1. A-801 Section 10 November 14, 2012 Teacher Education

2.  Situating Ourselves in the Course (1 minutes)  Discussion of the readings (10 minutes)  Asia Society. “Improving teacher quality”  OECD. “The experience of new teachers”  Villegas-Reimers. “Teacher professional development”  Sahlberg. Finnish Lessons  Student co-leading (30 minutes)  Teacher Preparation Programs (30 minutes)  Designing a PD Program (15 minutes)  Housekeeping & Questions (5 minutes) Agenda

3. 1 Introduction to Comparative and International Education 2 The Process of Policy Analysis 3 Education Policy Options Course Overview

4. 3 Education Policy Options –Week 9 – Curriculum, Standards, and Assessment –Week 10 – Teacher Education –Week 11 – School Leadership

5. Summary “Improving Teacher Education”

6. Summary “The experience of new teachers”

7. Summary Villegas-Reimers. Teacher PD

8. Summary Sahlberg. Finnish Lessons

9. Student Co-Leading

10. How many of you have been trained as teachers?

11. Based on readings and personal experience: The Good             The Bad            

12. Exemplary Programs http://www.edutopia.org/teacher- development-overview-video (10 minutes) http://www.edutopia.org/teacher- development-overview-video

13. Debrief  Did we see “the good”?  Did we see “the bad”?  Is this feasible in other places?  Is this necessary?  Can anyone teach?  Is a teacher a professional or a technician?  Scripted vs. unscripted curriculum?

14. You have been hired by an INGO to help develop a teacher training program for preschool teachers  Will be offered in diverse contexts/countries  Assumes a low literacy level and general low capacity of “teachers” most of whom are little more than informal childcare providers  Cannot assume that materials will be readily accessible  Has the goal of promoting emergent literacy and numeracy Design an Professional Development Program

15. Housekeeping  Paper 2 will be returned today  Only two lectures left!  TFs will hold office hours through exam period  We will hold a writing workshop for Paper 3 on Friday 7 December from 9am - 1130am. Details forthcoming, but please block off that time now if you plan to attend.  Final papers receiving an "A" grade will be invited to present their paper at a conference (Thursday, 24 and Friday, 25 January).