Teacher Quality

Association of Integrated Schools Conference

Kevin Knight20 June 2013

Teacher training

Teacher training

Credential inflation

NZGSE’s Programme

NZGSE’s term pattern

Centre block Teaching practice

Assessmentweek

Holiday

Flexible programme length

Flexible programme length

…competency based

Flexible programme length

TYPICAL LENGTH

Primary 5 school terms 15 months

Secondary 4 school terms 12 months

NZGSE’s term pattern

Centre block Teaching practice

Assessmentweek

Holiday

Heavy emphasis on teaching practice

PRIMARY

PRIMARY

7 weeks

PRIMARY

7 weeks 6 weeks

PRIMARY

7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks

PRIMARY

7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 6 weeks

PRIMARY

7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks

PRIMARY

7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks33 weeks

PRIMARY

7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 6 weeks26 weeks

PRIMARY

7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 6 weeks39 weeks

PRIMARY

7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks33 weeks

SECONDARY

7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 6 weeks26 weeks

SECONDARY

7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks33 weeks

SECONDARY

7 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks20 weeks

Observation & Feedback

Observation & Feedback…lots of it!

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OBSERVATIONS & FEEDBACK

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OBSERVATIONS & FEEDBACK

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OBSERVATIONS & FEEDBACK

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OBSERVATIONS & FEEDBACK

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OBSERVATIONS & FEEDBACK

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OBSERVATIONS & FEEDBACK

13 times 14 11 15 18 71 times

Teacher training

Politicians

Professional learning

National standards

Revamp theNZ Teachers Council

Charter schools

Postgraduate teacher education

8 People

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LEARNINGCAUSED

Antagonistic Pairs

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Teacher asRELATIONSHIP BUILDER

Teacher asCAPTAIN

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Teacher asANALYST

Teacher asSCHOLAR

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Teacher asEMPOWERER

Teacher asCOACH

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Teacher asCOLLEAGUE

Teacher asSELF

Relationship

Builder

Captain

Analyst

Scholar

Empowerer Coach

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Colleague

LEARNINGCAUSED

Only teacherscan improve teaching.

The ‘standards’

Misguided belief about central agencies

Professional leaders who don’t know what to do

Judgmentv

Professional learning

Shared responibility