THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION Assuring Quality in the Teaching Profession Dr. Paula Mark CARICOM Task Force for Teacher Education

Appropriate and adequate preparation of teachers and school administrators for classroom and school realities Continuing support for the professional growth and development of teachers and school administrators Establishing and maintaining standards to meet the demands for quality assurance and accountability

The Response Regulation, Professional Oversight, and Guidance

3/6/09 Dr. Paula Mark CARICOM Task Force for Teacher Education 6 GOALS OF THE CCCTTE Provide support to institutions for strengthening their internal capacity and capability Celebrate excellence, and achievement in the teaching profession. Facilitate the adoption of professional standards in teaching and teacher education Advance the status of the teaching profession, and promote the professional development of practitioners

3/6/09 Dr. Paula Mark CARICOM Task Force for Teacher Education 7 GOALS OF THE CCCTTE assist member states to sustain national councils promote the harmonization of regional policies and practices in teaching and teacher education

REGIONAL GOAL NATIONAL GOAL COUNCIL FUNCTIONS To raise the status of teaching and enable free movement of teachers in the Caribbean Region To attract high achievers to join and remain in the teaching profession Promoting teaching as a profession by: developing strategies for attracting and retaining suitably qualified persons developing a marketing and information package on careers in teaching promoting a teacher career awareness programme at all levels of the system developing guidelines for recruitment and initial professional education of career changers organizing lectures, and conferences related to teaching and learning publishing newsletters, research reports, maintaining a web site

Appropriate and adequate preparation of teachers and school administrators Establishing the framework for standardizing pre-service programmes in the region Developing guidelines for the criteria and procedures for selection of prospective teachers and administrators Developing guidelines for a development programmme for prospective teacher educators

Appropriate and adequate preparation of teachers and school administrators Establishing entry- level criteria for teaching at all levels of the school system, and for departments of teacher education. Developing guidelines for monitoring standards in programmes of preparation for teachers and for school administrators Providing guidelines for the accreditation of programmes of teacher preparation i.e. initial teacher education, and those for preparing teacher educators and school administrators

Support for the professional growth and development of teachers Developing guidelines for establishing and managing a support system for classroom teachers, including an induction programme for new/entry-level teachers. Developing guidelines for establishing and managing a system for rewarding appropriate continuing professional development activities. Establishing benchmarks and the criteria for teaching performance assessment for promotion to levels of excellence for classroom teachers.

Support for the professional growth and development of teachers Establishing and managing a system for monitoring and evaluating teacher development programmes Developing guidelines for career options within the school system to enable diversified career development for education practitioners

Mechanisms for monitoring and maintaining teaching quality standards Providing the criteria and guidelines for professional licensing and registration Developing guidelines for the establishment and management of a teacher appraisal system Developing guidelines for the establishment of performance management programmes

Establishing and monitoring regional standards of teaching performance Establishing criteria and selection guidelines for member states re entry into teaching Providing guidelines for member states re quality control Establishing and monitoring regional professional standards for institutions offering teacher education programmes. FUNCTIONS OF THE CCCTTE

Providing support to Ministries of education and teacher education institutions in the region Promoting the professional development of teachers and teacher educators in the region Advocating for the teaching profession in the region Recognizing and rewarding excellence in teaching and teacher education in the region FUNCTIONS OF THE CCCTTE

Data-Driven Partnering with TLI’s Commissioning research on teaching, learning and schooling Data collection and analysis to ensure informed policies and provide policy direction Monitoring and evaluation to maintain effectiveness and efficiency

3/6/09 Dr. Paula Mark CARICOM Task Force for Teacher Education 20 Reps. of Joint Boards and TLI’s Chairs of National Councils CARICOM and Observers (Strategic Partners) Reps. Of Regional Organizations/ Associations CCCTTE

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