**5.5. A broad and solid knowledge base**

• Subject matter knowledge, pedagogical and pedagogical content knowledge, contextual knowledge;

• Competences involved in working in networks and teams, such as networking with health-

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• Competence in curriculum design and as an innovator for pedagogical approaches and

• Competence to reflect on their own personal pedagogical views (reflection for, in, and on

• Competence for quality work, the competence to use assessment outcomes for school development and the ability to develop school culture through networks and partnerships

• Competence to develop their own expertise through reflective activities, research-based knowledge, mentoring, in-service training and seminars and workshops, along with the

During the years 2017 and 2018, the forum has supported and will continue to support teacher education institutes to organise pilot projects according to main development areas, recognised in the development programme. In order to support the pilot projects, the forum has allocated two times 15 million euros according to the proposals submitted by the Finnish

The experts nominated to the *Teacher Education Forum* were responsible for supporting the writing of proposals and support the starting of the development projects. Only the propos-

Altogether, 32 development projects were funded and started. According to the content analysis conducted by the author of this chapter, the development projects were designed in collaboration between the universities and in collaboration with the providers of education (working life connection) and, moreover, they were research-oriented projects. The projects

• competence model to teacher education programme according to the strategic aims (21

universities. The development projects were asked in the following areas:

als, which were written according to the strategic aims, were funded.

• supporting the development of competences needed in generating novel ideas,

• The ability to facilitate, coach, mentor or train other teachers;

with students, parents, other experts and stakeholders;

care experts at the school site;

willingness to use this competence.

**5.8. Implementation of the strategy**

• holistic view to teacher education,

• collaboration culture and networks,

• research based teacher education.

were emphasising the following topics:

• selection and anticipation,

• supportive leadership,

projects),

learning environments;

action);

