International Summit on the Teaching Profession Teaching Excellence through Professional Learning and Policy Reform Lessons from around the World (eBook)

Andreas Schleicher (Autor)

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2016 | 1. Auflage
96 Seiten
OECD Publishing (Verlag)
978-92-64-25205-9 (ISBN)

Infos

If the quality of an education system can never exceed the quality of its teachers, then countries need to do all they can to build a high-quality teaching force. Teaching Excellence through Professional Learning and Policy Reform: Lessons from around the World, the background report to the sixth International Summit on the Teaching Profession, describes the knowledge, skills and character qualities common to the most effective teachers. It examines the education policies and practices that help teachers to acquire these tools, including through induction and mentoring programmes, ongoing professional development activities, student assessments, and collaboration with colleagues. The publication also discusses the importance of involving all stakeholders – especially teachers – in the process of education reform.

Inhalt

Foreword 5
Table of Contents 6
Executive Summary 11
Chapter 1 - What knowledge, skills and character qualities do successful teachers require? 13
What students need to know and be able to do 14
What this means for learning environments and the organisation of schools 19
What this means for teachers 19
The knowledge, skills and character attributes required for effective teaching 20
Relationships between teaching and learning 20
Some attributes of effective teachers 28
Beyond knowledge and skills 29
Teachers’ own perspective on professional competency 29
Teachers’ self-efficacy and job satisfaction 30
Chapter 2 - What policies can help teachers acquire the knowledge and skills they need? 37
What teacher professionalism looks like around the world 38
Teacher professionalism across countries 40
The impact of teacher professionalism 41
Formulating expectations 43
Professional development 43
How well-prepared teachers feel 43
Approaches to professional development 44
Policies to support teacher professionalism 49
Prioritising approaches that matter most 49
Including teachers in decision making 50
Strengthening peer collaboration through induction programmes and mentoring 51
Building a collaborative school culture 55
Supporting a culture of student assessment 57
Strengthening links between teacher appraisal and professional development 58
Leading change from the classroom 61
Linking professional autonomy with a collaborative culture 61
Involving teachers in developing professional standards 62
Strengthening teacher leadership 63
Engaging teachers in education reform 64
Using technology 65
Chapter 3 - What can governments do to implement education policies effectively? 71
The difficulty of co-ordinating reform in complex education systems 73
Some lessons on implementing education reform 74
Acknowledge divergent views and interests 74
Communicate the rationale for reform 74
Foster consensus 75
Engage stakeholders and practitioners in designing and implementing policies 79
Use and evaluate pilot projects before full implementation 82
Ensure adequate capacity and sufficient resources 83
Time the implementation of reform carefully 84
Build partnerships with education unions to design and implement reforms 85
Chapter 4 - Professional teachers, successful reforms 91
Developing professional teachers 92
Making reform happen 94

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.2.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• ISBN-10: 92-64-25205-3 / 9264252053
• ISBN-13: 978-92-64-25205-9 / 9789264252059