The V. Istanbul Education Conference, held under the theme “Vision and Transformation in Teacher Education”, provided a comprehensive platform for discussion, inviting participants to rethink the changing role of teachers and the transformation taking place in teacher education processes. During the conference, the question of how teacher education models should be restructured in line with the pedagogical, technological, and social dynamics of the 21st century was addressed from a multidimensional perspective.

Among the conference’s key emphases was the need for teaching to evolve beyond merely transmitting knowledge into a field of expertise centered on guidance, value transmission, and the facilitation of learning processes. The impacts of digitalization, artificial intelligence, and new pedagogical approaches on teacher education were evaluated in light of national and international experiences. In addition, the conceptual framework offered by the Century of Türkiye Education (Maarif) Model for teacher education processes was placed at the heart of the discussions.

The Insight Report of the V. Istanbul Education Conference presents a comprehensive evaluation of the field of teacher education and offers concrete recommendations, supporting the presentations and discussions held during the conference with academic literature, data, graphs, and visual materials.