Train Effective Afghan Teachers
Afghan Teacher education
Summary
Teaching by rote has resulted in low education levels in Afghanistan. Train 70 teachers to use interactive methodologies that improve learning for 42,000 students.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Afghanistan’s education system has traditionally relied on teaching methods of rote memorization and dictation. School enrollment has been poor and dropout rates have been high. Afghanistan has one of the world’s lowest literacy rates. As Afghanistan rebuilds its education system in the aftermath of war, teachers who have not used their skills in decades must be re-trained and must learn modern methods of teaching that encourage critical thinking and other cognitive skills central to learning.
Activities
70 teachers will complete a 6-week seminar and learn how to use interactive teaching methods like role-play and group work. Teachers will learn to make lesson plans and integrate new curriculum on peace and health into their classes.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,663
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $19,236
Total Funding Goal: $20,900
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This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Potential Long Term Impact
70 teachers will complete a 6-week seminar and learn how to use interactive teaching methods like role-play and group work. Teachers will learn to make lesson plans and integrate new curriculum on peace and health into their classes.
Project Message
I taught as I had been taught, memorizing and lecture. I didn’t know how to do anything else. Each day I learned new things in the seminar and used them in my classes. Now the students are learning.
- Zakia, Teacher in Kabul, Afghanistan
Who is Running This Project
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Toc Dunlap
President
Creating Hope International
PO Box 1058
Dearborn, Michigan 48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
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Creating Hope International (CHI)
Creating Hope International PO Box 1058
Dearborn,
Michigan
48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
http://www.creatinghope.org
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Where this Project is Located
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Afghanistan
and can also be found under
Education.
For more information about Afghanistan, read the Human Development Report on Afghanistan or the Wikipedia entry for Afghanistan.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 10, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 1, 2005
Latest Update from the Field
A Special Giving Opportunity.....
By Sondra Johnson - Afghan Teachers Thank You, November 10, 2009 03:48 PM
We wanted to share with you a very special opportunity to give more than 100% from November 10 through December 1st. Please share this with those you know who care. During this time, we are privileged to receive additional matching funds from your donation through Global Giving of at least 30%. The need is still great. Afghanistan struggles to become a country of strength and stability.
A teacher who took a recent Training Techniques class shared, “ I was not confident in my class with my students; also I was not able to solve the problems of students. I was only giving the students notes and using a lecture method to teach them, which did not work. Now I understand how to teach with the students participating, which allows the students to learn better.”
The training of a teacher brings an enormous impact in student education. In a three month period including July through the end of September, the Afghan Institute of Learning trained 101 teachers in subject ranging from class techniques to lesson planning and health concerns. Within a year’s time, a teacher easily trains 30 students. With these 101 teachers, AIL has impacted the lives of 3030 students in the next year with improved education.
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