Improving the Quality of Teaching Teiichi SATO Professor, Internati onal University of H ealth and Welfare Gr aduate School
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Improving the Quality of Teaching Teiichi SATO Professor,
International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School
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Teacher training provided by universities in principle Teacher
training courses that combine subject-based training and practical
teaching skills in an approved subject area --> provide newly
qualified teachers with the minimum skills necessary to immediately
take responsibility for a class or course of study and to put into
practice the student guidance and curriculum delivery techniques
acquired during training. Teacher recruitment and selection carried
out by boards of education of prefectures and designated cities
Evaluation from a broader perspective: Greater weight given to
performance in interviews and demonstration lessons Non-teaching
experience also taken into account Continuing professional
development provided by boards of education: For new teachers For
teachers with 10 years experience For experienced teachers
Continuing professional development at the national level (National
Center for Teachers Development): School management training for
staff who play a central role in education in each region Training
covering pressing issues Effective management of a system for
teachers performing unsatisfactorily New teacher evaluation system
MEXT Outstanding Teacher Award Improvement of teacher training
courses (incl. introduction of a teaching practice element)
Establishment of postgraduate teacher training colleges ->
Improve teacher training at the postgraduate level and provide high
quality and practical training. Implementation of a teaching
certificate renewal system -> Enabling teachers to regularly
update their skills and knowledge will foster confident teachers
who take pride in their work, as well as increase the publics
respect and trust in the teaching profession -> Teaching
certificate valid for 10 years. Teachers need to complete at least
30 hours of training within the 2 years prior to the expiration of
the certificate. (Particulars of the teaching certificate renewal
system to be decided during the radical overhaul to improve the
quality of teaching Improving the Quality of Teaching With the aim
of improving the quality of teaching, various measures centering
around everyday classroom teaching and the professional development
of teachers are being systematically implemented at each stage:
teacher training in universities, recruitment carried out by boards
of education of prefectures and designated cities (500,000+
population), and continuing professional development. Recent
efforts Training Recruitment CPD Appropriate HR mgt Improving
teaching quality at each stage: training, recruitment, and CPD
Comprehensive reform of teaching quality 3 June 2010: Policies to
improve teaching quality across all aspects of teaching submitted
for inquiry to the Central Council for Education Under discussions
at the Central Council for Education Special Committee for
Imrivement of Teaching Quality Overview of the Report on the
Discussions published January 2011 Further consideration being
given to realizing a masters level degree in teacher training For
the time being, consideration being given to granting a basic
certificate (provisional name) basic qualification for those with a
bachelors degree and a general certificate (provisional name)
masters level qualification for teachers completing the necessary
program after being employed as a teacher Consideration being given
to establishing a specialized certificate (provisional name)
Improve the quality of teaching by improving individual teachers
skills -> Provide high quality teaching
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Teachers shall be those persons possessing one of the
applicable certificates awarded through the Educational Personnel
Certification Act (Article 3, paragraph 1 of the Certification
Act). 1. The Principle of Teaching Certification and Principle of
an Open System Principle of Teaching Certification Teacher training
in Japan is conducted fostering the particular characteristics of
regular universities and universities specializing in teacher
training. Principle of an Open System Regular certificate (Valid
for 10 years) Regular certificate (Valid for 10 years) Specialized
certificate (Valid for ten years) Specialized certificate (Valid
for ten years) Provisional certificate (Valid for three years)
Provisional certificate (Valid for three years) By type of school
(by subject for lower and upper secondary schools) Authority
awarding certificate Prefectural Board of Education Valid scope of
the certificate Regular certificate: All prefectures Specialized
certificate: Provisional certificate: Specialized certificate (on
completing a masters degree) Class I certificate (on graduating
from a university) Class II certificate (on graduating from a
junior college) System of Teacher Development and Teaching
Certification 2. Types of Teaching Certificates Within the
prefecture where the certificate was awarded
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Bachelors degree, etc.Completion of the teacher-training
program Teaching certificate Bachelors degree level of a Class I
certificate Junior college diploma: Class II certificate Masters
degree: Specialized certificate Classes relating to subjects
Classes relating to the teaching profession Classes relating to
subjects or the teaching profession Significance of the teaching
profession Basic theory of education Courses of study and methods
of instruction Student guidance, education counseling and careers
guidance Teaching practice (Elementary and lower secondary school
teaching: 4 weeks, upper secondary school teaching: 2 weeks
Teaching practicum Awarded according to the type of school
(according to the types of subjects in cases of lower secondary
schools and upper secondary schools) The credits are for a Class I
certificate (Minimum no. of credits for elementary school teaching:
41, lower secondary school teaching: 31, upper secondary school
training: 23) (Minimum no. of credits for elementary school
teaching: 10, lower secondary school teaching: 8, upper secondary
school teaching: 16) Minimum no. of credits for elementary school
teaching: 8, lower and upper secondary school teaching: 20 Chosen
from the abovementioned or The teaching certificate will be awarded
through the acquisition of a degree and the credits required of the
teaching-training program. The university subjects for the
teacher-training program shall be certified by the Minister of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for each type of
certificate. (Note: The teacher-training program for kindergartens
and elementary schools shall be comprised of subjects whose primary
purpose is the training of teachers.) Framework of Teacher
Development in Universities
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Composition of teachers by the certificate Category Specialized
certificateClass I certificateClass II certificate Kindergartens
0.4%21.0%73.7% Elementary schools 3.2%80.2%14.7% Lower secondary
schools 5.4%89.4% 4.8% Upper secondary schools 24.2%74.9%