The Way Forward – what can be suggested worldwide
The following conclusions can be put forward:
- To effect teacher change, it is essential to use techniques similar to the writing workshop, which give teachers ownership of developed materials and teaching methods- scenario type approach seemed to be part of permanent ( and any) change
- Teacher ownership is important in directing teachers to follow developments and for motivation to work as a team. – continuous collaboration was the major factor to determine the longitudinal permanent change towards ownership on teaching STL
- Consequence maps are effective tools in developing STL ownership among teachers.
This
article was initiated by the fact that teachers have been left alone
in the classroom. We tried to show that just developing a new curriculum
or new materials – for example, textbooks, are not the most essential
tools for initiating better teaching. More than anything else teachers
need to gain ownership of the idea, of measures of achievement, of
self confidence and in stimulating peer-group support which is officially
recognised.
Acknowledgements
The
research was supported by an Estonian Scientific Foundation grant
5663. The diagnostic tools for longitudinal change were taken from
the Comenius project SySTEM package and evaluated as part of the
EU project.
