Managing teaching innovations - centred around teachers and students

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Managing teaching innovations - centred around
teachers and students
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Table of Contents

• 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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Juergen Rotschedl Representative and Consultant
for German literature and language at the ISB
(www.isb.bayern.de)
Contact Juergen Rotschedl State Institute for
School Quality and Educational Research
(ISB)Schellingstraße 155 80797 München Phone
49 89 2170-2137 Fax [phone] E-mail
Juergen.Rotschedl_at_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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Table of Contents

• 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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Germany one country with 16 educational systems
Germany Area 360.000 km² Population 82,5
Mio Students 12,3 Mio. Teachers 790.000
Saxony Area 19.000 km² Population 4.3
Mio Students 420.000 Teachers 36.000 Schools 1.
450
Bavaria Area 70.549 km² Population 12.4
Mio Students 1.900.000 Teachers 89.000 Schools
5.500
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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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Table of Contents

• 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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The Bavarian State Institute for School Quality
and Educational Research (ISB)- Location in the
education system -
Bavarian State Ministry for Education and
Cultural Affairs
ALP in-service teacher training
centre responsible for the training of all
teachers and executive staff members in Bavaria
S c h o o l s
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ISB Fields of Activity

• 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

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Teacher training in Bavaria central topics

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

• New kind of curriculum in all subjects
• output and competence oriented
• recapitulation of basic knowledge
• new exercise culture

• New compulsory subjects
• Natur und Technik (grade 5-7 biology, physics,
  chemistry, informatics)
• Informatics

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Teacher training in Bavaria organisation and
structure
schools
schools
other teachers at the same school
teachers
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New pathways in teacher training from print
media to e-learning platforms
Print media
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new compulsory subject Natur und
Technikteaching material chemical reaction in
grade 5
New pathways in teacher training from print
media to e-learning platforms
web presence with various information and online
documents
video animation
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New pathways in teacher training from print
media to e-learning platforms
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.
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New pathways in teacher training 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 Potatoes
• Creation of websites with Compozer/NVU
• Mind-mapping as a method of teaching
• How to use and/or develop a Web Quest
• How to use Wikis to develop and broaden writing
  skills
• et al.

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