Welcome to Turku Teacher Training School WELCOME TO

Welcome to Turku Teacher Training School

WELCOME TO TURUN NORMAALIKOULU Teacher Training School in Turku ØThe school of the Faculty of Education, University of Turku ØThe largest teacher training school in one locality ØThere all levels of basic education (grades 1 -9) and upper secondary school

Administrative principal Veli-Matti Hakanen veli-matti. hakanen@utu. fi Principal of basic education (grades 1 -9) Annika Hongisto annika. hongisto@utu. fi Principal of upper secondary school Marjut Kleemola marjut. kleemola@utu. fi Principal of Turku International school Vesa Valkila vesa. valkila@utu. fi

TNK in numbers Ø 1100 pupils (age distribution: 7 – 19 ) Ø 240 of the pupils study in TIS Ø 100 teachers Øother staff 20 Ø 85 student teachers at primary school Ø 250 student teachers in subject teacher training Øschool building 10 000 m 2 (built 1980)

Multicultural school • 30 native languages spoken • Basic education: 52 % • Upper secondary: 19% of the students speaks other language than Finnish as their mother tongue • Russian, Albanian, Arabian, Somalian, Vietnamese (over 30 nationalities)

Duties of teacher training school 1. Providing teaching for the comprehensive and upper secondary school levels 2. Supervision of teacher trainees 3. Teaching experiments 4. Research 5. Inservice training and education 6. Taking care of teaching in TIS

Our specialities • • • Bilingual education in English (1 st gr …) MYP Programme (in grades 5 – 9) & IB Diploma Programme Distance learning, virtual courses Unesco School since 1999 Co-operation both at national and international level is of high importance

Special education; educational equality and equal educational services An individual education plan, integration, temporary special teaching, remedial teaching, assistant’s help No special concern 23. 3. 2011 Special support A pedagogic assesment, need for more support, integration/special class Intensified support General support

At the moment • Multiculturalism: teaching culturally and linguistically diverse students • Entrepreneurship education • IT in classrooms • International teacher trainees

And to Turku International School

TURKU INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL • The city of Turku established and opened the school in August 2003 • Teacher training school of Turku (Turun normaalikoulu, University of Turku) is responsible for the teaching • Amount of students: 240 (in 7. 9. 2011) – grades 1 -6: 120 – grades 7 -9: 61 – IB Programme: 59

The task of Turku International School • to provide high quality teaching to foreign children whose family has moved to Turku area temporarily or permanently, and • to the Finns who have lived for years abroad and moved back to Finland • to help Turku and other towns in the region, universities and companies to realize their strategies of internationalization • to tempt foreign experts and workers to move to Turku area

Students background foreigner Finn moved Finn from abroad basic ed. 80 gr. 1 -9 95 6 IB 31 Diploma 27 1 All 122 (50, 8%) 7 (2, 9%) 111 (46, 2%)

Nationalities * 27 different languages, about 30 nationalities - 12 The USA - 6 Canada, 6 Great Britain, 6 The Netherlands - 5 Russia, 5 Germany, 5 India, 5 Pakistan - 4 Japan, 4 China * Most students live in Turku, but also in Kaarina, Lieto, Parainen and Raisio

Curriculum • The Finnish National Curriculum • Grades 5 -9 are using both the Finnish National Curriculum and IBO’s MYP • Upper secondary: IB Diploma Programme • International teacher trainees • Club activities (after school hours) • An active PTA (Parent Partnership)

At the moment • Multiculturalism: teaching culturally and linguistically diverse students • Entrepreneurship education • IT in classrooms • International teacher trainees

Essential Question How can we maximize the academic success of students in a multicultural school?

The Reputation of the Finnish Education Learning Outcomes, Participation, Equality and Efficiency 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Teachers Source: Taloussanomat

Useful addresses • www. minedu. fi(Ministry of Education) • www. oph. fi (National Board of Education) • www. tnk. utu. fi • www. tis. utu. fi