Teacher Quality and Teacher Quality and Professional Development : Professional Development :

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Dr. Charuaypon TORRANINDr. Charuaypon TORRANIN

Permanent Secretary for EducationPermanent Secretary for Education

In the World Teachers Day ConferenceIn the World Teachers Day Conference

November 21,2007 at 9:00 -12:00 A.M.November 21,2007 at 9:00 -12:00 A.M.

IMPACT Convention HallIMPACT Convention Hall

Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

1. Global Trends in Education1. Global Trends in Education 2. Thailand Education Crisis & 2. Thailand Education Crisis &

Roadmap Year2007-2010Roadmap Year2007-2010 3. Thailand Teachers Crisis3. Thailand Teachers Crisis 4. Thailand Strategies for Teacher 4. Thailand Strategies for Teacher

Training & HRDTraining & HRD 5. Proposals for Future Teachers 5. Proposals for Future Teachers

Trends & DevelopmentTrends & Development

Key Global Trends & Issues in EducationKey Global Trends & Issues in Education Schooling of the FutureSchooling of the Future (Newly (Newly

Designed Classrooms, Technology in Designed Classrooms, Technology in Schools, Students Personalized Learning)Schools, Students Personalized Learning)

Demand-Driven EducationDemand-Driven Education (Supply- (Supply-Driven Education Policy, Response to Driven Education Policy, Response to Consumerism)Consumerism)

Major Curriculum ReviewsMajor Curriculum Reviews (Industrial Era Designed, Need for Balance (Industrial Era Designed, Need for Balance between Industrial &Knowledge Economy)between Industrial &Knowledge Economy)

Quality Across the SystemQuality Across the System (Efficiency& Accountability, ICT)(Efficiency& Accountability, ICT)

Network/Broader PartnershipsNetwork/Broader Partnerships (Networks of Innovation, Best Practices (Networks of Innovation, Best Practices Sharing, Meaningful Sharing)Sharing, Meaningful Sharing)

Networks/Partnerships of Learning:Networks/Partnerships of Learning: demand for public accountability

horizontal partnershiphorizontal partnership democratic exchangedemocratic exchange mutual stimulationmutual stimulation motivationmotivation

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Global Trends in Education

Thailand 2007 Education CrisisThailand 2007 Education Crisis 1.Unsatisfied National Educational 1.Unsatisfied National Educational

Competencies as compared to Asian Competencies as compared to Asian & Asean countries.& Asean countries.

2. Low achievement level in Math & 2. Low achievement level in Math & ScienceScience

3. University graduates do not meet 3. University graduates do not meet the market needs.the market needs.

4. Low interest by the public for life- 4. Low interest by the public for life- long learninglong learning

Students performance

ICT for Teaching &

Learning

Good Governance

Administration

Smart School

Teachers Quality

Participatory & Partnership

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Quality Education Road Map Year 2007 to 2010Quality Education Road Map Year 2007 to 20106 6 Strategies Strategies

Quality Education Road Map Year 2007 to 2010Quality Education Road Map Year 2007 to 20106 6 Strategies Strategies

MOE Thailand

Social Social Recognition Recognition for Teaching for Teaching ProfessionProfession

Teacher Teacher Education Education

ReformReform

Strengthening Strengthening HRD systemHRD system

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4 4 Strategies for Strategies for Teachers Quality and Professional Developmentand Professional Development 4 4 Strategies for Strategies for Teachers Quality and Professional Developmentand Professional Development

MOE Thailand

Urgent Urgent Measures for Measures for quick win-win quick win-win

solutionssolutions

Teacher Quality Teacher Quality

Strategy1: Social Recognition for Strategy1: Social Recognition for Teaching ProfessionTeaching Profession

1. Standardize teachers professional 1. Standardize teachers professional qualifications.qualifications.

2. Develop teacher career path &2. Develop teacher career path &

strengthen personnel administration strengthen personnel administration for both public and private school for both public and private school teachersteachers

Strategy1: Social Recognition for Strategy1: Social Recognition for Teaching ProfessionTeaching Profession

3. Set up an effective teachers Pay 3. Set up an effective teachers Pay ( Salary) and professional ranking ( Salary) and professional ranking specifications and social welfare.specifications and social welfare.

