Education and Training 2020 Peer Learning Activity, Reykjavik 2010

Teacher Educators

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Why Peer Learning?

• Member States responsible for organisation and

content of education and training systems

• EU complements their work through:

Lifelong Learning Programme

(Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo …)

‘Education and Training 2020’ programme

of policy cooperation

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Why Peer Learning?

• European policy cooperation helps Member

States meet common challenges by:

developing common principles and goals

benchmarking, mutual monitoring

exchange of experience and good policy practice

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Peer Learning

Peer Learning Working Group

selects priority policy issues to analyse

organises Peer Learning

draws policy conclusions

disseminates policy advice in Member States

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Hear / see different policy examples

Share own experiences and ideas

Question

Scrutinise

Discuss

Reflect …

What goes on at a PLA?

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informal

lots of time to d i s c u s s & reflect

opportunity to question stakeholders

mix of small + big group work

dynamic and flexible

requires active participation

focus on policy

What goes on at a PLA?

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Synthesis and conclusions

draw conclusions about successful policies

what are the common factors?

what is transferable?

where do we go next?

comments to hosts

Identify your next steps at home

Report back to your representative on Working

Group

At the end of the PLA

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Working Group adopts report of PLA

National experts disseminate findings

within Member States

Commission publishes findings

… … Member States implement reforms

…

After the PLA

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Sign the attendance sheet every day

Provide: reimbursement request form

request same amount as ticket price

travel ticket (showing price)

expert identification sheet / sticker

financial identification form

legal identity form

are all docs signed?

Bureaucracy

Policy issues:Teacher Educators

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Improving Teacher Quality the EU agenda

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InductionContinuous Professional Development

Mentoring …

A continuum of provision

Initial

Teacher

Education

Trainee W o r k i n g T e a c h e r

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Teacher Education systems

Systems should be:

– adequately resourced

– quality assured

– coordinated

– coherent

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Teacher Education systems

TE courses should

– innovate

– respond to evolving needs

– be evidence-based (based upon research, classroom

practice...)

TEI/school partnerships

– schools as "learning communities"

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Teacher Educators

Should have:

high academic standard

solid practical teaching experience

good teaching competences

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Teacher Competences

Teachers need

specialist knowledge of subjects

and

pedagogical skills to teach them

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Teacher Professional values

Teachers: are reflective practitioners

are autonomous learners

are engaged in pedagogical research;

develop new knowledge, innovate

take part in school development

collaborate with colleagues, parents etc

are mobile

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Initial Education

HE qualification required for teaching

raise level of qualifications required to teach

qualifications should:

– balance research-based studies and teaching practice

– have a strong practical component

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Induction of new teachers

All newly qualified Teachers should get

sufficient and effective

support and guidance

in first few years of career…

…professional and personal support

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Mentoring

All teachers need

effective personal and professional support

(e.g. mentoring)

throughout their career

teachers should get “enough support to be effective”

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Continuing Professional Development

… a lifelong taskMember States need to:

offer sufficient opportunities

provide incentives

increase take-up

improve supply /variety

– formal/in /non formal

– exchanges, placements

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Continuing Professional Development

CPD needs to be:

quality assured

firmly rooted in practice

relevant

tailored to individual needs

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Continuing Professional Development

Teachers to:

– continuously review their work,

individually and collectively

– get regular feedback on performance

– get help to identify professional development needs

– have a plan to meet development needs

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…

…

…

European Commission to 'study existing

arrangements in MSs to select, recruit and train

Teacher Educators …

Policy issues

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Improving Teacher Quality the EU agenda