day in a school teacher support (dias-ts) change model
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Day in a School Teacher Support (DiaS-TS)
Change ModelCynthia Crump
December 14, 2009
Guiding Philosophy
• Vision and Mission– Ministry of Education (MOE)
• Quality education and training• Human resource development
– Curriculum Development Unit (CDU)• Teacher Professional development• Sharing best practices• Monitoring
School Data:Teacher Competencies
Bare walls
Balancing Teaching Practice
Certified teacher
Novice teacher
An Innovative change Model
• Day in a School Teacher Support (DiaS-TS) Change Model
• To provide teachers in primary schools with needed support through monitoring to improve their planning and delivery and student engagement.
DiaS-TS
Objectives
• To plan and deliver lessons emphasizing experiential approaches;
• To observe lessons preceded by pre observation conference
• To give opportunities for reflection during post observation conference;
• To heighten student classroom and out-of-class experience by exposing them to active, student-centered learning
• To improve the classroom environment
Benefits
• Living the vision/Empowerment– Improving monitoring practices– Fostering collaboration and team work– Encouraging teacher planning– Improving teacher delivery– Heightening student engagement– Enriching the classroom environment
Change Leaders
Discussing Possible Inhibitors
Discussion: Promoting Success
Trust communicationRegular visits and
sharingthe vision and missionPurposeActive listeningdeliberation
Identifying problemsDiscussionsCollaborationPlanning TrainingCollegialityTeam workevaluation
Implementation Plan
Evaluation Methods
Formative - ongoing Summative - annual
Looking Ahead
• Developing skills set for future initiatives– action plans, – techniques and approaches – change in student learning experiences
• Initiatives– Mentoring – Coaching – Peer-coaching
References
• Anderson, D. (2010). • Colvin, G., Flannery, B., Sugai, G., & Monegan, J. (2008). • Curriculum Implementation Pilot Report. (2008). • Flett, J.D., & Wallace, J. (2005). • Harvey, A., & Kamvounias, P. (2006). • Hooker, M. (2009). • Kezar, A. J. (2001). • Knowledge Base. http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/intreval.htm• Lewis, L.K., Schmisseur, A. M., Stephens, K. K., & Weir, K. E. (2008). • McCabe, H. (2008). • National Curriculum policy Framework (2009). • Roberts, F. D., Kelly, C. L., & Medlin, B. D. (2007). • Vacilotto, S., & Cummings, R. (2007).
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