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Monika Reti: teachers' netowrk for renewing science education: two Hungarian approachesScientix European Conference, 6-8 May 2011, BrusselsTRANSCRIPT
Teachers’ Networks for renewing science education: two Hungarian approaches
Mónika RétiHungarian Institute for Educational Research and Development
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Teacher: scapegoat or key actor?
Pressure on society
Pressure on schools
Pressure on youth
Pressure on teacher
Whirlwinds of changes Globalisation and diversity Sustainability
Re-defining their roles Dynamic qualities Balancing inequities
Multiple expectations Conflicting values
Questions of priority New competencies IN FOCUS – for what?
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Science teacher – even more difficult
Being up-to-date Becoming progressive Literacy and excellence Sociocultural and
gender balancing Ethical issues - trust Complex questions
… what is science? … what is knowledge? … what is literacy? … which competencies?
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Am I ”enough” …?
Teaching skills Science content
knowledge Up-to-date with
curriculum and assessment
Various competencies Special challenges
How can I find time? How can we add to
each other’s work?
Who can help him?
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The power of networking
Empowering Informality Motivator teachers as weak links!!! Fighting isolation Building self-confidence Sharing tasks Providing a rich competency-profile Exchange Stress release
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”Europe needs more scientists”
Inquiry based science teaching
Start early Hands-on (+ minds-on) Gender (+ sociocultural)
balancing
US needs more scientists – STEM strategy, blueprints, actions
Asian science teaching Australian IBL
approach African science scene
GLOBAL CHALLENGES
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Hungary: minding the gaps
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2005
2006
2007
2008
0.000%
5.000%
10.000%
15.000%
engineering
teacher training
science
year
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economics
engineering
humanities,law
medicine
science
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000
Shocking trends…
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medical doctor
lawyer
engineer
economist
scientist
teacher, humanities
teacher, science
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
University freshmen, 2010.
Survey results, graduating students, 2010: the social prestige of future jobs
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Two examples
TEACHER TRAINING
Supportive community
Authentic learning experience
Sharing knowledge Focusing on already
existing elements of desired practice
Empowering Establishing a
network
POLICY SUGGESTIONS
Systems thinking Learning from others Considering national
characteristics and traditions
Thinking big, taking feasible steps towards targets
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Who are research teachers?
teacher
academic research – science,
arts, engineeri
ng
didactic innovatio
ns, subject-related research
mentoring
research students
Whole cross-section of Hungarian educational scene
From kindergarten to university (teacher training)
Nearly all subject areas
All school types (though not evenly represented)
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Teachers – willing to learn Website Workshops Trainings Conferences
Learning from each other
Learning from others Formal and informal
networking activities Research and
development projects
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International networking
Gaining insight to mainstream research Developing a new and richer persperctive Exchange experience Personal touch
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Interdisciplinary networking
Sharing didactics, teaching techniques
Sharing success stories
Collaboration with other NGOs
Networking for students / individual cases
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Supporting teachers
Awards, conrefences, science fairs
HOW TO MAINTAIN MOTIVATION?
isolation burn-out professional
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Learning circle on IBST
Empowering community
Sharing without stress and judgement
Using already existing materials
Confidence building
Strengthening elements of good practice in IBST
Discussions on indicators
Supported by grants from United Way Worldwide in collaboration with the Amgen Foundation
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National networking
National Association of Biology Teachers
Hungarian Research Students’ Foundation
Hungarian Research Teachers’ Association
in collaboration with:
Ministry of National Resources
Hungarian Institute of Educational Research and Development
Hungarian Academy of Science
Supported by grants from United Way Worldwide in collaboration with the Amgen Foundation
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Some points
status quo •attitudes, motivation, prestige•policy analysis
road to success •learning from national success stories•learning from experiences
blueprint •national expert roundtables•trials, piloting experiments
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A science teacher…
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Enthusiastic Knowledgeable Skillful Open-minded Self-developing Creative professional Team-player Active citizen …. Successful, happy person
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”… where creativity and volition multiplies”
Mónika Réti
Hungarian Institute for Educational Research and Development
Hungarian Research Teachers’ Association
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