Welcome to Turku Teacher Training School

WELCOME TO TURUN NORMAALIKOULU Teacher Training School in Turku  The school of the Faculty of Education, University of Turku  The largest teacher training school in one locality  There are all levels of basic education (grades 1-9) and upper secondary school

Administrative principal Veli-Matti Hakanen Principal of basic education (grades 1-9) Annika Hongisto Principal of upper secondary schoolMarjut Kleemola Principal of Turku International schoolVesa Valkila

TNK in numbers  1100 pupils (age distribution: 7 – 19 )  240 of the pupils study in TIS  100 teachers  other staff 20  85 student teachers at primary school  250 student teachers in subject teacher training  school building m 2 (built 1980)

Multicultural school 30 native languages spoken Basic education: 52 % Upper secondary: 19% of the students speaks other language than Finnish as their mother tongue Russian, Albanian, Arabian, Somalian, Vietnamese (over 30 nationalities)

Duties of teacher training school 1.Providing teaching for the comprehensive and upper secondary school levels 2.Supervision of teacher trainees 3.Teaching experiments 4.Research 5.Inservice training and education 6.Taking care of teaching in TIS

Our specialities Bilingual education in English (1 st gr …) MYP Programme (in grades 5 – 9) & IB Diploma Programme Distance learning, virtual courses Unesco School since 1999 Co-operation both at national and international level is of high importance

Special support Intensified support General support Special education; educational equality and equal educational services No special concern An individual education plan, integration, temporary special teaching, remedial teaching, assistant’s help A pedagogic assesment, need for more support, integration/special class

At the moment Multiculturalism: teaching culturally and linguistically diverse students Entrepreneurship education IT in classrooms International teacher trainees

And to Turku International School

TURKU INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL The city of Turku established and opened the school in August 2003 Teacher training school of Turku (Turun normaalikoulu, University of Turku) is responsible for the teaching Amount of students: 240 (in ) –grades 1-6: 120 –grades 7-9: 61 –IB Programme: 59

The task of Turku International School to provide high quality teaching to foreign children whose family has moved to Turku area temporarily or permanently, and to the Finns who have lived for years abroad and moved back to Finland to help Turku and other towns in the region, universities and companies to realize their strategies of internationalization to tempt foreign experts and workers to move to Turku area

Students background foreignerFinn moved from abroad Finn basic ed. gr IB Diploma All111 (46,2%)122 (50,8%) 7 (2,9%)

Nationalities * 27 different languages, about 30 nationalities - 12 The USA - 6 Canada, 6 Great Britain, 6 The Netherlands - 5 Russia, 5 Germany, 5 India, 5 Pakistan - 4 Japan, 4 China * Most students live in Turku, but also in Kaarina, Lieto, Parainen and Raisio

Curriculum The Finnish National Curriculum Grades 5-9 are using both the Finnish National Curriculum and IBO’s MYP Upper secondary: IB Diploma Programme International teacher trainees Club activities (after school hours) An active PTA (Parent Partnership)

At the moment Multiculturalism: teaching culturally and linguistically diverse students Entrepreneurship education IT in classrooms International teacher trainees

Essential Question How can we maximize the academic success of students in a multicultural school?

The Reputation of the Finnish Education Learning Outcomes, Participation, Equality and Efficiency

Teachers Source: Taloussanomat

Useful addresses of Education) (National Board of Education)