Plugging into ICT: Secondary education, IT skills and Employability

Guitele Nicoleau, FHI360

Plugging Into ICT

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Overview of the USAID/Basic Education Project

Supported the Ministry of Education to improve access, quality, and governance of middle school education in Senegal.

Overview of the USAID/BE Project

• 5 COMPONENTSVULNERABLE CHILDREN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESGOOD GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

2 UNITSMONITORING AND EVALUATION SMALL GRANTS AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS

10 REGIONS Dakar, Fatick, Louga, St. Louis, Matam, Tambacounda, Kedougou, Kolda, Sedhiou, Ziguinchor

PROJECT DURATION:2008-2013 PROJECT AMOUNT: $33.5 million

From components to programs

21st Century Middle schools

Community Based Daaras

Community Forums Education

Foundation of the Private Sector

Governance

Information and Communication

Technologies

Curriculum and Instruction

Vulnerable Children

Public-Private Partnerships

21st Century Middle School Inputs

21st Century Middle School

Graduate

New Competency-

based Curriculum

ICT & Curricular Resources

Professional Development-

Teachers, Principals,

school personnelStudent

Initiatives: Student

Government WOW Clubs

Monitoring and Support

by Education Officials

School Governance Parental and Community

Engagement

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ICT Program Model

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Middle School

ACCESS • Equipment• Internet Connection

WIFI• Digital educational

resources

TRAINING• Teachers • Students• Administrative staff • Parents

INTEGRATION• Teaching • Learning • Management

GOVERNANCE• Management

Committee• ICT Club • Community Forums

MONITORING AND EVALUATIONCIMED >> IMED>> CTR>>

ICT Materials in support of teaching and learning

Mobile Classroom N-ComputingClassrooms

ICT peripherals

Online Educational Resources: www.college.edu.sn

Middle school curriculum materials ICT training modules E-learning resources Forums Communities of practice for teachers, principals, students, and school officials

Research Collaboration Communication

World of Work ICT skills Critical thinking

21st Century Students

Achieving Scale

295 (29%) Middle Schools

Equipment and

Internet Connection

6,000 teachers 80,000

students

100 school officials

Policy and Practice Changes

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Education Foundation

of the Private Sector

Adoption of 21st Century

Middle School Model

Policy Dialogue

Sustainability and its Conundrums—2013-2014

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• Lack of leadership

• Lack of funds

• Power struggle

Policies &

Practice

• K-10 Curricular Reform

• National Education Summit

21st Century Middle

Schools

Delayed Presidential

Decree

Education Foundation of Private

Sector

National Level

Sustainability and its Conundrums—2013-2014

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Local Level

Students and Teachers

School Leadership

Private Sector Engagement

Demand Created

School Community Mobilized

Individual Initiative

The Power of Plugging into ICT

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