David Imig 25 th Annual JUSTEC Convening Tacoma, Washington May 30, 2013 Appreciation Conference Organizers University of Puget Sound Japan‐US Teacher Education Consortium Tamagawa University AACTE
DavidImig25thAnnualJUSTECConvening
Tacoma,WashingtonMay30,2013
Appreciation ConferenceOrganizers UniversityofPugetSound
Japan‐USTeacherEducationConsortium
TamagawaUniversity AACTE
WhyJUSTEC?
•TheReaganEducationReformAgenda•ANationAtRisk(1983)•InternationalEconomicCompetitiveness•PerceptionsofInadequateSchools•TeacherEducationReformInitiatives (Holmes/NNER)•LookingforInternationalAnswers•TheJapaneseEducationMiracle
TheVisionOsaka–July1988
•12NationalUniversityFacultiesofEducationfromJapan
•12USGraduateSchoolsof Education•DeansandLeadingFacultyinthe
US&Japan•DoctoralStudentsinEducation•APriorityonCollaborativeResearchandPublication•Cross‐NationalComparativeStudy•Inter‐InstitutionalExchanges•APolicyInstrumentforHighQualityTeacherEducation inJapan&theUS
ConvenersofJapan‐USTeacherEducationLeadershipMeeting
Osaka,July1988
HighlightsoftheExperience–1988‐2005 TeacherCenters LessonStudy Jukus SocializationandResponsibilityRolesforSchools Burakumin,KoreansandLanguageMinorityEducation IndividualismandCommunitarianism Nationalism(HistoryandtheSocialStudies) ReorganizationofHigherandTeacherEducation UsesofCases DeflectingGovernmentInterventions SchoolCalendar AttachedSchoolsandStudentTeaching TeacherEducationQuality(ATieredSystem) CertificationandLicensureasPolicyLevers TeacherCandidateAssessmentIssues LeadershipforFacultiesofEducation InternationalBenchmarking(TIMSSandItsInfluence) ChangingGenderRoles&Responsibilities
SCANNINGISIMPORTANT Purposes
CreationofPreferredFuture IdentificationofThreats&Opportunities
LookingFor Cycles/Trends EmergingIssues/NewProblems WildcardEvents
PESTCategories PoliticalDevelopments Economic SocialandDemographicTrends Technological
4%11%
12%
1%
72%
Asian
Hispanic
Black
Other
White
10%
23%
14%1%
52%
Asian
Hispanic
Black
Other
White
2010 2040
309 million 400 million
DemographicTrends 308.7million(butslowingingrowthprojections–a“babybust?”)
Metropolitanpopulation(83.7%) MobilityfromRustBelttoSunBelt GreatMigrationofAfricanAmericansreversed(GA,FL,SC)
SurgeofHispanicsintoRuralandSuburbanAmerica
PoliticalTrends Shiftsinpoliticalpower(reapportionment)
Challengetopublicsectorunions CitizensUnited
TeaPartyimpact(xenophobia&nativismorfairness&transparencyorselfinterest&corporateempowerment)
GrowingimportanceofHispanicvoters Ascendencyofconservativepoliciesandpolitics Socialresponsibilityinabifurcatedsociety
Generationaldebate–agedvs.youth(Millennials)
EconomicTrends Economicanxietyremainshigh(unacceptableunemploymentrates)
Off‐shoringofwhitecollarworktocountrieswithlowcostlabor(Pink)
Persistenceofincomeinequalityandtheconcentrationofwealth
Commitmenttodeficitreductionandlowtaxation–austeritymeasures‐withimplicationsforpublicsectorsupport
SocialTrends Socialnetworkingontherise Informationvettingthroughclosepersonalconnections–“peoplesurroundingthemselveswithwhattheylike,andreadingthenewstheylike”(Yankelovich,2010)
“Burrowingdeeperintosafernetworks” Anewfocusonself
