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Teacher Development in a Context of Expansion

Teacher Development in a Context of Expansion. Izmir University Of Economics A Case Study. Development Within Development. Rates of expansion. Mission. TO PROVIDE IN-SERVICE SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT TO ENABLE TEACHERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. Objectives.

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Teacher Development in a Context of Expansion

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  1. Teacher Development in a Context of Expansion Izmir University Of Economics A Case Study Rob Ledbury Steve Darn Ian White 2006

  2. Development Within Development Rates of expansion Rob Ledbury Steve Darn Ian White 2006

  3. Mission TO PROVIDE IN-SERVICE SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT TO ENABLE TEACHERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL Rob Ledbury Steve Darn Ian White 2006

  4. Objectives To manage the effective development of the Teacher Development Unit in close co-operation with SFL management. To ensure staff induction and orientation meet the requirements of teachers with increasingly varied interests, needs and experiences. To meet the needs of all teachers through the development of a range of internationally validated courses. To expand and develop the existing range of short courses available to teachers.   To develop the observation programme within the SFL. To continue to deliver a programme of workshops and seminars on a variety of curriculum and materials related topics, and to invite guestspeakers, Includingmembers of staff, to contribute to the programme. To organise, in cooperation with SFL management, ELT events that promote IUE as a centre of excellence in foreign language teaching in the region. Rob Ledbury Steve Darn Ian White 2006

  5. Teacher Diversity Rob Ledbury Steve Darn Ian White 2006

  6. Teachers Need To ..... • Engage in self-reflection and evaluation • Develop specialised knowledge and skills • Expand and update their knowledge of theory and issues in teaching • Take on new roles and responsibilites • Develop collaborative relationships Rob Ledbury Steve Darn Ian White 2006

  7. Ten Steps to Heaven(adapted from Richards & Farrell 2005) • Workshops • Self-monitoring • Teacher support groups • Keeping a journal • Peer observation • Teaching portfolios • Case studies • Peer coaching • Team teaching • Action research Rob Ledbury Steve Darn Ian White 2006

  8. Training to DevelopmentDependence to Autonomy Rob Ledbury Steve Darn Ian White 2006

  9. Diffusion of Innovation(Everett Rogers) adoption trial evaluation interest awareness • Innovators - brave, multiple info sources, risk takers, communicators • Early adopters - social leaders, popular, respectable, careful • Early majority - deliberate, thoughtful,many informal social contacts • Late majority - sceptical, traditional, mainstream • Laggards-sceptical,critical, friends are main sources of info, ruled by fear Rob Ledbury Steve Darn Ian White 2006

  10. Size of units Organisation of units Involvement of co-ordinators Multilingual trainer Novelty Attitudes& enthusiasm ‘Take up’ Why does Mr. White succede? Rob Ledbury Steve Darn Ian White 2006

  11. Whither Next? • Foster collegial and self development • Set minimum standards for recruitment • Build in staff development time • Restructure and reorganise (spatially) • Expand / stabilise • Encourage interdisciplinary co-operation • Make recommendations to administration • Encourage openness – internally and externally Rob Ledbury Steve Darn Ian White 2006

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