the finnish advantage: good teachers pasi sahlberg, phd director general cimo helsinki finland
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The Finnish Advantage: Good teachers Pasi Sahlberg, PhD Director General CIMO Helsinki FINLAND June 28, 2011. OECD Japan Government Seminar, Tokyo, JAPAN, 28-29 June 2011. 1. Seven things you need to know. Number of teaching hours per year. Less classroom time Professional autonomy - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Finnish Advantage:Good teachers
Pasi Sahlberg, PhDDirector General
CIMO
Helsinki FINLAND
June 28, 2011
OECD Japan Government Seminar, Tokyo, JAPAN, 28-29 June 2011
1. Seven things you need to know
The most popular profession
Strong social mission
Masters level education
Less classroom time
Professional autonomy
Principals are teachers
Parents trust schools
Number of teaching hours per year
2. Becoming a teacher (1)
2. Becoming a teacher (2)
Subject teacher education
MunicipalField
SchoolsFaculty of Science
Faculty of Science
Faculty of HumanitiesFaculty of
Humanities
Faculty of MedicineFaculty of Medicine
Faculty of TechnologyFaculty of
TechnologyFaculty of EconomicsFaculty of Economics
Faculty of EducationFaculty of Education
Research Coordination
Units
Independent Units
Regional Units
Administration Board Teacher Training School
Teacher Training School
Faculties with teacher education
3. Professional development
School is a Professional Learning Community
Curriculum development
Student assessment
School improvement
Individual and collective effectiveness
Finnish schools have …
…no teacher evaluation…no merit-pay…no census-based standardized tests…no ranking of schools
4. Teacher effectiveness
Quality at entry to teacher education
- only the most able will be accepted (school-leaving examination)
- test of basic knowledge in education (unified entrance test)
- demonstration of skills and commitment (interview)
High academic requirements at exit
- evaluated teaching practice
- rigid academic study and course work
- Masters degree with research thesis
5. Accountability in education system
High degree of trust
Shared responsibility
Intelligent accountability
National averages of 15-year-old students learning outcomes in mathematics (OECD 2006)
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6. Equity in education system
Inclusive education and early support
Equal educational opportunities
System-wide equity
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Variation of performance between schools
Variation of performance within schools
Variation in student performance in science (OECD 2006)
7. Conclusions and future challenges
Challenges• Preparing teachers for changing Finnish society
• Continuous professional development for all teachers
• Weakening economic situation or/and strengthening accountability policies may jeopardize current good situation
ConclusionsFinland assures high quality teaching by attracting the most able and committed to teaching profession
Finland retains teachers in their jobs by maintaining respectful and inspiring professional conditions in schools for them
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