"National Excellence Program":Exploring New Paths for the Independent Cultivation of Top-Notch Innovation Talents
In the new era of advancing high-level scientific and technological self-reliance,the independent cultivation of top-notch innovation talents has put forward new requirements for the teacher education system.The National Excellent K-12 Teachers Training Program(abbreviated as"National Excellence Program")aims to consolidate the foundation for cultivating top-notch innovation talents by promoting the training of graduate-level science teachers at high-level universities,reflecting the policy's role in filling the gap in science teacher education and optimizing the structure of teacher education policies.It breaks away from the path dependence of traditional normal education systems and promotes the joint construction of high-quality science teachers by high-level universities in collaboration with primary and secondary schools.The plan directly addresses the prominent structural contradictions in the primary and secondary school science teachers and leverages the advantages of world-class universities with Chinese characteristics in cultivating students in science and engineering.Zhejiang University,based on its traditional strengths of being a comprehensive,research-oriented,and innovative institution,creates a first-class base for cultivating outstanding science teachers by making effort on three levels:the overall plan,specific programs,and individual points.The university explores a"Science/Engineering+Education"training program and implements a new model for the independent cultivation of excellent science teachers,characterized by"project-based organization,comprehensive training,and full-chain collaboration".
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