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Strategies for In-service Teacher Training Objet:
Science in-service training in the Lot department By Serge RICOU Sciences and technology Educational Advisor
Plan:
•
Where ?
• Why ?
• How ? • Results and perspectives of development
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor Where ? The Lot department Surface: 5 217 km2 Total population: 172 000 A single city of more than 20 000 inhabitants (Cahors) Density: 33/ km2 A part of the
Midi-Pyrénées region
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor Why ?
Primary school’s teachers mainly have a literary educational background
If yes, from which competence field ? 6% 70% Non
NO
11%
30% Oui YES
9% 4% Mathématiques Mathematics SVT Natural Sciences Physique Chimie Physical/ and Chemical
Do you have a Sciences skills from your educational background ?
Others autre
( from personal questionnaire 2008 LOT)
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor Why ? Some scientific fields are not taught at school Insufficient personal scientific knowledge Insufficient equipment in schools (for experiments, modeling, …) ASTRONOMY is a good example :
In your school, do you have equipments for experiments or modeling for… Sky and le ciel et la terre Earth
32%
YES 68% NO
( from school questionnaire 2008 LOT)
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor Why ?
Lack of knowledge concerning the scientific educational stakes To follow a scientific approach Language Mathematics
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor How ?
Departmental work team (P.R.E.S.T.E.)
educational inspectors, educational advisers, formative professors, school’s partners
1. Know teachers ‘s professional practices 2. Make a synthesis 3. Mobilize the material and human means 4. Give the previous means to teachers
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor How ?
1. Know teachers’ practices : feedbacks from
Declarative questionnaires (from teachers and schools ) Educational inspectors and advisers ( visits and schools’ projects) Evaluation of the pupils’ skills
An action plan in association with the teachers
Rate of answer schools’ questionnaire Rate of answer teachers’ individual questionnaire 2008
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor How ?
1. Result of individual declarative questionnaires : extract
How long weekly do you teach Science and Technology ? 61%
(individual questionnaire 2008 LOT) 25% 10% 3%
2% (je ne fais Nopas de science)
sciences
moins Lessd'une thanheure 1
hour
de 1 à12h From to 2 hours
de 2 2 à 3h From to 3 hours
deMore 3 à 4h 3
hours
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor How ?
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In-service teacher training department’s plan
45 sciences and technology training courses in the department, during the last 10 years. A total of 754 trainees Training courses (from 2008) : two sessions, (30 hours each) In addition, many of educational conferences (3 or 6 hours size) : 18 during the school year 2008/09, a total of 66 hours concerning 377 teachers. Science and technology hours are included into other training courses ( primary schools-middle school link, nursery school, training courses for new school directors)
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor How ?
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In-service teacher training: different trainers
Departmental Education Inspector ( Departmental Science responsible )
Departmental educational adviser (sciences and technology) IUFM professors (FRENCH SCHOOL OF EDUCATION) School partners (associations, departmental governance, Regional Natural park staff , …)
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor How ?
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In-service teacher training located in 3 places:
IUFM (FRENCH SCHOOL OF EDUCATION) Two " sciences and technology " classrooms with experiment or modeling materials. Teachers are strongly encouraged to use those scientific materials in their classroom.
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor Which results?
Result of declarative questionnaires : extract
Since year 2008, did you take part in a science in-service teacher training course ? (individual questionnaire 2008 LOT) More than a week 12% 53% Non
NO
47%
26%
a week
Oui
YES
9%
Less than a week
- de 1 sem. + de 1 sem. 1 sem.
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor Which results?
Result of declarative questionnaires : extract
Are the scientific learnings included to the official curriculum ?
Nursery Maternelles schools
YES NO
Primary schools
YES NO 6%
Elémentaires
62,50% 37,50%
94%
(school’s questionnaire 2008 LOT)
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor Which results?
Result of declarative questionnaires : extract
Does each pupil keep an experiment book, written and updated in his own words… in all the classes? In certain classes?
10% 4% 44% 50%
40% 52%
In no class Without nursery schools
(school’s questionnaire 2008 LOT)
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor What results?
Result of declarative questionnaires : extract
Do your pupils have an experiment’s book ? If yes, do they use it over several years?
Without nursery schools teachers
34% 53% 41% 20% Non Non NO
Sur plusieurs années For several years
59% 80% Oui Oui YES
Sur une one année Only year
25% 27%
(individual teacher’s questionnaire 2008 LOT)
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor What results?
Crossed analysis of data between experiment's book and Science in-service training
70%
60%
50%
45%
40%
72 % of the teachers, who have followed a training course during the last 4 years, put it into practice.
Niveaux Cycle 3 Cycle 2 Cycle 1
30% 6% 20% 23%
10%
10% 13% 0%
4%
OuiYES
Non NO
(individual teachers’ questionnaire 2008 LOT)
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor What results?
60%
Crossed analysis of data between experiment's book and Science in-service training
This percentage falls to 48 % for the teachers, who have not followed a Science training course, during the last 4 years
50%
8%
40%
11% Niveaux
29%
Cycle 3 Cycle 2 Cycle 1
30%
20% 8%
33%
10% 11% 0%
YES
NO
(individual teachers’ questionnaire 2008 LOT)
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor Perspectives of development : 1. Elaboration of educational tools, by groups of experienced teachers, for the whole teaching staff. (G.R.A.P. , Groups of Research Action Production)
2. Evaluation of the pupils’ skills
Face-to-face and distance training with multimedia computing means
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Science in-service Teacher training in the Lot department S RICOU Sciences and technology educational Advisor Thank you for your attention
