Group BOVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES OF A

LEARNER DEVELOPMENT

FOCUSED CURRICULUM

O Addressing individual’s specific needsO Inviting previous students to classes to tell them

about their storyO Providing students with a clear description of

what is expected from them and the rationale behind our practices.

O Assessing and monitoring progress through frequent quizzes

O Hearing students’ voices both on positive and negative.O Learner forumsO Focus Groups

OVERCOMING STUDENT RELATED CHALLENGES

OVERCOMING TEACHER RELATED CHALLENGES

O Warming up to changeO Teacher ownership

O Involving them in decision making at a start

O Getting regular and systematic feedbackO Keeping communication channels open

and transparentO Flexibility for teachers in the curriculum to

exercise freedom of choice within a framework

TEACHER INVOLVEMENT, OWNERSHIP AND AUTONOMY SMOOTH TRANSITION AND IMPLEMENTATION SUCCESS