剑桥PDQ认证
重磅!经过一系列严格的学习、培训、考核和评估，2023年12月16日，上海美达菲正式获得剑桥大学国际考评部(Cambridge Assessment International Education，简称CAIE)对于PDQ项目的授权。同时，我校外方校长David Scoggins也通过考核成为项目负责人。
Blockbuster! After a series of rigorous learning, training, Assessment and evaluation, on December 16, 2023, Shanghai MacDuffie was officially authorized by Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) for the PDQ project. At the same time, our foreign principal David Scoggins also passed the assessment and became the project leader.
也就是说，上海美达菲作为通过认证PDQ中心，将有资格为通过考核的老师颁发剑桥教师专业发展资质认证Cambridge Professional Development Qualification (PDQs)。这也将成为2024年，美达菲持续专业发展计划的一部分。
In other words, as a certified PDQ center, Shanghai MacDuffie will be eligible to issue the Cambridge Professional Development Qualification (PDQs) to teachers who pass the assessment. This will also be part of the continuing Professional Development plan for MacDuffie in 2024.
什么是剑桥PDQ?
剑桥教师专业发展资质认证(Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications，简称PDQ项目)是剑桥国际考评部推出的旨在帮助教师和教育管理者提升专业技能的一项专业认证。该项目得到伦敦大学学院(UCL)教育学院(Institute of Education)的专业论证和支持(UCL多年来在QS世界大学教育专业排行榜位列第一)，能为学校教师们提供循序渐进的专业发展途径。
The Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications (PDQ) programme is a professional qualification launched by Cambridge International Assessment to help teachers and education administrators improve their professional skills. The programme is supported by the Institute of Education of University College London (UCL) (UCL has been ranked number one in the QS World University Education Rankings for many years), and provides a progressive pathway of professional development for school teachers.
剑桥PDQ提供了一个强大的框架来支持教师持续的专业发展，从而提升学校整体的教学质量和有效性。每位老师都需要完成为期24周的学习模块，最终通过剑桥国际考试委员会对教学实践、学习成果、反馈等方面的考后，才能拿到证书。
Cambridge PDQ provides a powerful framework to support teachers' ongoing professional development, thereby enhancing the quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning in the school as a whole. Each teacher completes a 24-week module and passes Cambridge International Examinations on teaching practice, learning outcomes and feedback before receiving their certificate.
对上海美达菲有什么好处?
2024年，上海美达菲也将从选出一组老师参加PDQ项目的。课程将由外方校长David Scoggins负责主持，时长为150小时，老师们将会：
In 2024, Shanghai MacDuffie will also select a group of teachers to participate in the PDQ project. The course will be led by foreign Principal David Scoggins and will last for 150 hours. Teachers will:
批判性运用相关教育思维及国际最佳教学实践
Engage critically with concepts, theories and the best practices of teaching and learning from around the world
将新的理念和方法融合到自身的实践和环境中
Apply new ideas and approaches to their lessons
分享及反思教学经验成果
Develop their reflective practice and academic skills
提升教学质量以提高美达菲学生的学习质量
Transform the quality of teaching and learning to advance the outcomes of MacDuffie students
剑桥PDQs建立在两个基本原则上：有效教学、有效专业发展。研究显示，有效教学是学生正向成长最重要的影响因素，也就是说，一所学校校的好坏，取决于老师的质量以及他们日常教学活动的水平。
PDQs is founded on two fundamental principles: effective teaching and effective professional development. Research shows that effective teaching is the most important factor in students’ positive growth, that is, the quality of a school depends on the quality of its teachers and the level of their daily teaching activities.
