BTC Update October 2010

TIMSS yr olds 8 TH Grade TIMSS 2007 –10 yr olds Math Taiwan Korea Singapore Hong Kong Japan Hungary England Hong Kong Singapore Taiwan Japan Kazakhstan Russia England Math High performing school systems with high TIMSS scores Have high performing teachers colleges with...certain common elements against which BTC can be judged..... Singapore Taiwan Hong Kong Japan Russia Latvia England Science Singapore Taiwan Japan Korea England Hungary Czech Republic Science

Teacher education of high quality has three distinct tasks Philosophical outlook Arab world citizenship through global education Strategic Drivers Student-centric Techno-centric High Quality Innovative Education System focused Core competencies Empowerment Grounded Engagement in Arabic Information language & Self responsibility values Ethical These are to uphold the values and principles of being 1.A scientific education, 2.A professionally relevant education 3.And State regulated so as to develop a national education system....

This implies Ministry of Education Schools Bahrain Teachers College University of Bahrain a strong but not over- powering State bureaucracy of professionally educated administrators, researchers, policy analysts and policy developers.”

Where access to college at all levels...is competitive and is based on professional dispositions as well as academic attainme..nt...students will have to go through a rigorous selection process Programs Bachelor of Education BEd Cycle BEd Cycle 2 Arabic 5016 BEd Cycle 2 English 3925 BEd Cycle 2 Science & Math 5038 BEd (Vocational) 1850 Total Post Graduate Diploma in Ed. PGDE Arabic 705 PGDE ICT PGDE Biology 008 PGDE Chemistry 0016 PGDE Business PGDE Math PGDE English Total Continuous Professional Development ELP Cadre Modules Total Student Totals

Taught by faculty with extensive experience in high achieving school systems Faculty Groups Total Number of Faculty % Full- Time Facult y % PhD Facult y Full- Time Part- Time Arabic & Islamic 60100% English Language111100%73% Education Foundation90100%89% Math and Science ICT131100% Education Psychology40100%75% Business & Vocational10100% Teaching Practice9190%30% Total51392%80% with well established procedures for the development of (local) staff skills..... which will include the development of qualifications for teaching staff at Masters, Research Degree and post-Doc levels.

Who work to develop a strong research culture....that is highly relevant for the development of professional teaching competence and the professional knowledge base....staff are research active, attend research conferences and publish research papers in high quality peer reviewed journals Bagley, C., Beach, D. &Harris, T. (2008) Review of ECAE-Abu Dhabi. Durham University Report (p7-12)

Which is embedded in student progress “Teacher education institutions of high quality have an emphatic level of student involvement in the planning and evaluation of courses and programmes....” Bagley, C., Beach, D. &Harris, T. (2008) Review of ECAE-Abu Dhabi. Durham University Report (p7-12)

And relies on partnerships with agencies that focus on the needs of the child Including schools and education authorities but also other learning organisations in civic society and trade and industry....

BTC Partnerships with schools Context Roughly teachers, 200 headmasters and 400 deputy headmasters all with 90hrs of CPD per year 41 NIE developed CPD available modules A new performance management system Proposal MOE/BTC identify 100 proficient (arabic and english) teachers and administrators across all subjects and all levels of the career cadre BTC to create a 45hr module on CPD Leadership (first course of a 36ch MAT in CPD at BTC). Taught in English. Include two supervised CPD modules for 20 teachers and administrators in each class in the year. Taught in Arabic....should be integrated into programs of career long study..... BTC programs must be designed to prepared students at basic level for advanced studies and at advanced level for research studies.....

Certified teacher (4) Certified teacher (5) Professional teacher (6) Senior teacher (7) Consultant teacher (8) A nested byc/moe teacher career track EdD CPD 270hr MAT CPD 270hr PGDE BEd Years EdD complete Start Doctorate MAT Teaching and Learning Start Masters Bachelors

Certified teacher (4) Certified teacher (5) Professional teacher (6) Senior teacher (7) Consultant teacher (8) A nested byc/moe teacher career track EdD CPD 270hr MAT CPD 270hr PGDE BEd Years EdD complete Start Doctorate MAT Teaching and Learning Start Masters Bachelors BTC MAT (CPD) Core Modules BTC’s CPD Teaching Fellows BTC Professors Mentor Teaching Fellows Master Training Course

Curriculum Modules Pedagogy Training Hours Professional Skills BTC MAT (CPD) Core Module BTC’s CPD Teaching Fellows MOE T and D 100 teachers with 20 teachers in a class with English at an IELTS 6.5 or equivalent BTC Professors Mentor Teaching Fellows Specialist Track Coordination BTC CPD Coordinator BTC Teaching Fellows Scheme Master Training Course Training Domains Primary Teacher Track Secondary Teacher Track School Leader Track EvaluationEthics 45 hrs 30 hrs 45 hrs21 hrs9 hrs

Dean Section Head Marketing and Public Relations Associate Dean Pre Service Programs Section Head Technology Coordinator Administrative Services Section Head Human Resources Section Head Assets Section Head Finance Student Extended Services Learning & Information Management Section Head Purchasing English Language Group Education Foundation Group Math and Science & ICT Coordinator PGDE Student Information Services Arabic & Islamic Group Head CPD Leadership Program Coordinator BEd Cycle Head B.Ed. Head Teaching Practice BTC Council Coordinator. CPD Leadership Program UoB Council MOE Education Psychology Group Coordinator. CPD Cadre Program Coordinator BEd Tech Ed BTC organizational structure Sept 2010 MOE/BTC Strategy MOE/BTC Coordination

BTC Challenges Responsible Autonomy Purpose built campus Faculty Recruitment Corporate Recruitment Admissions and bilingualism Continuous Professional Development Technology Graduate Programs and research Quality assurance Succession Planning