Abstract: Teacher education is the core project for the high-quality development of national education and the realisation of a strong education nation. Cultivating excellent teachers is the key task of teacher education, and it is also the effectual way to promote the fundamental task of building morals and cultivating talents and to help the country realise a strong education nation, a strong culture nation and a strong digital China. From the perspectives of curriculum and teaching, exploring the practical wisdom of cultivating and nurturing excellent teachers is a key aspect and driving force to promote the high-quality development of the cultivation of teacher education. Taking the core curriculum of undergraduate teacher education curriculum and teaching theory as an example, the study explores the path of pre-service teachers'literacy and ability enhancement from the dimensions of curriculum innovation and pedagogical change, which is an important theoretical revelation and practical enlightenment for the construction of an effective cultivation model of teacher education. This is because curriculum development and teaching practice is a two-way basic skill in the formation of excellent teachers. It has far-reaching implications for enhancing teachers'educational leadership for sustainable development in the era of digital intelligence, increasing their professional happiness and career fulfilment, and promoting the realisation of the educational function of“nurturing comprehensively developed socialist builders and successors”.

Key words: Digital age, Teacher education, Excellent teachers, Curriculum innovation, Teaching changes, Curriculum and teaching theory