Managing teaching innovations - centred around teachers and students

Managing teaching innovations - centred around

teachers and students

Germany: Log on to education

Study Visit – 1.-5. May 2011

Bavarian State Institute for School Quality and Educational Research

Juergen Rotschedl

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Personal details: Our fields of Activity Germany: one country with 16 educational systems Teacher training in Bavaria:

central topics organisation and structure new pathways in teacher training: from print media

to e-learning platforms

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Contact:Juergen RotschedlState Institute for School Quality and Educational Research (ISB)Schellingstraße 15580797 München

Phone +49 89 2170-2137Fax +49 89 2170-2125E-mail: [email protected]

Juergen RotschedlRepresentative and Consultant for German literature and language at the ISB (www.isb.bayern.de)




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Main tasks of the State Institute

The ISBmakes the results of research and classroom experience available to schools.

The ISBsupports and advises the Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs in the continuing development of the Bavarian educational system.




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Personal details: Our fields of Activity Germany: one country with 16 educational

systems Teacher training in Bavaria:



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SaxonyArea: 19.000 km²

Population:4.3 Mio

Students: 420.000

Teachers: 36.000

Schools: 1.450

GermanyArea: 360.000 km²

Population:82,5 Mio

Students: 12,3 Mio.

Teachers: 790.000

Bavaria

Area: 70.549 km²

Population:12.4 Mio

Students: 1.900.000

Teachers: 89.000

Schools: 5.500

Germany: one country with 16 educational systems




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Federalism: Diversity of States - Cultural Sovereignity

Most of responsibilities regarding Education are taken by the 16 states: 16 Educational Laws

Each state is free to establish its own Education system: Differences in the Design of School Systems

The states are harmonizing their Education systems by a continuing conference of ministers

School-leaving certificates are recognized by all states if preconditions are fulfilled: Standardized testing requirements but not the same exams

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The Schoolsystem in Bavaria

Primary Level (Grades 1-4) Secondary Level

Hauptschule/Mittelschule (Grades 5 – 9/10) Realschule (Grades 5 - 10) Gymnasium (Grades 5 – 12)

Vocational Schools Dual Educational System Vocational Training at School

Förderschule – Special Education (Grades 1 – 9/10)




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The Bavarian State Institute for School Quality and Educational Research (ISB)

- Location in the education system -

Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Cultural Affairs

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in-service teacher training centre:responsible for the training of all teachers and executive staff members in Bavaria

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Curricula developing: according to the new standards in education

Development of final examinations: ”new” exercise and test culture

Support of school trials External School Evaluation Education Monitoring

ISB: Fields of Activity





Teacher training in Bavaria: central topics

New kind of curriculum in all subjects•output and competence oriented

•recapitulation of basic knowledge

•new exercise culture

Reduction of school days•Since 2003: 8 years of High school instead of 9 years

New compulsory subjects

•„Natur und Technik” (grade 5-7: biology, physics, chemistry, informatics)

•„Informatics“





Teacher training in Bavaria: organisation and structure

ALP

in-service teacher training centre: courses for 3-5 days

Themes e.g.: scientific innovations, new curriculum, new teaching methods in science education …-for multipliers -for all teachers

schools

teachers

schools

multipliers for all subjects in every district

other teachers at the same school





New pathways in teacher training:

from print media to e-learning platforms Print media




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from print media to e-learning platforms web presence with various information and online documents

new compulsory subject: „Natur und Technik”teaching material: chemical reaction in grade 5

video animation

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Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites.

In Bavaria it is used between the multipliers and the teachers.


from print media to e-learning platforms




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from print media to e-learning platforms

ALP: eSessions

Live-Lecture (45-60 min.) with a WebConferencing-Software:To join, the participant needs a computer with headset and a web-acess. An expert explains and shows the contents. The participants can write questions, which are answerd at the end of the session.

Used e.g. for introducing new computer programms.

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New pathways in teacher training: from print media to e-learning platforms

Test culture in German: text knowledge, vocab., spelling, grammar

Pool of tests for every school year – from teachers, for teachers

Restricted acces Setting new standards in

test formats

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New pathways in teacher training: from print media to e-learning platforms

Teacher training courses by state representative Guenther Neumann:Interactive learning games with Hot PotatoesCreation of websites with Compozer/NVUMind-mapping as a method of teachingHow to use and/or develop a Web QuestHow to use Wikis to develop and broaden writing skills

et al.

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