pencils of promise: sxsw workshop
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Pencils of Promise: SXSW WorkshopTRANSCRIPT
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Find the Missing Link: The Evolution of a Program
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Identify the Need: Literacy test
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Phonics: the relationship between letters and sounds
Phonics: the relationship between letters and sounds
Spelling: bridges the gap between phonics and literacy
Spelling: bridges the gap between phonics and literacy
Comprehension: understanding and interpreting the words on the
paper
Comprehension: understanding and interpreting the words on the
paper
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Lao map: literacy scores
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18%18%10%10%
45%45%
60%60%70%70%
LPBLPB
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Lao: Literacy Scores
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Grade Very Rural Rural Semi-Urban/ Urban
3rd Grade 14% 39% 64%
5th Grade 20% 52% 70%
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In all of our countries the reported national literacy rate is below 75%. (World Bank)
In the rural, ethnic minority areas where we work this is often much lower.
Example: In Laos, an urban Lao (majority) male has a 95% chance of being literate; a rural Akah (minority) female has a 3% chance of being literate. (Socioeconomic atlas of Lao PDR: Swiss National Center of
Competence in Research North-South)
The problem: Literacy
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Teachers are undertrained, underprepared and not engaging in the classroom.
This is resulting in disengaged and low-performing students.
(One major indicator of this is the low literacy rates in our schools across the board.)
The Problem: Teaching methods
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The Problem: Conventional behavior
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Conventional teaching methods:
Gov’t trained teachers
Conventional teaching methods:
Gov’t trained teachers
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The Problem: Gov’t teacher
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The Problem: Gov’t teacher
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The Solution: Engaging Teachers
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The goal: Create engaging teachers so that students learn more
The pieces:1.Improve lesson planning
2.Build rapport with students through interactive teaching
3.Support a peer network of teachers
4.Provide teaching and learning materials
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“Education theory and philosophy suggest that teachers that are skilled in active-child-centered methods of teaching produce better learning results…” (“Determinants of Primary Education Outcomes in Developing Countries” Report –
World Bank)
The Solution: Interactive teaching
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The Solution: Well-rounded teachers
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“Based on research in classrooms, The New Teacher Project outlined key skills teachers must master in order to become effective:
•facilitating, organized, student-centered, objective-driven lessons•promoting active participation and high academic expectations•building a positive and respecting classroom environment”(Leap year – Assessing and Supporting Effective First-Year Teachers)
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The Solution: Interactive behavior
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Interactive teaching
methods: PoP trained
teachers
Interactive teaching
methods: PoP trained
teachers
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The Solution: Teacher Training
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The Solution: Model teaching
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Year zero: Test our teaching methodology by teaching in the classrooms ourselves
Year one: Support teachers through heavy modeling, lesson planning, workbook / homework creation
Year two: Support teachers through light modeling, observe in classroom, support on lesson planning
Year three: Follow-up with observations in classroom
Ongoing: •Teacher Training Workshops: gathering teachers in a centralized location for training and network building•Material provision
The Solution: Four-year plan
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