4. Install Awards for best teachers in 4. Install Awards for best teachers in teaching, research and best practices.teaching, research and best practices.

5.Life-long training for school teachers5.Life-long training for school teachers

by providing adequate time for school by providing adequate time for school teachers’ self learning & Improvement.teachers’ self learning & Improvement.

Strategy2: Teacher Education Strategy2: Teacher Education ReformReform

1. Strengthening teacher education 1. Strengthening teacher education and professional development and professional development services at schools of educaion, services at schools of educaion, particularly at the 41 Rachabhat particularly at the 41 Rachabhat Universities. Universities.

2. Reform teacher education system 2. Reform teacher education system and place more emphasis on practice and place more emphasis on practice teaching.(4+1 Year Program)teaching.(4+1 Year Program)

Strategy2: Teacher Education Strategy2: Teacher Education ReformReform

3. Emphasis on Math, Science & 3. Emphasis on Math, Science & Technology Pedagogy majors at Technology Pedagogy majors at undergraduate & graduate levels.undergraduate & graduate levels.

4. Pedagogical training for other 4. Pedagogical training for other professionals who enter teaching professionals who enter teaching profession.profession.

5. Welcome various local experts to 5. Welcome various local experts to teach at schools as invited resource teach at schools as invited resource persons.persons.

Strategy3: Strengthening HRD system Strategy3: Strengthening HRD system for Teachers & School Personnel for Teachers & School Personnel

AdministrationAdministration 1. Set up National HRD system for 1. Set up National HRD system for

teachers and school personnel teachers and school personnel administration .administration .

2. Teachers retraining for those who 2. Teachers retraining for those who teach without adequate background.teach without adequate background.

3.Establish strong teachers 3.Establish strong teachers qualifications systems.qualifications systems.

Strategy 3: Strengthening HRDStrategy 3: Strengthening HRD

4. Facilitating teachers to engage in 4. Facilitating teachers to engage in action research & knowledge action research & knowledge management skills.management skills.

5. Set up Teachers Professional 5. Set up Teachers Professional Development Fund to provide soft-Development Fund to provide soft-loan for teachers to pursue further loan for teachers to pursue further education and training.education and training.

Strategy 4 : Urgent Measures for Strategy 4 : Urgent Measures for Quick Win-Win SolutionQuick Win-Win Solution

1. Find quick solution to solve the 1. Find quick solution to solve the most serious problem : shortage of most serious problem : shortage of teachers both in quantity and quality.teachers both in quantity and quality.

2. Reengineering the Institute for 2. Reengineering the Institute for Teachers Human Resource Teachers Human Resource Development and to set up a new Development and to set up a new system for Teacher Professional system for Teacher Professional Development.Development.

Strategy 4 : Urgent Measures for Strategy 4 : Urgent Measures for Teachers Quality ImprovementTeachers Quality Improvement

3. Retraining Math & Science 3. Retraining Math & Science Teachers.Teachers.

4. Appropriate assistance for 4. Appropriate assistance for the 12,000 small- size schools the 12,000 small- size schools to upgrade their education to upgrade their education administration quality.administration quality.

5. E_ education Reform 5. E_ education Reform

Quality E_Education as a National AgendaQuality E_Education as a National Agenda Quality E_Education as a National AgendaQuality E_Education as a National Agenda

QualityE_Education

QualityE_Education

•Alive• Animated• Dynamic• Interactive

Learning Environment

Learning EnvironmentLearning

ManagementLearning

Management

ContentsContents

•Evaluation•Assessment•Global outreach

•Regulations•Registration•Local link

• Learning Objects• Self creation• Compatibility/ open standards• Customizable• Knowledge management• Curriculum/ Instruction• e-Library

• Research-Based• Self education/ Learner centered• Learning-by-doing (Constructionism)• 24 hr. learning (Anytime/Anywhere/Anyone)• Industrial-school link

• Brain-Based• Problem based• Project-Based• Blended learning (Traditional + E-learning)• Professional Development

•Content Management•Content Distribution

•Technology driven• Community-based (Sharing)

Learning Process

Learning Process

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