Katrin Poom-Valickis is a Professor of teacher education at Tallinn University. She has been a project leader and co-coordinator in several projects related to the development of Teacher Education and member of the expert group who prepared the implementation of the induction year for novice teachers in Estonia. Her main research interest is focused on the teacher’s professional development, more precisely how to support future teachers’ learning and development during their studies and first years of work. She is author and co-author of more than 45 scientific papers in the field of Educational Sciences.