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Teacher educators matter

Teacher educators matter. Educators. Outline. A new species in Europe? Teacher educators matter? A key profession without policy attention? European actions Key messages A Dutch perspective European exchange. A new species in Europe?. 2000 members. 1600 members. 400 members.

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Teacher educators matter

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  1. Teacher educators matter Educators

  2. Outline A new species in Europe? Teacher educators matter? A keyprofession without policy attention? European actions Keymessages A Dutch perspective European exchange

  3. A new species in Europe? 2000 members 1600 members 400 members 200/300 members

  4. Teacher educators matter • Teachers are the most crucial factor in the learning of pupils … • Teacher educators are the most crucial factor in the learning of (student) teachers ? • National and European policy attention for teacher quality … • What about policy attention for the quality of teacher educators?

  5. Existingpolicies in member states • Analysis of European policy documentsand questionnaire for policy makers in 13 member states: • Verylimited policy attention • National regulations focus on ‘teachers in highereducation’ and on qualification levels. • Little research on teacher educators • Low level of professional organisation • Keyrolesforheads of faculties, limitedrolefor professional groups (Snoek, Swennen, vd Klink, 2011)

  6. European actions • Peer learning activity Reykjavik - June 2010 • Peer learning conference Brussels – March 2012 • Eur Commission staff document: Supporting the teaching professions – Nov 2012 • EU presidency conference Dublin – Febr 2013 • Handbook/Policy suggestions ‘Supporting teacher educators’: Oct 2013

  7. Key massages: Who are teors? • Thosethatactivelyfaciltate the (formal) learning of student teachersandteachers. • Multiple identities: • Teachers • Teachers in highereducation • Teachers of teachers • Modelling teaching behaviortotheirstudents • ‘Teach as youpreach’

  8. Keymessages: Qualityandcompetences • A focus on teacher educatorqualityandcompetences • As a frameof Reference for selection, professional development and assessment of Teacher Educators • To support and strengthen the professional awareness and identity of teachers educators

  9. Keymessages: LLL of TEors • No intitialeducationtobecome a teacher educatorexists • Induction is a crucialphaseto change from teacher to teacher educator • - fromknowledgeon teaching andlearning of pupilstoknowledge on howtobecome a teacher (adult learning, workplacelearning, …) • Needforsystematic life long learningopportunitiesandactivitiesfor teacher educators • Needforownershipby the profession

  10. Keymessages: Research on TEors • Developingknowledge: constant dialoguebetweentheory, practiceand research • Research grantsand studies • On teaching andlearning of teachers • On teacher educators • Selfstudyby teacher educators • Using knowledge • Through publications of research outcomes • Through developingknowledge bases on educatingteachers

  11. Keymessages: professional communities • A professional identitypresupposes a collective awareness of that professional identity. • Professional communitiescanstrengthencollectiveunderstandingandcan act as a voicerepresenting the teaching profession. • Associations, regulatorybodies, unions, … focusing on the identityandquality of its members andtheirwork • Framework for professional quality, • Qualityassurance (e.g. through a register) • Developingandsharingknowledgethrough research, exchange, … • Courses, workshops • Contributiontonationalpolicies • Support fromnational/regionalgovernments?

  12. Keymessages: socialdialogue • Stakeholders: national/regionalauthorities or agencies, heads of faculties, teacher educators, student teachers, teaching profession, school authorities • Rolesandresponsibilitiesforeach stakeholder • Qualityandstandards as core of the professional identityneedtobeownedby the professionitself.

  13. A dutchperspective

  14. A dutch perspective The quality of teacher educators 1993: Invitation to the Dutch Association for teacher educators (with financial support) 1994: Professional standard/competences 1995: Professional register with peer assessment procedure 2006: Including school based teacher educators 2008: Towards a register for all teacher educators 2010: Development of a knowledge base for teacher educators

  15. A dutch perspective • Roles & responsibilities • Ministry of Education • Minimum qualifications for teacher educators • Supporting the development of the profession • Performance agreements with institutions

  16. A dutch perspective • Roles & responsibilities • Employers/heads of TEI • Selecting teacher educators • Guarantee minimum quality of teacher educators • Support and facilitate professional development of TEors

  17. A dutchperspective • Roles & responsibilities • Dutch Association of teacher educators • Defining professional standards for teacher educators • Maintaining a professional register • Assessing individual TEors (developmental) • Support professional development through a knowledge base, conferences, publications

  18. University basedTEor School basedTEor Didacticaland methodological competence Pedagogical competence Foundation Researcher Organisational and policy competence Personal development competence In-service basedTEor Curriculum developer FachDidakter PCK specialist

  19. Knowledge base • The TEorprofession • The pedagogy of TE • Learning andlearners • Teaching andmentoring • PCK/ FachDidaktik • Types of TE • Context of TE • Organisational issues • Curriculum and assessment • Research in TE

  20. A dutchperspective The registrationprocedure • Volutary (400 teacher educators are registered) • Focus on developmentand assessment • Portfolio • Self-analysis • Development plan • Assessment by peer-assessors • Afterfouryears: renewal of the registration/assessment • No formal status or recognition

  21. Finally • ConnectingTEorsthrough Europe? • BAK • VELON • VELOV • Association of Hungarian Teacher Educators • … • Peer learning through exchange of good practices

  22. Thankyou

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