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Sponsored by the Higher Education Subject Centre for Education ESCalate at

Teacher Education Advancement Network TEAN. Sponsored by the Higher Education Subject Centre for Education ESCalate at St Mary’s University College, Belfast April 5 th 2011. AIMS OF THE WORKSHOPS ▪ To identify major issues in ITE ▪ To present informed input on these

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  1. Teacher Education Advancement Network TEAN Sponsored by the Higher Education Subject Centre for Education ESCalate at St Mary’s University College, Belfast April 5th 2011

  2. AIMS OF THE WORKSHOPS ▪ To identify major issues in ITE ▪ To present informed input on these ▪ To engage with ITE colleagues in Higher Education and other interested parties • ▪ To encourage debate on the issue(s) and identify both challenges and opportunities • ▪ To share ways forward on the issue

  3. RESPONDING TO CHANGE: Integration and Collaboration • Nasc - connections

  4. THEMES ▪ Practical connections in Teacher Education at St Mary’s as one case ▪ What are the characteristics of effective connections (integration and collaboration)? ▪ What does the profile of connections (otherwise referred to as Integration and Collaboration) tell us about ITE and Teacher Education in general? • ▪ What about the ‘Big Issue’ – The Review of Teacher Education? • Established: March 2003 at Limavady • Completed: ?

  5. WHY CONNECTIONS? To enhance the quality of provision for Initial Teacher Education

  6. OBSERVATIONS ON THE CONNECTIONS • Scale of connectivity • Local to international • Characteristics of effective connections •  Clarity of purpose • Effective decision making and resource allocation •  High levels of communication •  Trust and Respect •  WIN – WIN situation •  Responsive •  Developmental

  7. THE NATURE OF COLLABORATIVE TEACHER EDUCATION inc ITE ▪ Person-centred ▪ Ambitious ▪ Dynamic • ▪ Specialist ▪ Costs • ▪ Relevant ▪ Commitment

  8. BUT … WHAT ABOUT THE BIG ISSUE? The Review of Teacher Education (in an era of high public investment) • Teacher Competence Framework (GTCNI, 2006) • Managing connections (on a scale of 1-10) • Clarity of Purpose? • Effective decision making and resource allocation? • High levels of communications? • Trust and Respect for teacher educators?

  9. THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW AFTER 8 YEARS? - A policy vacuum -Left behind -Newly qualified teachers have no connection to Higher Education -Frustration -Loss of ambition and momentum -Self preservation • What should be done? - Dig deeper - Start again (in an era of disinvestment)

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