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Thinking Schools Ethiopia ProgramGovernment Schools Proposal presentation
Addis Ababa Bureau of EducationAugust 2003
BACKGROUND• Ethiopia has shown significant
progress inAccess to education
Fair equityIncrease in the number of teachers, schools
and institutionsFemale participation
GOVERNMENT VISON
“to see all school-age children get access to quality primary education by the year 2015 and realize the creation of trained and skilled human power at all levels who will be driving forces in the promotion of democracy and development
in the country”.
EDUCATION CHALLENGES
Quality education• Active learning
• Cognitive, affective and psychomotor domainsQuality education Vs. EnrollmentStudent achievement transformation of the school in to a motivational and
child-friendly learning environmentLack of a sufficient number of qualified teachersHigh turnover of professional personnelUse of ICT
Eminence Social Entrepreneurs and Thinking Schools International
• Eminence Social Entrepreneurs diverse trainings and consulting
event organizationgeneral advertising
tour operation Media and communication
Continued….
• Thinking Schools International is a company focused on facilitating expertise within schools, school systems and across regions and countries for transforming the practice of education towards the collaborative development of a wide range of thinking processes of all members of learning organizations.
THINKING SCHOOLS ETHIOPIA
• The Thinking Schools Ethiopia program for schools in Addis Ababa is a collaboration between Thinking Schools Ethiopia (part of Eminence in Ethiopia) and Thinking Schools International.
THINKING SCHOOLS ETHIOPIAVISION
“For all Ethiopian children to have an opportunity to access high quality education led by trained and certified Ethiopian educators that
becomes a bidirectional model of education nationally and internationally”.
GOALS
Research based quality thinking approach for all students High quality on going teachers training on whole school thinking Schools working collaboratively, learning and implementing
thinking skills Use of ICT to develop and support thinking collaboration Collaborating with Teachers’ colleges and universities for training
of teachers in thinking Skills and Whole School development. Giving training and certification for Ethiopian master facilitators Research and documentation of Thinking Schools Ethiopia’s
approach
MISSION
1. Transformational Design• It is not just about students, or Teachers, or
senior management: it is about engaging in the transformation of an interdependent community. Every one becomes a learner, teacher and leader.
2. Bidirectional Development • Thinking Schools Ethiopia and Thinking Schools
International collaborate globally through bidirectional development.
OBJECTIVES
1. Impact-Ethiopia with its unique place historically be a model of educational change.
2. Far Reaching -Ethiopia can connect and excel in the world as a collaborative model with Thinking Schools including initiatives in Brazil, UK, South Africa, India, USA, Norway ,Singapore and other countries.
3. Sustainable-The trainers and research will grow from educators in the Ethiopian classrooms.
4. Assessment-ethnographic observation; interviews with students, teachers, and leaders; evaluation of student work; and test scores.
GROWING THINKING SCHOOLS INSIDE OUT APPROCH
SIX STARTING POINTS Reflective Questioning (e.g. training in Shared Inquiry) high quality
questioning and listening skills Thinking Skills (e.g. training in six thinking hats) explicit use of
cognitive processes Visual Mapping (e.g. Visual Tools and/or Thinking Maps Training) the use of visual tools to map out ideas Collaborative Networking (e.g. training in collegial coaching;
collaborative learning)between us in pairs, groups, schools, and global networks
Developing Dispositions (e.g. Habits of Mind Training) Structuring Environment (e.g. training in Reggio Emilia) considering how the physical space is organize and resources used
ICT
• Use of computers, internet, plasma TV, video and DVD’s for teacher trainings in Ethiopia; documentation and assessment of Thinking Schools vision; collaboratively networking schools within Wereda’s, cities and regions throughout Ethiopia through technology; and collaborations with Thinking Schools internationally.
PILOT
• The pilot phase of the Thinking Schools
Ethiopia Project included many large- scale ‐ teacher training sessions for over two thousand (2000) educators including many whole school staffs between August 2009 and April 2011.
IMPLEMENTATION
School Selection
Need Assessment
Master Facilitators
Training
Introduction to Thinking Schools
Growing Thinking Schools Inside Out Visioning Training
Growing Thinking Schools Inside Out
On- Site Whole ‐School Training
Parent Sessions
Ethiopian Educator Action Research Grants
Materials Translation to Amharic
Global Networking
Thinking Schools Ethiopia Certification
KEY ORGANIZATIONS
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Addis Ababa Bureau
of Education
Eminence Social Entrepreneurs
Thinking Schools International
KEY ORGANIZATIONS Continued…..
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Ashoka
Centre for Development Consulting
KEY ORGANIZATIONS Continued…..
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Designs for Thinking
INDEX Design to Improve Life
IUPUI University Herron School of Art Visual
Communications
Thinking Foundation
UNESCO
ZTA Technology Solution
CONCLUSION
• Our program will- Facilitate Active learning Introduce Analytical thinking Guide students to think about their thinking(Meta cognition) Promote high order thinking skill Form collaborative learning networks Change communitys’ perception of quality education Provide CPD (continuous professional development) Use ICT efficiently Use visual languages school wide Define use of available resources within and around schools