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Gør tanke til handling VIA University College Early career teachers’ foothold – an ecosystemic approach Implementation of teacher induction in a Danish municipality Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen lluf@via. dk Frede Krøjgaard fk@via. dk Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen and Frede Krøjgaard Via Profession and Education ECER Symposium - Friday 7. 1 September

DBR in 4 Steps The content of this presentation is a part of a larger research program focusing among others the following research question: a) How can a sustainable teacher induction system be designed and implemented in a Danish context, and what are the opportunities and challenges in this connection? Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen and Frede Krøjgaard Via Profession and Education Collaboration with a Danish average municipality ECER Symposium - Friday 7. 2 September

Working with a municipality and 4 selected schools – 4 levels ”DBR cycles” at 4 levels Level Action External contribution Central Framing induction: - NQT to have mentor - Local mentor descriptions - Local TIP description Research knowledge on TIP. Uncover existing local activities All Mentors To participate in mentor course Develop and conduct course Schools (4) Local descriptions for mentoring and other TIP elements Spin off from course activities Mentormentee (4) Develop local mentormentee collaboration Spin off from course activities. Observations and interviews. Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen and Frede Krøjgaard Via Profession and Education ECER Symposium - Friday 7. 3 September

Our reflections A prototype needs to be context sensitive – We know that a teacher is acknowledging, reflecting and practising in active cooperation with the environment – We find TIP practices embedded in cultural, material, economic and political practices, mutually shaping each other and being interdependent – Interconnections can lead to vitalization of ”living” practices and lack of interconnections can lead to ”gasping dying practices”. – Kemmis’ model seems an obvious choice Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen and Frede Krøjgaard Via Profession and Education ECER Symposium - Friday 7. 4 September

Kemmis et al (2009): Practice architectures Community of practice fi a school MEANING PRODUCTS Sayings, doings, relatings SOLIDARITY Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen and Frede Krøjgaard - VIA Profession and Education ECER Symposium - Friday 7. 5 September

Municipality : Practices and challenges Develop Teacher induction Municipal School dep. : Policy, economy administration Develop mentor To. R Different intensions Retension or PD Criteria for choosing mentor Mentor practice Research Group practice School practice NQT networks Values, intensions NQT practice Mentor course Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen and Frede Krøjgaard Via Profession and Education ECER Symposium - Friday 7. 6 September

School A Argued theoretical basement : Focus på cemtral teacher skills Cooperative schoolculture Professional development is the mean for retention Description of operating principle School for mentoring policy, values Teachers’ practice Sustainable system Mentor practice Mentor appointet out of skills and interests Frames and purpose for the mentoring Mentoring with distance Students’ practice NQT practice Professional development Reflective practitioner Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen and Frede Krøjgaard Via Profession and Education ECER Symposium - Friday 7. 7 September

Many different school -cultures Well-being: feel well, motion healthiness School B Do as you wish, but the children have to have a nice time Recognition through praise NO description Schoolof operating principle for policy, mentoring Students’ practice Teachers’ practice values Gasping school ? ? Non sustainable mentoring pactice? ? NQT Recognition Socialization Mentor practice Professional development ”She doesn`t want Mentor appointet outto of get out of her logistic causes comfortzone Mentor : focus on wellbeing practice Reflective practitioner Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen and Frede Krøjgaard Via Profession and Education ECER Symposium - Friday 7. 8 September

Sustainable Municipality system? Too many malfunctioning interconnections will make either central administration or politicians take actionr. Municipal School dep. : Policy, economy administration Research Group practice School practice NQT practice Mentor practice Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen and Frede Krøjgaard Via Profession and Education ECER Symposium - Friday 7. 9 September