Connotation, Characteristics, and Practical Paths.- High School Mathematics: Promoting Deep Learning Through Unit-Based Lesson Activity Design.- Part 5 Future School.- Construction of Teachers Practical Knowledge Model in STEM Education in the Age of AI.- Optimizing High School Information Technology Instructional Design Using Generative Artificial Intelligence: A Case Study of Image Encoding .- Whose AI, What Kind of Workers Labor Education in Vocational Schools in the Era of Artificial Intelligence.- Limitations and Optimization of Video Analysis Methods in Classroom Instruction: A School-Based Research Perspective.- Research on the Development and Validation of Learning Ability Assessment Tools for K12 Teachers.- A Study on Constructing an AI Literacy Model for K12 Students: An Analytical Perspective Based on the Competency Onion Model.- Information Technology for Interdisciplinary Theme Teaching: The Case of TRIP.- From Industrial Age Schooling to a School for the Knowledge Society: Why we need a Spatial Paradigm Shift in Teacher Education.

About the author

Shanghai Teacher Institute (Office for Instructional Research of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission) is the first provincial-level institution ever founded for teacher education in China. Being grounded in the unique characteristics of Shanghai and adhering to the laws of educational and teacher development, Shanghai Teacher Institute focuses on curriculum reform and teaching research at various education levels in Shanghai, including predominately primary and secondary education, preschool education, secondary vocational education, and special education. The Institute performs important tasks such as academic quality monitoring, curriculum and textbook reform, teacher development, educational human resource services, exchange and cooperation in teacher education, and digital transformation in education. The Institute serves as a pivotal and leading force, striving to cultivate a morally sound, professionally proficient, well-structured, and dynamic teaching staff, thereby providing robust support for the high-quality educational development in Shanghai.

Summary

This book focuses on the themes of teacher professional development, teaching and research innovation, and the digital transformation of education. It is organized into three thematic sections: Teacher Development, Teaching and Research Frontiers, and Future Schools, with each section designed to integrate theoretical rigor with empirical analysis and practical case studies. The Teacher Development section delves into evidence-based frameworks for nurturing teacher competence, professional growth, and educational leadership, while the Teaching and Research Frontiers section proposes actionable strategies for classroom innovation and curricular reform, which are firmly rooted in Shanghai’s internationally acclaimed educational ecosystem. The Future Schools section presents emerging education paradigms, exploring topics such as AI-integrated instructional design, the reconfiguration of vocational education labor pedagogy, and the reimagining of school models for the knowledge society. These issues of universal relevance are examined through the unique lens of Shanghai’s educational expertise.
This book addresses shared challenges in cultivating adaptable, future-ready learners and enhancing educational quality on a global scale, and serves as an essential resource for teacher training programs, academic research initiatives, and international education collaborations. It caters to a broad and diverse readership, including pre-service and in-service educators, teacher education scholars, school administrators, education policymakers, and international researchers engaged in education studies.

Product details

• Assisted by: Shanghai Teacher Institute (Editor), Shanghai Teacher Institute (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.11.2025
• EAN: 9789819517657
• ISBN: 978-981-9517-65-7
• No. of pages: 291
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 20 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 567 g
• Illustrations: IX, 291 p. 30 illus.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Schulen und Vorschulen, Lehrmittel, Lerntechnologien, E-Learning, Teaching and Learning, teacher training, Teaching and Teacher Education, International education, Digital Education and Educational Technology, School and Schooling, Teacher Education, teacher development, Teaching and Research, Education Quality, AI Education, Future School