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“The development of the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey programme (TALIS) is a significant contribution to the OECD evidence base on education. TALIS provides powerful insight into the working conditions of teachers and the teaching and learning practices in schools. As a result, TALIS will help countries to improve policies for developing a high-quality teaching profession.”

-- Barbara Ischinger, OECD Director of Education --

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Teachers summit highlights need for collective leadership (March 15, 2012)
by Kristen Weatherby, Senior Analyst, Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)

The theme of this year’s summit is Preparing Teachers and Developing School Leaders. All presentations and discussions at the summit are designed to give countries examples of high-performing systems that are successful in:
1. Placing high-quality teachers in the areas where there is the most need;
2. Preparing teachers to equip students with 21st century skills; and
3. Growing school leaders at scale

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How do we keep new teachers teaching? (March 9, 2012)
by Kristen Weatherby, Senior Analyst, OECD - Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)

In many countries, we read stories in the media about large numbers of teachers – up to half in some countries – leaving the teaching profession before their first five years of teaching are finished.

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The Future of the Teaching Profession   (February 20, 2012)
by Kristen Weatherby, Senior Analyst, OECD - Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)

Teachers are the focus of media attention in many countries these days. Governments want to see increases in the achievement levels of their students, so naturally the discussion turns to the quality of the teaching and learning in schools and with that, the effectiveness of teachers

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Celebrating teachers and new ones at that!  (October 4, 2011)
by Julie Belanger, Analyst, OECD - Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)

World Teachers' Day, held every year on 5 October, was started by UNESCO in 1994. Today, 18 years later (long enough for a generation to have started and completed school), we join our colleagues in celebrating teachers the world over.

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Effective teaching and teachers are key to producing high performing students. TALIS is the first international programme to focus on the learning environment and the working conditions of teachers in schools. TALIS fills important information gaps in the international comparisons of education systems. It offers an opportunity for teachers and school principals to give their input into education analysis and policy development in some key policy areas. Cross-country analysis from TALIS allows countries to identify other countries facing similar challenges and to learn from other policy approaches.

The first TALIS cycle  – TALIS 2008 – focused on lower secondary education teachers and was conducted in 24 countries across four continents. TALIS 2013 has a wider scope: it will have more than 30 countries or regions as participants.  TALIS 2013 will also give participating countries the option to survey teachers in elementary and upper secondary schools. Furthermore, countries can choose to conduct the TALIS 2013 in schools that participate in PISA 2012.

See below for more information or contact the OECD TALIS team at talis@oecd.org.

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• TALIS 2013 
• TALIS 2008
• The Reach and Impact of TALIS 
• Publications, Data Files, Videos and Links 
• Briefing notes and overviews of countries
• FAQ
• Who's who in TALIS
• Contacts