2012 australian rural education award winner

Kingston Primary School

Care, Respect, Excellence, Courage

Challenging the status quo…exceeding expectations




The Kingston Internship Model

Darryl Owen Sarah Samuelson Gemma Foxall




In second semester 2012, Kingston Primary School has 12 extra qualified teachers whose prime focus is to improve the literacy and numeracy outcomes of our students.The Interns;• hold a duty of care • know all the students in their class • know all the parents in their class • understand our whole school procedures • know the culture of the school




Background to the model




Green light evidence• Top of the Class Report• State Election• Expected Teacher Shortages• Questions about “Quality Teachers / Graduates”• DoE Rural Teaching Scholarships




Actioned by Alan KiddFounding Principal





• Opened as an IPS 2009• K-7 facilities• Merit select staff• Opening enrolment - 320• Current enrolment 800 students• First Professional Learning School of its type in Australia




Intern Teacher Journey




• Merit select 3rd year Undergraduate students

• Spend 4th year of Uni on site at KPS

• Assignment requirements negotiated between Uni and KPS




Term 1 • 3 full days from start of term one including School

Development Days Term 2 • Final PracticumSemester 2 • Full time at KPS• Interns will be teaching whole classes and small groups,

based on student and school needs• Limited Authority to Teach (LATs) enables paid relief

work at KPS only




Scholarships• 10 scholarships worth $30,000 from DoE• Commit to first 2 years of teaching in a rural public

school• $15,000 paid over course of the year at KPS• $15,000 paid at completion of 2 year rural placement




Non-Scholarships• Non-Scholarship Interns are not restricted by DoE placement• Non-Scholarship Interns can apply for merit select schools• Non-Scholarship Interns are in demand




School Support Structures




Intern Coordinator

• 1-1 meetings – weekly with each Intern• Accountability – Framework documentation• Feedback – to admin, mentors and interns• Mentor forums – Mentor group discussions• Intern forums – Intern group discussions




Internship Framework• Based on AITSL’s National Professional Standards for Teachers

• This framework also provides consistency of expectations, teaching loads, quantity & quality of reflective feedback




Internship PDBy the end of the Internship year all interns will; Be CMS Level 1 trained Participate in First Steps Literacy and Numeracy PD Receive coaching in the Kingston Explicit Teaching Model Use SIS, money books etc Use DoE Reporting to Parents online system Virtues Training Be accountable to whole school processes Be experienced using the Australian Curriculum




Outcomes for Kingston PS




Teleah Meuleners:Intervention Model for Underperforming Year Three Students




Sarah SamuelsonSmall group geometry extension for year five and six students

BEFORE 5 WEEKS LATER




Daniel MooreExplicitly teaching decoding strategies in guided reading to improve reading accuracy.




What’s next?




Where to from here?

Woodside $1.34 million over 3 years for the expansion of the model;

•Across WA•Across Australia

University

Partners




Outcomes for Rural and Remote Schools




By the end of 2012 there will be 44 Intern Graduates

Interns are teaching in:• Remote Aboriginal Communities• Isolated mining towns• Schools with a high turn over of teachers• Isolated farming towns• Hard to staff schools




“The Kingston Internship Model: An Alternative Approach to Pre-Service Teacher Training”

• Investigating principals’ perceptions of the performance of intern graduate teachers compared to non-intern graduates

• Study in progress, so far 5 statistically significant findings...




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From an Intern’s Perspective




• Supportive environment while learning• Puts university education into perspective• Increased knowledge of classroom and school routines• Efforts are recognised by all staff• Know the students for a full year• Build positive support network• Behaviour management knowledge• Opportunities for other PD• Experience a full year of teaching• Increased knowledge of the Curriculum and how to

teach it.




Questions




Contact DetailsKingston Primary School

08 9797 0451Gemma Foxall Sarah SamuelsonIntern Coordinator 2012 [email protected]

[email protected]

Darryl OwenDeputy [email protected]

2012 australian rural education award winner

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