Teacher development - Learning from the Royal Bafokeng Institute

Mathematics Focus Group

February 2014

Presented by: Dave Ryan

• 2011 – 2014 IEB NSC Mathematics Internal Moderator

• 2008 – 2011 IEB NSC Mathematics Internal Moderator

• 2006 – 2007 IEB Matric Mathematics Internal Moderator

• 2003 – 2005 IEB Matric Mathematics Portfolio Moderator

• 2000 – 2002 IEB Matric Mathematics HG Paper 2 Examiner

• 1997 – 1999 IEB Matric Mathematics HG Paper 1 Examiner

• Presently: Working for The Royal Bafokeng Institute

• Previously: Deputy Principal St Stithians Boys College

• HOD Mathematics St Stithians Boys College

• HOD Mathematics Hilton College

• College

Dave Ryan

RBI/Education/Q0013 Growth curves

Section 14

Public schools on private property


The education system is broken…

Matric Results 2013\Copy of NSC2013 Subject stats.xlsx

Matric Results 2013/Copy of NSC2013 Subject stats.xlsx





• Stop the bleeding



One day a man planted a bamboo seedling. He cared deeply for it, so each day he watered it and tended to it, always making sure it had the proper sunlight to grow. After a year's time, the man saw that the plant had not grown at all, but he continued to water it, tend to it, and make sure it was nourished by proper sunlight. Again, after the second year the plant had not grown. He watered and tended it through the third year and the fourth. Suddenly, as if by magic, in the fifth it began growing. In fact, it grew two and a half feet a day until in six weeks it was ninety feet tall.


Long term it is all about the teacher and the journey towards optimal classroom practice


We must recruit young, dedicated, talented individuals into the teaching profession…and mentor them…Gordon is the future


Lesson study


Short term…get to the kids


Mathematics

Procedures

Thinking Application


Mathematics

Procedures

Thinking

Application

Teachers plan a lesson together with or without

Dave

Lesson conducted which Dave

videos.. Focus on children’s learning not the teaching

Teachers and Dave reflect

Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD)


Collaboration with…

• Teachers…lesson study

• Schools…extra teachers…Charora…dedicated time for CPTD

• DoBE…

• Business…people not buildings

• Universities…recruit the top of the pile into teaching, not…a different model for teacher training

• Questions?


Boys 2-20

A Shayer model of Learning

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