Innovative Teaching and Learning MOVING FROM THEORY TO ACTION

1. Innovative Teaching and Learning MOVING FROM THEORY TO ACTION 6th June 2012

2. In the new world of work, unemployment is high, yet skilled and talented people are in short supply The Economist, Sept 2011

3. Education System Change WHOLE SYSTEM RENEWAL School Leadership and Culture Innovative Teaching Practices Individuals with skills for life and work today

4. ITL RESEARCH Education System Change School Leadership and Culture Innovative Teaching Practices Key Questions Sponsored globally by Individuals with skills for life and work today

5. SKILLS FOR LIFE ANDWORK TODAY Knowledge building Problem solving & innovation Self-regulation & assessment ICT use Global awareness Collaboration Skilled communication

6. WHAT ARE INNOVATIVE TEACHING PRACTICES? Student Centered Pedagogies ICT Integration Extending Learning Problem Solving 24/7 learning opportunities Global and cultural understanding By educators By students Basic usage vs. Higher-level usage (for knowledge building and creativity) Personalized Collaborative Knowledge building Self-regulation

7. 8 COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN ITL 45+ COUNTRIES USING METHODS National Board of Education, Finland Russian Academy of Education & The Academy for Teachers Training, Russia The Schools Network, England Ministry of National Education, Indonesia National Ministry of Education, MEXICO National Ministry of Education, Brunei National Ministry of Education, Senegal New South Wales Department of Education & Training, Australia Sponsored globally by

8. ITL RESEARCH MIXED METHODS USED Education System Change 159 survey schools 24 site visit schools Across School Leadership and Culture Teacher & School Leader Interviews 86 teachers 18 school leaders Teacher & School Leader Surveys 4,038 teachers 159 school leaders Innovative Teaching Practices Classroom Observations 81 classrooms Learning Activity Analysis 967 learning activities Student Work Analysis 3,367 student work Student Focus Groups 33 focus groups Methods Published at: www.itlresearch.com

9. ITL Research Findings 2011

10. INNOVATIVE TEACHING PRACTICES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH 21ST CENTURY LEARNING OUTCOMES… BUT GOOD EXAMPLES ARE RARE Students 21C Skills Score When educators provide learning activities that ask for 21 C skills, students can and do demonstrate those skills. Learning Activity Score (Innovative Teaching) Source: ITL 2011, LASW method, based on analysis by SRI International

11. L EARNING A CTIVITY SCORES Source: ITL 2011, LASW method, based on analysis by SRI International

12. WHY NOT Student Centered Pedagogies Extending Learning ICT Integration

13. WHY IS ICT INTEGRATION HARD? Teachers say … Percent Teachers Citing Most Significant Barrier Source: ITL teacher survey, 2011 Based on analysis by SRI International

14. AND STUDENTS USE ICT… High level uses of ICT Basic uses of ICT Based on analysis by SRI International Source: ITL teacher survey, 2011

15. Fragmented practices Student Centered Pedagogies Extending Learning Innovative Teaching Practices ICT Integration Missing pedagogical elements of innovation

16. We found innovative practices, rather than innovative schools Mexico Report Distribution of Innovative Teaching Scores Source: teacher survey Based on analysis by SRI International

17. COLLABORATION AND INNOVATIVE TEACHING PRACTICES Innovative Teaching Practices Collaboration about Teaching Source: teacher survey Based on analysis by SRI International

18. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATIVE TEACHING PRACTICES 0.28 Practice a new teaching method Conducted individual or collaborative research on a particular topic 0.25 0.23 Planned or practiced using ICT in teaching 0.23 Reviewed and discussed student work 0.18 Observed a demonstration of ICT use Developed or reviewed curriculum materials 0.18 Received or delivered one-on-one coaching or mentoring 0.17 0.15 Planned a lesson or a unit 0.15 Observed a demonstration of a lesson 0.03 Listened to a lecture Source: ITL teacher survey, 2011 Based on analysis by SRI International

19. Connect Systems: Assessments and appraisals aligned with innovative teaching and learning goals Cultivate innovation: Leaders who develop integrated and shared visions of innovation Nurture adoption: Professional development that provides teachers collaborative opportunities to design and research innovative teaching Enrich learning: Ubiquitous student ICT access

20. What you can do SUPPORT RESEARCH INNOVATIVE TEACHING PRACTICES LEAP21 Prof Development Partners in Learning School Research

21. MEASURE INNOVATIVE TEACHING USING PARTNERS IN LEARNING SCHOOL RESEARCH www.pilsr.com Based on ITL Research Surveys Research Tool for Schools Measures Innovative Teaching Practices No costs Basis for Common Vision International 34 languages

22. PARTNERS IN LEARNING SCHOOL RESEARCH HOW PARTNERS IN LEARNING SCHOOL RESEARCH WORKS Innovative Teaching Practices Index School Signs Up www.pilsr.com 2. Distribute Surveys 3. Use the Report

23. 23 [School Name] School Research Innovative Teaching Practices Index* The chart on the right shows how educators at [School Name] report their use of the different elements of innovative teaching practices, and how school leaders estimate the use of these practices among educators in the school. These practices are described in more detail on the following pages. Other related research demonstrates that innovative teaching practices are strongly associated with students’ development of 21st Century skills (see www.itlresearch.com). Student Centered Pedagogy Extending Learning ICT Use *All items are measured based on educators’ reported frequency of a practice on a 5 point scale. Higher scores indicate a higher reported frequency of a practice. All items show averages across all responses from the school for each group (educators and school leaders). Data has been adjusted to account for the number of times a class meets per week. **Student and Teacher ICT Use has been calculated taking the average of basic and high level technology use (see pages 10-11).

24. 24 [School Name] School Research ICT Used for Teaching and Learning by Students These charts show how educators and school leaders report on students’ use of technology for learning. Higher-level uses of ICT integrate more deeply with learning objectives and are more strongly associated with innovative teaching methods than basic uses of ICT. % Educators who say students do this at least 1-3 times per month Basic ICT Uses Deeper engagement in learning Higher Level ICT Uses

25. 25 [School Name] School Research Barriers to technology use This chart shows percentage of educators and school leaders who say the item is a “significant barrier” to ICT use in teaching and learning. % saying “Significant Barrier” Question: “To what extent do you find the following to be barriers to using ICT in your target class?”

26. SCHOOLS USE PILSR REPORTS To build a common understanding and measure progress School Leaders Innovative Teaching Practices Index Educators Students Parents Community

27. What you can do SUPPORT RESEARCH INNOVATIVE TEACHING PRACTICES LEAP21 Prof Development Partners in Learning School Research

28. ITL LEAP21 school based bridge between theory and practice of 21st century skills framework for teacher collaboration lens for the collective analysis of learning activities and student work

29. ITL Learning Activity Dimensions

30. ITL Student Work Dimensions All ITL Research tools and methods are available at www.itlresearch.com.

31. REAL-WORLD PROBLEM-SOLVING AND INNOVATION (RUBRIC) NO Code 1 Main requirement isproblem-solving? Code 2 NO Students are workingona real-worldproblem? YES NO Code 3 Requires implementation in the real world? YES Code 4 YES

32. TEACHINGCAN CHANGE,DRAMATICALLY Case study from one school in Russia

33. What you can do SUPPORT RESEARCH INNOVATIVE TEACHING PRACTICES LEAP21 Prof Development Partners in Learning School Research

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