EducationinanExtraordinaryEra Needtoprovidemorelearningformorestudents Needtobetteralignallsystemsforlearning Needtobemoreeffectiveandefficient(performancegoalsandlesscost)
Needtoutilizelearningtechnologiesinmore ambitiousways(withnewformsofassessment)
Needtofocusonrelevance Needtoshiftfromtimeasthemeasureoflearning toanemphasisonperformanceoutcomes (withnewwaysofmeasuringlearning)
TeacherEducationinaTimeofTurmoil
Traditionalists
Supportconventional,rigorousuniversity‐basedteacherpreparationand
robustclinicalexperiences(Darling‐Hammond)
Reformers
Emphasizeperformanceovercredentialsandshowskepticismabout
conventionallicensureandpreparation
(Duncan,Gates,Bennet,Kopp)
TPAedTPA
DuncanonEducSchools
CAEP
Standa
rds
IntensePoliticalJockeying
Budget/FiscalChallenges
“Sequestration”
Austerity
ESEA/HEA/IES
/IDEA
RTT/i3/,NCLB
Waivers,1stintheWorld
NCTQReport,
USN&WR
CorporateInvestments
AFT,CCSSO&NASBEStudies
CommonCore
FederalRole
RESPECT
NEGREG
WhereTo?
Philan‐throphicInfluence
ChallengesforAmericanHigherEducation ObamaRT3–CreditstoCompetencies&ChangingtheTimefortheTraditional4‐YearBaccalaureateDegree
DisruptiveInnovations–PromotingMOOCs(Coursera/edX)
AnEmphasisonQualityPerformanceIndicators–TCD,JobPlacement,JobPerformance,CostsandROI
DecouplingFedFinancialEligibilityfromInst’lAccreditation(PromotingAltProviders)
ReinventingInst’landSpecializedAccreditation‐EmphasizingPerformance
DoingSoinaTimeofDecreasedFederalFundingforEducation
What’sNextforSchooling? FocusonIndividualStudent‐MCE&IDEA&VAMDrive
ConsiderationtotheLeveloftheIndividualStudent FundamentalChangesin“TeacherWork”Occur–
Combinationsof“Short‐Termers”&“Long‐Termers”with“Drop‐ins&Drop‐outs”–ContractTeachersor“TaxiTeachers”
Re‐Considerationofthe“LearningSpaces”WhereTeachersWork‐Malls,Museums,Theatres,Businesses,3rdSectorOrganizations
TechnologicalInnovationsandtheirApplicationstoLearning–Tech‐savvyKids‐MergingofClassroom&OnlineLearning,VirtualSchools
ImpactofProblem‐BasedLearning–Globalism,Environmentalism,PublicHealthChallenges,EnergySufficiency
On‐GoingFormativeAssessment MoreEmphasisonLearningCommunities
WhatNextforTeacherEducation? ProliferationofProviders(Traditional&ForProfit) DebatesaboutTrainingvsEducatingIntensify(CriticalTheory) DemandsforClinicalPractice
ReshapePartnerships(PDSs) MoreRelianceonClinicalFacultywithJointAppointments
HighCosts(edTPA,TeachScape,LiveText,PRAXIS)ReshapeProfessionalPreparation(“InvestmentOpportunity”)
Off‐loadCoststoCandidates(CandidatePoolNarrowed) MoreAccountabilityExpectations(Impactfulness) MakeTeacherEducationMoreEvidenceBased(Data) IncreaseEmphasisonStandards(CreatingBoundaries)
ProgramConsistency ChallengestoLicensure MoreAuthorityVestedinSchoolPrincipalsandHRDirectors
SuccessfulTeacherEducators EngagementinCommunities AQuestforGlobalLearning CommitmenttoAllLearners PartnershipwithOtherScholarPractitioners TransparentandOpen(andAccountable) Responsible AnAppetiteforChallengingWork APassion(forAffectingPositiveChange)
DavidImigProfessorofthe
PracticeCollegeofEducation
UniversityofMaryland
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