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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