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Welcome to Turku Teacher Training
School
WELCOME TO TURUN NORMAALIKOULUTeacher Training School in Turku
The school of the Faculty of Education, University of Turku
The largest teacher training school in one locality
There are all levels of basic education (grades 1-9) and upper secondary school
Administrative principal Veli-Matti Hakanen
Principal of basic education (grades 1-9) Annika Hongisto
Principal of upper secondary school Marjut Kleemola
Principal of Turku International school Vesa Valkila
TNK in numbers
1100 pupils (age distribution: 7 – 19 )
240 of the pupils study in TIS
100 teachers
other staff 20
85 student teachers at primary school
250 student teachers in subject teacher training
school building 10 000 m2 (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 (1st 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
23.3.2011
Special education; educational equality and equal educational services
No special concern
An individual education plan,
integration, temporary
special teaching, remedial teaching,
assistant’s help
A pedagogic assesment, need for more support, integration/special class
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 from abroad
Finn
basic ed.gr. 1-9
80 95 6
IB Diploma
31 27 1
All 111 (46,2%)
122 (50,8%)
7 (2,9%)
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