1. What Will Help our Students be Globally Competitive? Anna Geitner Yates EDU 274- Global Education July 16, 2010

2. Primary Influences on Student Performance Teacher Ability Student Ability

3. Internationally Successful Teachers Singapore Finland Highly competitive. Just 10% of Finnish college graduates are accepted Teachers must have master's degrees College is free in Finland. Ongoing teacher development – minimum one afternoon per week, observation, and classes. Teachers come from the top third of high school classes Full college tuition is paid and receive 60% teacher’s salary while students Teach 12 months a year Beginning pay higher than beginning MD Minimum 100 hours on development activities annually

4. “Countries that do best on international tests draw teachers from the top third of college graduates. In the United States, most teachers come from the bottom third” Joel I. Klein, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education U.S.A

5. What do U.S. Teachers Need? Investment in our Teachers Stringent educational requirements for teachers Government Assistance programs for educating publicly employed teachers Planned professional development Competitive pay and performance management

7. Identify teacher candidates in high school

9. States pay for college education in exchange for working as a teacher in state school system

11. Schedule professional development on a regular basis with annual requirements

12. Plan specific targeted development that fulfills individualized state and school system needs

14. Competitive Income attracts and retains job candidatesStarting salary for a 1st year teacher in North Carolina with a bachelors degree $30,430

16. Starting salary for a 1st year teacher in North Carolina with a bachelors degree $30,430 34% Less than national average

17. Internationally Successful Students Finland Singapore Preschool emphasizes "self-reflection" and socializing, not academics. Same curriculum for all students Problem solving skills and generalization of concepts Very little standardized testing. Learning a 2nd language mandatory . Preschool emphasizes conceptual learning, i.e., Singapore math Different streaming for different skills Problem solving skills and generalization of concepts Very little standardized testing Learning a 2nd language mandatory

18. The International Achievement Gap Scientific Literacy One quarter (24.4 percent) of U.S. fifteen-year-olds do not reach the baseline level of science achievement. This is the level at which students begin to demonstrate the science competencies that will enable them to use science and technology in life situations

19. The International Achievement Gap Mathematics Literacy Over one quarter (28.1 percent) of American fifteen-year-olds performed below the baseline level of mathematics proficiency at which students begin to demonstrate the kind of skills that enable them to use mathematics actively in daily life (OECD 2007b).

20. The International Achievement Gap Problem Solving Half of American students fell below the threshold of problem-solving skills considered necessary to meet emerging workforce demands (OECD 2004).

21. What do U.S. Students Need? Investment in our Education Learn how to learn and to study Problem solving and critical thinking skills Deep conceptual understanding of primary subjects People and relationship skills

23. Passion Quotient (PQ)

24. Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

26. Offer many opportunities to use skills

27. Test concepts and problem solving, not facts

29. Many right ways to answer questions

30. Thorough understanding of core subjects leads to the ability to use abstract concepts

31. Ability to generalize in real life situations

33. Encourage peer teaching

34. Emphasize team and group work

35. Collaboration rather than competition

36. Improve communication –

38. Ultimately the individual student is the key.Dr. David Moursund - Currently Emeritus Professor, University of Oregon