The Status of Teaching Quality in the U.S.
- 1. 1 Connect, Ready, and Mobilize CTA THINK TANK
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- 3. SUBTITLE PLACEHOLDER GOES RIGHT HERE Let’s start with 3 teacher education facts 1. Ed school enrollments down, but grads more academically able 2. Many US ed schools expected by their universities to serve as “cash cows” 3. Average student teaching is over 14 weeks – but only 5% of programs require full year internship 3
- 4. SOURCE: RICHARD M. INGERSOLL. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, ORIGINAL ANALYSES FOR NCTAF OF SCHOOLS AND STAFFING SURVEY. The modal year of teaching experience in 2008 was ONE… NATIONAL SASS DATA 2007-08 -- PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER EXPERIENCE DISTRIBUTION
- 5. More preparation – less teacher attrition Probability of Attrition of Beginning Teachers, by Various Pedagogy Packages: 2004-05 5 24.6 12.3 9.9 9.8 0 10 20 30 40 50 PREHENSIVE PEDAGOGY BASIC PEDAGOGY PLUS BASIC PEDAGOGY ITTLE OR NO PEDAGOGY PERCENT SOURCE: INGERSOLL, R., MERRILL, L., & MAY, H. (2014). WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND PREPARATION ON BEGINNING TEACHER ATTRITION?. RESEARCH REPORT (#RR-82). PHILADELPHIA: CONSORTIUM FOR POLICY RESEARCH IN EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
- 6. Teachers Dissatisfied with PD – even PLCs Teachers’ rating of their PD offerings at school/district 6 -45 -26 -10 -9 -6 0 5 22 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 NET SATISFACTION COURSES CONFERENCES COACHING INTENSIVE SUMMER TRAINING SELF-GUIDED P. D. WORKSHOPS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES LESSON OBSERVATION SOURCE: BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (2014). TEACHERS KNOW BEST: TEACHERS’ VIEWS ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- 7. Limited time to assesFrom Florida district in Fall 2014, w/ ~2000 teachers, conducted after several years of implementing new curriculum mandates and more rigorous teacher evaluation system 7 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% MY SCHOOL HAS DEDICATED TIME FOR TEACHERS TO ANALYZE INTERIM ASSESSMENTS AND TO RE‐TEACH CONTENT BASED ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE. 38 %
- 8. Low quality feedbackFrom Florida district in Fall 2014, w/ ~2000 teachers, conducted after several years of implementing new curriculum mandates and more rigorous teacher evaluation system 8 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% THE PERSON WHO EVALUATES MY PERFORMANCE KNOWS HOW MUCH GROWTH AND PROGRESS MY STUDENTS HAVE MADE THIS YEAR. 55 % 35 % THE TEACHER EVALUATION PROCESS HELPS IDENTIFY MY STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.
- 9. Leadership limitationsFrom Florida district in Fall 2014, w/ ~2000 teachers, conducted after several years of implementing new curriculum mandates and more rigorous teacher evaluation system 9 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIE S FOR ME TO ADVANCE AT MY SCHOOL. 48 % 29 % THE TEACHERS WHO DESERVE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AT MY SCHOOL ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO GET THEM.
- 10. Collaboration productiveFrom Florida district in Fall 2014, w/ ~2000 teachers, conducted after several years of implementing new curriculum mandates and more rigorous teacher evaluation system 10 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% THE TIME I SPEND COLLABORATING WITH MY COLLEAGUES IS PRODUCTIVE. 75 %
- 11. Teachers who never observe other teachers 11 2014 TALIS - Teaching and Learning International Survey 50 20 6 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 US Singapore Japan % of teachers who never observe other…
- 12. US teacher less likely to get feedback from peers 12 85 50 54 10 38 19 27 43 42 0 15 30 45 60 75 90 US Singapore Average % from principals % from assigned mentors % from other teachers 2014 TALIS - Teaching and Learning International Survey
- 13. SUBTITLE PLACEHOLDER GOES RIGHT HERE Gallup Poll of 70,000 US employees (2012)Teachers are dead last among 14 occupational groups surveyed in terms of their likelihood to say their opinions seem to count at work. 13
- 14. Teachers Disengaged Workplace Engagement Levels Among K-12 Teachers in the U.S., by Years of Experience 14 SIX MONTHS TO LESS THAN ONE YEAR ONE TO LESS THAN THREE YEARS THREE TO LESS THAN FIVE YEARS FIVE TO LESS THAN TEN YEARS TEN YEARS OR MORE GALLUP POLL (2014).
- 15. 15 Connect, Ready, and Mobilize CTA THINK TANK
- 17. This is the head of the slide 17 Derry Township School District, PA Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL Gilbert Public Schools, AZ Aurora Public Schools, CO Petal School District, MS Fayette County Schools, KY Mooresville Graded School District, NC Funded by Seattle Public Schools, WA Funded by Jefferson County Public Schools, KY Funded by KY NT3 Franklin County Public Schools, KY Builds teachers’ capacity to share their stories Advocates for thoughtful Common Core implementation Supports the Teacher Leadership Initiative (TLI) Connects, readies, and mobilizes teacher leaders in North Carolina Networks and activates Florida teacher leaders Engages teachers in advocacy and message crafting Leads Kentucky teachers toinflu e ncepolicyand improve teaching and learning Collaborates with colleagues todefin e internationaleducation for Seattle Public Schools Cultivates teachers’ capacity to design and improve virtual professional collaboration Works to build teacher leadership by supporting those pursuing and capitalizing on National BoardCertific a tion
- 18. 4 Lessons on how teacherpreneurs learn to ead 18 Socialize new recruits for leading Pre-service preparation focus on research Internships in CBOs Lesson Study & “Reciprocal Mentoring” Going public with practice and ideas
- 19. CTQ teacher leaders global perspectives on professional learning systems Prepare principals to support teacher leadership PLCs must be inquiry-based, not data-driven Create flexible teaching schedules & “white space” Teacher evaluation must spread teaching expertise 19
- 20. Lori Nazareno-CTQ Teacherpreneur “There are at least 1 in 3 teachers in America who can do what I have done — under the right the conditions.” 20
- 21. Get involved... Connect with teacher leaders in the CTQ Collaboratory: www.teachingquality.org On Twitter: @BarnettCTQ @teachingquality #teacherpreneurs 21
- 25. RENEE MOORE SSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MS