Teaching PROmotion

The Second International Conference on “Effective Practices for Supporting Future Teachers”, was held at the Pedagogical Institute of Baitursynuly University during the Panorama of Innovation event.

The event brought together over 100 participants from Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, and Canada – including teachers from schools, colleges, universities, and representatives of academic and methodological centers.

The central focus of the conference was to explore practical ways of supporting students as they develop their professional identity as future teaches.

Key themes of the conference included:

• The promotion of pedagogical development in schools
• Hands-on approaches to mentoring future teachers
• Methodological support for pre-professional training
• Continuity across the education pipeline – “school-university-school”.

Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Elmira Nauryzbayeva opened the conference with a brief welcome address.

During the plenary sessions speakers touched on a range of significant topics:

• Career guidance as a foundation for cultivating a teaching vocation
• Personalized tutoring as a tool for professional growth
• The integration of project-based and practice-oriented learning models
• Fostering meta-subject thinking and values-driven competencies
• The motivational role of innovation programs and educational startups

The conference concluded with a formal resolution, highlighting the need to:

• Sustain and enhance the career guidance efforts in schools
• Implement tutoring systems on a broader scale
• Strengthen collaboration across educational levels and institutions
• Integrate showcased practices into teacher training curricula
• Expand scientific and methodological support for professional development.

Many thanks to everyone who took part and contributed their ideas, experience, and passion for teaching!