10th International
OOFTAS Collective Symposium
20-21 August, 2023
Call for Papers
The 10th symposium for the OOF-TAS Collective will be held online and in Glasgow. We will celebrate a decade of the OOFTAS Collective (previously the TAS Collective), sharing research, and sharing friendship through research.
The theme for the symposium is:
Expanding and deepening research into out-of-field
Online Symposium
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Cost: Free online; TBC In-person
Key dates:
Submissions open till: July 25
Feedback on submission by: July 26
Registration opens: February 1
Program released: August 5
Release of zoom details: August 5
Symposium: August 20-21
The current shortage of teachers in many countries have reached fever pitch! A consequence is a high incidence of teaching OOF, as well as alternative pathways (e.g., alternatively qualified teachers) into teaching in order to meet the demand for teachers. Our research is expanding to capture the urgency facing the teacher workforce world-wide. This theme highlights the need for research and collaboration across sectors, and state and national borders to understand, theorise and develop solutions to the out-of-field teaching phenomenon within the context of these broader workforce demands.
We welcome national and cross-national research and commentary on the policies, the people, and the effects associated with this phenomenon. Post-graduate students and early career researchers are welcome.
Abstracts for the symposium are welcome (see below).
Registration (see below): opens February 1
Registration Cost: Attending in person will incur a cost, TBC but no more than 50 Euros.
Symposium details:
Glasgow
Day 1, August 20, will be completely online.
Day 2, August 21, will be blended, held in person at the University of Glasgow with video link for online delegates.
More details to follow.
Online access
Zoom will be used for the online parts of the programs and for online delegates. Please register to get access to the zoom links with the program.
Recordings will be made of all presentations but not the discussions. The powerpoint presentations and/or the zoom recordings will be placed on the OOFTAS website after the presentation.
Preparing for the symposium
We will undertake a blended symposium where online participants are zoomed into a located venue (TBC). You will be able to nominate how you intend to participate. You can change your preference through an email to Linda Hobbs l.hobbs@deakin.edu.au
It is preferred that presenters give their presentation in real-time (either in person or online). If this is not possible we can play a pre-recorded presentation during the symposium.
A timetable will be created that provides ‘best times’ for the presenters.
With your permission, we would like to upload a recording of your presentation. The content will remain your IP.
Presenting and participating
Everybody is welcome to attend the presentations. Please register and the zoom links will be emailed to you.
Presentations:
Presentations will be 20 minutes, presenting in person or online in real time.
Question and answer time will be 10 minutes following the presentation. For online participants, questions and feedback by the audience can be posed using the Chat function and verbally. In-person participants can also join in on the online chat.
Program and recordings
You can download the program here with the abstracts.
The following schedule uses Glasgow times.
Day 1 Sunday, August 20
Presentation 1: Margaret Jakovac, Linda Hobbs & Emma Rowe AUSTRALIA
A preliminary scoping review to craft a framework to explore the ‘opportunities’ of out-of-field teaching
Video
Presentation 2: Lewes Peddell & Darius Samojlowicz AUSTRALIA
Building a professional network of communities for mathematics teachers: Outcomes from a three-year research project
Video | Presentation
Presentation 3: Cassandra Portelli, Elena Prieto, Sabrina Syed, Simone Richardson, Daniel Proctor & Rebecca Smith AUSTRALIA
NSW Mathematics Retraining Program
Video | Presentation
Presentation 4: Susan Caldis AUSTRALIA
Teaching geography as an out-of-field subject: Navigating and responding to the experience of pre-service teachers
Video | Presentation
Presentation 5: Marcel Grieger & Monika Oberle. GERMANY
In the Right Place at the Right Time? Contents and Factors Influencing German Social Science Teachers’ Participation in Professional Development Courses from 2018 to 2022
Video
Presentation 6: Fiona Yardley UNITED KINGDOM
Out-of-field Teachers Knowing, Learning and Doing Mathematics
Video | Presentation
Presentation 7: Lucas Schole GERMANY
Teachers make the difference? - Influence of the professional qualification and goal orientation of physical education teachers on the development of basic motor competencies of primary school pupils
Video
Presentation 8: Jasper Cirkel GERMANY
Teaching (partly) out of field: The case of teachers in Germany's subject integrated natural sciences
Video | Presentation
Presentation 9: Nicole Glock Maceno & Moisés da Silva Lara BRAZIL
Dilemmas and tensions of Chemistry teachers in the planning, development and evaluation of didactic sequences for teaching Science
Video | Presentation
Day 2 Monday, August 21
Presentation 10: Jim Van Overschelde & Minda Lopez UNITED STATES
Substantial Learning Loss Caused by Teaching Out-of-Field and The Importance of Subject-Specific Teacher Preparation
Video | Presentation
Presentation 11: Amie Albrecht & Lisa O'Keeffe AUSTRALIA
Identity and out-of-field teaching: a preliminary analysis of Years 7-10 teachers of mathematics in South Australia
Video | Presentation
Presentation 12: Yasser Meneses Zepeda AUSTRALIA
An elephant in the room: An approach to know the prevalence of OOF teaching internationally using TALIS 2018 data
Presentation 13: Raphaela Porsch GERMANY
Teacher shortages and hiring alternatively qualified teachers in Germany: What it means for out-of-field teaching
Video | Presentation
Presentation 14: Linda Hobbs, Merrilyn Goos, Greg Oates, Janet Dutton, Seamus Delaney, Susan Caldis, Constance Cirkony & Emily Ross AUSTRALIA
Using systems theory and reflexivity theory to develop a framework for professional education for ‘out-of-field’ teachers
Video | Presentation
Presentation 15: Kyla Smith UNITED KINGDOM
Which teaching tasks pose the biggest difficulty for out-of-field teachers' self-efficacy?
Video | Presentation
Presentation 16: Barbara Barańska POLAND
They will be teaching mathematics as a second subject - what topics do they struggle with?
Video
Presentation 17: Claire Vickery UNITED KIGDOM
What impact does a teachers’ knowledge have on pupils, themselves and their department?
Video | Presentation
Presentation 18: Moisés da Silva Lara BRAZIL
Curricular changes and new challenges for chemistry teaching in Brazilian schools
Video
Abstract Submissions
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