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10 SES 13 A, Developing Adaptive Expertise in Future Teachers: International perspectives on innovations in initial teacher education
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Contribution
In New Zealand and internationally, differences in the way schooling and teaching are implemented have been radically reconceptualised, with changes to school building design. These technologically enabled Innovative Learning Environments (ILE) accommodate multiple teachers and are designed to be flexibly reconfigured into teaching and learning spaces, with breakout areas for individual teaching, and small and/or large groups, (New Zealand Ministry of Education, 2016; Shank, 2005). Internationally there has been a reconceptualization of the processes and structures that influence teaching and learning, with changes to pedagogical repertoires that can unlock the potential of ILEs (OECD, 2013, 2015). As Conner and Sliwka (2014) contend these ILE contexts require initial teacher education providers prepare new teachers with adaptive expertise, including the knowledge and skills for collaborative teaching. Preparing new teachers to work effectively in ILEs necessitates rethinking teacher education programmes to develop innovative models. This must be founded on strong partnerships between universities and schools. This paper focuses on one university’s journey in developing such a partnership. Drawing data from both a national survey and documentation of ongoing consultation we explore the perceptions of 400 New Zealand primary school principals and teachers on how to prepare pre-service teachers for ILEs, including the knowledge and skills for co-teaching. The findings indicate that the breadth of change around ILE within NZ is of such significance that enabling pre-service students teachers to work collaboratively and confidently with teams of colleagues must now be considered a core practice in teacher education.
References
Conner, L., & Sliwka, A. (2014). Implications of research on effective learning environments for initial teacher education. European Journal of Education, 49(2), 165 - 177. doi: 10.1111/ejed.12081 New Zealand Ministry of Education. (2016). Flexible learning spaces in schools. Retrieved from http://www.education.govt.nz/school/property/state-schools/design-standards/flexible-learning-spaces/ OECD. (2013). Innovative learning environments: Educational research and innovation. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264203488-en OECD. (2015). Schooling redesigned: Towards innovative learning systems Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264245914-en Shank, M. J. (2005). Common space, common time, common work. Educational Leadership. 62(8), 16-19.
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