Improving graduate quality through industry partnerships

Sustaining Industry Partners 2009 NAFEA Conference Renewal through partnerships Evidence Reforming our practice Teacher Residency Example of a beginning Industry partnership Partnerships are messy Trust Mutuality Reciprocity Sustaining Industry Partners

Background –101 Reviews of teacher education Transition shock, reality shock Shortage of teachers Low SES funding –Recruit prepare & retain quality teachers –Reforming our practice Shift in emphasis & demographicdemographic Changing context of workplace 2009 NAFEA Conference

Recruit, Prepare & Retain Reviews in Teacher Education Push for Engagement Teacher Shortage Federal Funding Reforming our PracticePractice New Territory 2009 NAFEA Conference

Teacher Residency Why a Teacher Residency approach? –Clinical or Applied setting (link theory & practice) Useful knowledge –Deep partnerships in teacher education Collaboration in the preparation of pre-service teachers Mutual benefit & Reciprocity –Learning resource –Quality 2009 NAFEA Conference

Teacher Residency Clinical/Applied setting Application Process & School Selection In School Days Content Delivery Site Directors & Mentors Mentors 2009 NAFEA Conference

Teacher Residency Funding and system level support –DEEWR ($930,000) –Catholic Education (National Partnerships Program) –Training Schools (DET) This project forms part of the State’s Implementation Plan for the Smarter Schools National Partnership Agreement on Improving Teacher Quality Scholarships 50 & 125 in 2011 ($15,000) In-school support (Site Director, Mentor teacher) Evaluation ($40,000) 2009 NAFEA Conference

Partnerships are messy… Trust - you both have something to offer & get out of this “How it will all turn out – I guess we need to let it go and see what happens” “Our school is taking on a big commitment in time and staff resources BUT I think there will be huge dividends for us” Effective and Sustainable University-School Partnerships, NAFEA Conference

Partnerships are messy… Mutuality – working together will bring benefits “The residency program is a partnership. The residency program is a two way learning process” “The potential for professional growth and materials that the Uni can send out to us re: modern theory or approaches” 2009 NAFEA Conference

Partnerships are messy… Reciprocity – recognise and value what the other brings Values line – “those that can’t teach teach teachers” SA or SDSD 2009 NAFEA Conference

Challenge in engagement "engage with the world, locally and globally, as responsible citizens committed to public purposes, as students and scholars ready to help solve complex problems with rigour and imagination, as people who live by the ethical standards we teach, as individuals who repay the privilege of being in a rare place like this by using our knowledge to help advance the well- being of people beyond our walls.“ HARVARD University president Drew Faust 2009 NAFEA Conference

Challenge in engagement “At UM, we want you to be creative and your professors will work with you to develop that potential. We value students who come to the classroom with initiative, innovation and a dose of scepticism," she said. "We expect you to work in teams because that is the best way to find answers to the really complex problems of the day. We are constantly in pursuit of new knowledge here and you are expected to contribute to that quest. One of the reasons you are part of this community is because of what you can offer your peers, and the diversity of cultures, beliefs and interests of our student body is limitless. "And we believe in service, in making the world a better place through our decisions and actions.” University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman 2009 NAFEA Conference

The future 2009 NAFEA Conference ChangeConversation Learner focus Resources Trust, Mutuality Reciprocity