IRELAND

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IRELAND

• INITIATIVES IN TEACHER EDUCATION
• Ian Murphy
• Department of Education Science

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INTRODUCTION

• Part 1 Teacher Induction Pilot Project
• Part 2 Curriculum/Syllabus Renewal as Continuous
  Professional Development (CPD)

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PART 1

• Teacher Induction - Pilot Project

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TEACHER INDUCTION

• WHY?
• The plight of the Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT)
• The response of some schools
• Pilot Project

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AIMS OF PILOT PROJECT

• To identify models for induction
• Issues impacting on NQTs
• School policies
• Role of initial teacher education institutions
• Recommendations on national induction

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ACTORS

• Two pillars
• Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) and Mentor
• School Community
• Initial Teacher Education Institutes
• Steering Committee
• Collaborative

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ROLES

• Mentor
• Counselling
• Skill Development
• Coaching
• Idea Generation
• Supervision
• Modelling

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ROLES (Cont.)

• School Community
• Principal
• Teaching colleagues
• Initial Teacher Education Institutes
• Research
• Support

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ROLES (Cont.)

• Steering Committee
• Representatives from Department of Education
  Science, Institutes and Trade Unions
• Management

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PROCESSES

• Action Research
• Mentor NQT
• Lesson Plans
• Scheme of Work
• Reflective Diary

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PROCESSES (Cont.)

• Teacher Education Institute
• Research
• Templates
• Seminars for NQTs and mentors
• Evaluation

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IMPACT NEXT STEPS

• Very positive feedback
• Report on Pilot Project
• Recommendations
• Decision

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PART 2

• Curriculum/Syllabus Renewal as Continuous
  Professional Development

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THE ISSUE

• Curriculum/Syllabus Renewal an Opportunity or a
  Threat?

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TURNING THREAT INTO OPPORTUNITY

• The Curriculum
• The Support Service

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THE CURRICULUM/SYLLABUS

• The Syllabus Committee partnership model
• The syllabus documents
• Syllabus Outline
• Teacher Guidelines
• School Guidelines
• Parental Guidelines

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Dual focus
Content
Process
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Structure of the Curriculum
Cognitive Affective Creative / Aesthetic Physical
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THE SUPPORT SERVICE

• Selecting the Trainers
• Training the Trainers
• Delivering the Training
• Phased introduction 1999-2006
• Emphasis on active methodologies
• Cluster based in Education Centres
• School based

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EVALUATING IMPLEMENTATION

• Fifty School Reports
• Evaluating Impact of Support Service
• Evaluating Implementation of Aspects of the
  Curriculum