DavidImig25thAnnualJUSTECConvening

Tacoma,WashingtonMay30,2013

Appreciation ConferenceOrganizers UniversityofPugetSound

Japan‐USTeacherEducationConsortium

TamagawaUniversity AACTE

WhyJUSTEC?

•TheReaganEducationReformAgenda•ANationAtRisk(1983)•InternationalEconomicCompetitiveness•PerceptionsofInadequateSchools•TeacherEducationReformInitiatives (Holmes/NNER)•LookingforInternationalAnswers•TheJapaneseEducationMiracle

TheVisionOsaka–July1988

•12NationalUniversityFacultiesofEducationfromJapan

•12USGraduateSchoolsof Education•DeansandLeadingFacultyinthe

US&Japan•DoctoralStudentsinEducation•APriorityonCollaborativeResearchandPublication•Cross‐NationalComparativeStudy•Inter‐InstitutionalExchanges•APolicyInstrumentforHighQualityTeacherEducation inJapan&theUS

ConvenersofJapan‐USTeacherEducationLeadershipMeeting

Osaka,July1988

HighlightsoftheExperience–1988‐2005 TeacherCenters LessonStudy Jukus SocializationandResponsibilityRolesforSchools Burakumin,KoreansandLanguageMinorityEducation IndividualismandCommunitarianism Nationalism(HistoryandtheSocialStudies) ReorganizationofHigherandTeacherEducation UsesofCases DeflectingGovernmentInterventions SchoolCalendar AttachedSchoolsandStudentTeaching TeacherEducationQuality(ATieredSystem) CertificationandLicensureasPolicyLevers TeacherCandidateAssessmentIssues LeadershipforFacultiesofEducation InternationalBenchmarking(TIMSSandItsInfluence) ChangingGenderRoles&Responsibilities

SCANNINGISIMPORTANT Purposes

CreationofPreferredFuture IdentificationofThreats&Opportunities

LookingFor Cycles/Trends EmergingIssues/NewProblems WildcardEvents

PESTCategories PoliticalDevelopments Economic SocialandDemographicTrends Technological

4%11%

12%

1%

72%

Asian

Hispanic

Black

Other

White

10%

23%

14%1%

52%

Asian

Hispanic

Black

Other

White

2010 2040

309 million 400 million

DemographicTrends 308.7million(butslowingingrowthprojections–a“babybust?”)

Metropolitanpopulation(83.7%) MobilityfromRustBelttoSunBelt GreatMigrationofAfricanAmericansreversed(GA,FL,SC)

SurgeofHispanicsintoRuralandSuburbanAmerica

PoliticalTrends Shiftsinpoliticalpower(reapportionment)

Challengetopublicsectorunions CitizensUnited

TeaPartyimpact(xenophobia&nativismorfairness&transparencyorselfinterest&corporateempowerment)

GrowingimportanceofHispanicvoters Ascendencyofconservativepoliciesandpolitics Socialresponsibilityinabifurcatedsociety

Generationaldebate–agedvs.youth(Millennials)

EconomicTrends Economicanxietyremainshigh(unacceptableunemploymentrates)

Off‐shoringofwhitecollarworktocountrieswithlowcostlabor(Pink)

Persistenceofincomeinequalityandtheconcentrationofwealth

Commitmenttodeficitreductionandlowtaxation–austeritymeasures‐withimplicationsforpublicsectorsupport

SocialTrends Socialnetworkingontherise Informationvettingthroughclosepersonalconnections–“peoplesurroundingthemselveswithwhattheylike,andreadingthenewstheylike”(Yankelovich,2010)

“Burrowingdeeperintosafernetworks” Anewfocusonself

EducationinanExtraordinaryEra Needtoprovidemorelearningformorestudents Needtobetteralignallsystemsforlearning Needtobemoreeffectiveandefficient(performancegoalsandlesscost)

Needtoutilizelearningtechnologiesinmore ambitiousways(withnewformsofassessment)

Needtofocusonrelevance Needtoshiftfromtimeasthemeasureoflearning toanemphasisonperformanceoutcomes (withnewwaysofmeasuringlearning)

TeacherEducationinaTimeofTurmoil

Traditionalists

Supportconventional,rigorousuniversity‐basedteacherpreparationand

robustclinicalexperiences(Darling‐Hammond)

Reformers

Emphasizeperformanceovercredentialsandshowskepticismabout

conventionallicensureandpreparation

(Duncan,Gates,Bennet,Kopp)

TPAedTPA

DuncanonEducSchools

CAEP

Standa

rds

IntensePoliticalJockeying

Budget/FiscalChallenges

“Sequestration”

Austerity

ESEA/HEA/IES

/IDEA

RTT/i3/,NCLB

Waivers,1stintheWorld

NCTQReport,

USN&WR

CorporateInvestments

AFT,CCSSO&NASBEStudies

CommonCore

FederalRole

RESPECT

NEGREG

WhereTo?

Philan‐throphicInfluence

ChallengesforAmericanHigherEducation ObamaRT3–CreditstoCompetencies&ChangingtheTimefortheTraditional4‐YearBaccalaureateDegree

DisruptiveInnovations–PromotingMOOCs(Coursera/edX)

AnEmphasisonQualityPerformanceIndicators–TCD,JobPlacement,JobPerformance,CostsandROI

DecouplingFedFinancialEligibilityfromInst’lAccreditation(PromotingAltProviders)

ReinventingInst’landSpecializedAccreditation‐EmphasizingPerformance

DoingSoinaTimeofDecreasedFederalFundingforEducation

What’sNextforSchooling? FocusonIndividualStudent‐MCE&IDEA&VAMDrive

ConsiderationtotheLeveloftheIndividualStudent FundamentalChangesin“TeacherWork”Occur–

Combinationsof“Short‐Termers”&“Long‐Termers”with“Drop‐ins&Drop‐outs”–ContractTeachersor“TaxiTeachers”

Re‐Considerationofthe“LearningSpaces”WhereTeachersWork‐Malls,Museums,Theatres,Businesses,3rdSectorOrganizations

TechnologicalInnovationsandtheirApplicationstoLearning–Tech‐savvyKids‐MergingofClassroom&OnlineLearning,VirtualSchools

ImpactofProblem‐BasedLearning–Globalism,Environmentalism,PublicHealthChallenges,EnergySufficiency

On‐GoingFormativeAssessment MoreEmphasisonLearningCommunities

WhatNextforTeacherEducation? ProliferationofProviders(Traditional&ForProfit) DebatesaboutTrainingvsEducatingIntensify(CriticalTheory) DemandsforClinicalPractice

ReshapePartnerships(PDSs) MoreRelianceonClinicalFacultywithJointAppointments

HighCosts(edTPA,TeachScape,LiveText,PRAXIS)ReshapeProfessionalPreparation(“InvestmentOpportunity”)

Off‐loadCoststoCandidates(CandidatePoolNarrowed) MoreAccountabilityExpectations(Impactfulness) MakeTeacherEducationMoreEvidenceBased(Data) IncreaseEmphasisonStandards(CreatingBoundaries)

ProgramConsistency ChallengestoLicensure MoreAuthorityVestedinSchoolPrincipalsandHRDirectors

SuccessfulTeacherEducators EngagementinCommunities AQuestforGlobalLearning CommitmenttoAllLearners PartnershipwithOtherScholarPractitioners TransparentandOpen(andAccountable) Responsible AnAppetiteforChallengingWork APassion(forAffectingPositiveChange)

DavidImigProfessorofthe

PracticeCollegeofEducation

UniversityofMaryland

dimig@umd.edu

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