Distance period 5.12.2022 - 10.3.2023
The distance period of TOT 4 training of trainers takes place between 5.12.2022 and 10.3.2023. Below you will find details and other general information about the distance period. Welcome!
During the distance period you will:
Deepen your knowledge on the topics discussed during the workshop
Continue exchanging experiences on socio-cultural issues with fellow teachers from other universities
Share your experiences and sensitize the colleagues from your own university
Discuss different kinds of frameworks (e.g the ones introduced during the workshop) and plan their implementation
Elaborate plans of action for selected topics to be introduced at your university (e.g. plan of inclusivity)
The distance period will consist of:
Online discussions based on the workshop contents and selected items of the Kenya Government Gazette
Tutorial meetings via Zoom with all participants, unwrapping results of online discussions. During the tutorial meetings the participants will be split to small groups in order to facilitate a maximum interaction and exchange of ideas
Group work together in university teams: all assignments will be carried out as group work (one-page docs) Three separate assignments at different stages of the distance period
- Three separate assignments in different stages of the distance period
Schedule and tasks:
The online discussions and tasks will be carried out before each tutorial session
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Take part in the discussion about teacher empowerment. Start at least one new topic OR comment on a already started topic.
What does teacher empowerment mean for your institution? How can you enable your student teachers and lecturers to promote their overall well-being? What has worked and what still needs to be done and developed?
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Suggest a plan of action on how your institution should go about empowering teachers and student teachers. Write at least on page summary on the topic and submit it by 11th of January 2023.
Note that one submission from each university group to this assignment is enough.
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Take part in the discussion about parental engagement and empowerment. Start at least one new topic OR comment on a already started topic.
Reflect on the proposed parental engagement and empowerment and value-based education frameworks. How could these frameworks be taken into consideration and implemented in practice?
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Write a one page suggested plan of action regarding the following question with your University team.
What specific actions can my university take to enable discussions and actions on parental engagement and/or values-based education?
Submit the assignment by 1st of February 2023
Note that one submission from each university group to this assignment is enough.
The question can be answered through the following sub issues:
- Do universities have a role in capacitating teacher educators in engaging with parents in schools?
- What are some of the topics/issues which universities (your own university) can engage with student-teachers to enable parental engagement? (in areas of content, assessments or communities of practice)
- How does a my university foster discussion on value based education/and or parental engagement given that it is a critical component of the new CBC both in terms of content and assessments?
- Which specific actions can my university take (or is it already taking) to foster capacity development in relation to parental engagement and/or values-based education in relation to lecturers and student-teachers?
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Take part in the discussion special needs education. Start at least one new topic OR comment on a already started topic.
What are or could be the mechanisms and support structures needed to ensure that students with special needs and/or marginalized status receive adequate care and support?
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Which sustainable mechanisms and support structures should be in place in public schools to ensure students with special needs and marginalised students receive adequate care and support?-
Suggested plan of action from the point of view of your university. Write a one page summary of your plan with your University team. Submit the assignment by 22nd of February.
Note that one submission from each university group to this assignment is enough.
