1. INITIATIVES IN TEACHER EDUCATION
IRELAND
INITIATIVES IN TEACHER EDUCATION
Ian Murphy
Department of Education & Science

2. INTRODUCTION Part 1: Teacher Induction – Pilot Project
Part 2: Curriculum/Syllabus Renewal as Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

3. Teacher Induction - Pilot Project
PART 1
Teacher Induction - Pilot Project

4. TEACHER INDUCTION WHY? The plight of the Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT)
The response of some schools
Pilot Project

5. 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

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

7. ROLES Mentor Counselling Skill Development Coaching Idea Generation
Supervision
Modelling

8. ROLES (Cont.) School Community Initial Teacher Education Institutes
Principal
Teaching colleagues
Initial Teacher Education Institutes
Research
Support

9. ROLES (Cont.) Steering Committee
Representatives from Department of Education & Science, Institutes and Trade Unions
Management

10. PROCESSES Action Research Mentor – NQT Lesson Plans Scheme of Work
Reflective Diary

11. PROCESSES (Cont.) Teacher Education Institute Research Templates
Seminars for NQTs and mentors
Evaluation

12. IMPACT & NEXT STEPS Very positive feedback Report on Pilot Project
Recommendations
Decision

13. Curriculum/Syllabus Renewal as Continuous Professional Development
PART 2
Curriculum/Syllabus Renewal as Continuous Professional Development

14. Curriculum/Syllabus Renewal – an Opportunity or a Threat?
THE ISSUE
Curriculum/Syllabus Renewal – an Opportunity or a Threat?

15. TURNING THREAT INTO OPPORTUNITY
The Curriculum
The Support Service

16. THE CURRICULUM/SYLLABUS
The Syllabus Committee – partnership model
The syllabus documents
Syllabus Outline
Teacher Guidelines
School Guidelines
Parental Guidelines

17. Dual focus
Content
Process

18. Structure of the Curriculum
Cognitive
Affective
Creative / Aesthetic
Physical

19. THE SUPPORT SERVICE Selecting the Trainers Training the Trainers
Delivering the Training
Phased introduction
Emphasis on active methodologies
Cluster – based in Education Centres
School based

20. EVALUATING IMPLEMENTATION
Fifty School Reports
Evaluating Impact of Support Service
Evaluating Implementation of Aspects of the Curriculum