The National Board certification process as professional development: The potential for changed literacy practice

Using a communities-of-practice framework, this 2-year qualitative study centered on five elementary teachers the year following their participation in the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification process. Focused on teachers’ appropriation of the Board's standards and portfolio as conceptual tools related to literacy instruction, the study suggests that the National Board process does provide a learning opportunity for teachers and can positively impact teachers’ practice over time. However, personal and institutional constraints influence the degree to which teachers are able to implement instruction aligned with National Board standards.     

美国基于标准的优秀教师认证评价开发研究

认证评价是对标准文本的实践解读,是使教学标准从文本状态转化为实践状态的手段和桥梁。舒尔曼团队的研究为美国基于标准的认证评价开发奠定了理论基础;以档案袋评价取代传统评价方式,为认证评价开发确立了基调;使认证评价能够用来评价极度复杂的、真实的教学实践,并使认证评价能够促进教师的专业发展,是美国优秀教师专业教学标准委员会评价开发的重点;管理上的可行性、专业领域的可接受性、公众方面的可信任性、法律方面的可辩护性、经济方面的可负担性是对评价开发者的理念和成果进行评估的标准。     

促进学生发展为导向的教师专业发展——澳大利亚教师专业发展及教师专业标准的启示

本文以澳大利亚的教师专业发展计划中政府专项报告和重新修订的《全国教师专业标准》为例,分析了两者在教师专业发展上一脉相承,充分地体现了促进学生发展、提升学生的学业成就的价值取向,并探讨了澳大利亚教师专业发展对我国教师专业发展目的、内容和策略带来的启示。     

National Board Certification and Teacher Effectiveness: Evidence From Washington State

ABSTRACT

We study the effectiveness of teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in Washington State, which has one of the largest populations of National Board-Certified Teachers (NBCTs) in the nation. Based on value-added models in math and reading, we find that NBPTS-certified teachers are about 0.01–0.05 student standard deviations more effective than non-NBCTS with similar levels of experience. Certification effects vary by subject, grade level, and certification type, with greater effects for middle school math certificates. We find mixed evidence that teachers who pass the assessment are more effective than those who fail, but that the underlying NBPTS assessment score predicts student achievement.     

基于《幼儿园教师专业标准（试行）》的幼师生专业情意培养

《幼儿园教师专业标准（试行）》强调师德与专业态度是教师职业的基准线,对幼儿园教师的师德与专业态度提出了特别要求。作为培养未来幼儿教师的摇篮,幼儿师范学校可能通过以下路径加强师范生专业情意的培养：注重职业规划,引领专业认知;注重情感培养,激发专业情意;注重教育实践,坚定专业信念;注重活动课程,提升专业道德。     

进修教师的反思能力培养

教师到高校进修，通过专业知识的学习，专业技能的培养，提高自身的专业素养最终目的是增强教师的反思性教学能力，走教育的可持续化发展之路。     

教师专业发展视域下“国培计划”的实践探索与问题反思——以安康学院为例

为进一步加强教师培训,全面提高教师队伍素质,教育部、财政部从2010年起实施了\"中小学教师国家级培训计划\"(简称\"国培计划\"),这是贯彻落实党的十七大关于\"加强教师队伍建设,重点提高农村教师素质\"的要求和《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要(2010-2020年)》精神的重要举措。本文从教师专业发展视角出发,总结了安康学院\"国培计划\"实践的主要做法和特色并分析了几个值得反思的问题,以期为\"国培计划\"的顺利实施提供有益的借鉴。     

Educating for competence in professional practice

In educating for the professions, teachers seek to enable students to engage in professional practice as competent practitioners. In this paper we question the adequacy of traditional approaches for promoting competent practice. These traditional approaches typically view competence in terms of attributes, such as knowledge, skills and attitudes. Competence development is then seen in terms of acquiring the necessary attributes. From an alternative view of competence as based on ways of experiencing practice, we argue that competence development focus on enriching experience of practice. More specifically, we point out that competence development involves change in the structure of the meaning for practice. Change in meaning structure for practice involves both a significant shift from one way of experiencing practice to another, as well as refinement and elaboration of the way of experiencing practice. Implications of this view of competence development for professional education are discussed. In particular, we deal with implications relating to the teaching-learning relation and the form the educational programme takes. In summay, we argue that enabling students to develop competence through experience of engaging in practice is most closely directed to the aims of education for the professions.     

卓越与高质量:澳大利亚制定和完善《全国教师专业标准》的教育价值理念

在"以提高教师质量,促进教师专业发展"主流教育思想的指导下,澳大利亚教师质量与教育领导专门小组于2003年制定了教师专业标准,于2010年推出了修改的《全国教师专业标准》。本文试图通过对教师专业标准的演变历程进行梳理,以此透视澳大利亚的教育价值理念,以期从理论上对我国当前教师专业标准的研究和制定提供借鉴与启发。     

美国科学教师的专业发展及其启示

美国科学教师的专业发展已经形成了较为完整的体系。在标准上建立了全国性的政策框架,在内容上强调课程学习与教学改革并重,在路径上形成了非官方组织、大学以及专业发展学校共同参与的多元模式。其经验对我国有一定的启示。     

Teaching thinking on a national scale: Israel's pedagogical horizons

Like other countries, Israel had its share of projects that see the implementation of inquiry and higher order thinking in schools as their main goal. However, although many of these projects were quite successful, they did not succeed in changing the bulk of teaching and learning in Israeli schools. This article describes a new national educational policy called “Pedagogical Horizons for Learning”. The goal of this policy is to move the whole educational system towards a focus on higher order thinking and deep understanding. Such a move must consider the knowledge gained from previous projects but it must also lean on strategies for implementing systemic educational change. Implementing the goals of the “Pedagogical Horizons for Learning” on a national scale requires simultaneous work on three-dimensions: (a) curriculum, learning materials and standards; (b) professional development; and (c) assessment. The article outlines the plan for each of these three-dimensions and provides some accounts of the first stages of the implementation process.     

美国教师专业发展学校探究及对我国教师专业发展的启示

美国教师专业发展学校是一种多方合作办学的教师教育机构,师生的参与决策、相互沟通、教师领导和新颖的小组工作方式保证了学校的有效运转,改善了教师职前培训质量,促进了在职教师的专业发展。我国教师专业化发展应改造与提升现有师范学校的学科与知识结构,促进大学与中小学之间的密切合作;实施不同阶段的教师教育内容,促进教师专业发展的持续性;教学科研相结合,促进教师专业发展。     

澳大利亚西澳大利亚州专业教学标准探析

澳大利亚西澳大利亚州专业教学标准对该州教师专业发展起着重要指导作用。它从专业知识、专业实践和专业发展三方面为教师专业发展提供了详细指标,凸显了理论与实践统一、层次性与终身性结合、以学生为中心、注重隐性课程因素等特点。     

民族师范院校与民族教育师资培养刍议

民族师范院校是我国师范教育和民族教育的有机结合体,具有民族教育工作和师范教育工作的双重属性。民族师范院校发展历程表明,民族师范院校对民族教育师资培养具有明显优势,应该在改善办学条件、增强办学实力的前提下,明确办学定位,从而不断提炼办学特色以渐次提高办学质量。     

交通工程专业本科课程体系设计实践

课程体系是人才培养目标和毕业要求得以实现的桥梁。本文基于国内外八所交通工程专业名列前茅的高校课程体系调研结果,参考本校正在执行的课程体系教学效果评价数据,提出了课程体系优化的方法,从学分和课程模块划分、课程内容设置等方面提出交通工程专业课程体系优化的方法,可为其他高校课程体系修订提供借鉴。