What is PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION FOR TEACHER EDUCATION (PAFTE)?

      PAFTE is a network of caring and competent teacher educators and is a prime mover for quality teacher education. It is a learning community of teacher-leaders engaged in continuing education, innovations and scholarly works. It is an advocate of the teaching profession and a prime mover for national development.

VISION – MISSION STATEMENT

      PAFTE is a network of competent, committed and caring teacher educators that promotes professionalism, dynamic leadership, excellent standards, cooperation competition among TEI’s and other teacher organizations through scholarly works and continuing education, attain nobility and development of the country.

GOALS

PAFTE, as an organization, has the following objectives:

• To promote and maintain unity, professionalism and excellence among Teacher Educators, Teacher Education Institutions and Professional Teachers;


• To raise and maintain standards of teacher education and enhance the nobility of the teaching profession through effective leadership and enlightened fellowship;


• To stimulate support and undertake researches, studies and other scholarly works and innovations that will contribute to the improvement of teacher education and disseminate new knowledge, information and materials through publications, seminars, workshops, lectures, conferences and other forms of continuing professional education activities and;


• To serve as partner of the Philippine Government in promoting national development through pre-service and in-service teacher education.