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Transforming 21st Century Teacher Education
Report From The International Alliance of Teacher Education Institutes
Transforming 21st Century Teacher Education
Global Context
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GLOBAL CONTEXTSAs 21st century global citizens we face a future of uncertainty, yet one with both challenges and opportunities.
We have to prepare citizen-workers for a turbulent future – terrorism threats, environmental degradation, financial crisis, food scarcities...
Huge transformations in the global economy, emergence of the knowledge economy, vast changes introduced by communication and information technology.
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21st century learning …
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Source : enGauge 21st
Century Skills
“Time”…
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Einstien…
The real difficulty… that has baffled the sages of all times is this:
How can we make our teaching so potent in the emotional life of man that its influence should withstand the pressure of the elemental psychic forces in the individual?
Albert Einstein
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Tr quality…
Well prepared and motivated teachers are the most important variable in ensuring reforms succeed.
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Graph…
*Among the top 20% of teachers**Among the bottom 20% of teachersSource:Sanders & Rivers Cumulative and Residual Effects on Future Student Academic Achievement
Student performance
Student with low-performing teacher**
Student with high-performing teacher*
90th percentile
50th percentile
0th percentile
100th percentile
8Age (yrs)
Two students withsame performanceTwo students withsame performance
37th percentile
53 %
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Teacher quality is critical ….
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Tr qlty & teaching …
How exactly is teacher quality and
teaching quality related to learning quality?
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What is…
What is quality teaching?
How do we measure teaching quality?
Sustaining high quality teaching?
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Message one …
Message One: There is an urgent need to re-
conceptualize teachers’ work as complex and demanding.
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Teacher’s work…
Teacher’s work is complex characterized by uncertainty, intangibility and ambiguity and requiring a high degree of initiative, thought, judgement and skill to do well...
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Redefined …
Ingersoll( 2003)
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• An improvement in teacher quality requires a re-conceptualization of teacher’s work and of initial teacher education.
• Best brought about by a ‘redefined professionalism’
• ‘Redefined Professionalism’ recognizes some critical attributes as key to twenty first century teachers’ work.
Elements…
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‘Redefined Professionalism’ recognizes the following as critical attributes :
• intellectual dimension of teaching, • a balance of autonomy, control and
responsibility,• reflexivity, • heteronomy • continuous learning
Context…
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‘Redefined Professionalism’ : Contextual and Cultural Differences
• Need to deal with processes both global and national• How similar and dissimilar are these
elements (for e.g. professionalism and autonomy) in China, Denmark, Singapore, USA etc?
Exemplar: Lesson study…
Exemplar: Japanese teachers’ lesson study
Cycles of activities in which teacher groups, usually by grade level, together design, implement and improve one or more research lessons
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Lessons are then taught by teachers, with team members observing lessons and taking careful notes on learning processes.
Generate “shareable knowledge” and the development of schools as organizations where teachers can learn and progress together.
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Sources: Lewis & Tsuchida (1998); Stevenson & Stigler (1992); Stigler & Hiebert (1999)
Message …
Message Two: Innovative pathways in recruitment and
continuous innovation in teacher preparation
programmes are required.
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Teacher preparation programmes require continuous innovation to respond to changing needs.
Transforming 21st Century Teacher Education – Pathways
How do we prepare quality teachers? What research evidence can inform us about
design of new programmes? How to bridge the theory-practice divide? Strengthening culturally responsive ITE
pedagogy Enhancing role of ICT in ITE teaching and
learning
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Exemplar…
Exemplar : Programme Innovation
China’s “Master of Education for Secondary Schools in Rural Areas”. A solution to the
quality problem in rural schools.
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The cycle lasts 5 years. The first year - teaching assignment in a
secondary school in a county. The second year – full-time course work. The third year - teaching, taking up online
courses and completing a dissertation. No examinations but dissertation and an oral examination taken in the third year.
The fourth and fifth years are spent teaching full-time in the school.
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Another example …
Exemplar – Partnerships in UK (DCSF-UK) Part of the Children’s Plan that envisages
the 21st Century school as an environment Of excellent teaching and learning. With highly personalized support With necessary partnerships that views
systemic integration as a key responsibility in bringing about greater good for children and youth
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Training teachers for the ‘Masters in Teaching and Learning’ (MTL).
In part a response to Need for early professional development that
builds upon and extends UK experiences with partnership models
Continues to see the school as a valuable site for professional learning
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Message …
Message Three: Teacher education is
enhanced by comprehensive teacher induction that
fosters lifelong learning.
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Transforming 21st Century Teacher Education – Teacher Induction
• Induction is a vital part in the formation of teacher professionalism and identity.
• Induction is most effective when seen as a comprehensive system beyond just support and assistance for beginning teachers.
• A comprehensive curriculum is needed.
• Effective professional development strategies seek the active involvement of teachers, is largely school based, developmental in nature and on-going.
Exemplar…
Exemplar : Singapore’s Structured Mentoring Programme (SMP)
Designed by MOE, National Institute of Education (NIE) and practitioners
Aims to improve beginning teacher skills, provide transition support, enhance retention.
Sees mentoring as induction, development and growth Identifies Advising, Encouraging, Guiding, Role Modelling and
Coaching as key aspects
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Message…
Message Four: New designs for teacher
education will need to rest on strong
partnerships with key stakeholders.
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Transforming 21st Century Teacher Education – Partnerships
• Successful partnerships occur when faculties of education maintain close ties with schools, deeply engage other faculties in the university as well as involving other agencies in teacher preparation.
• Governments play a key role in facilitating partnerships in teacher education.
• Principles and strategies must be put in place to ensure a productive and successful partnership in teacher preparation.
Transforming 21st Century Teacher Education – Partnerships
New thinking around Partnerships • Interagency collaboration is both promising
and challenging ...need to manage tensions between autonomy and ‘relational agency’
• From bilateral to multilateral ...how to best bring existing ‘networks of expertise’ to manage educational issues.
Summing up …
We can meet the challenge of providing quality education for all
Moral imperative, growing research base, many examples of innovation
New recognition of the value of enhanced teacher and teaching quality
Alliance is a strong step forward!
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Transforming 21st Century Teacher Education