DR Congo: Projet pour l ’ appui à la p é dagogie active (P.A.P.A.) 3/10/05
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DR Congo: Projet pour l’appui à la pédagogie
active (P.A.P.A.) 3/10/05
teachers discovering local resources
children in front of Vanga Telecenter
teacher-made manipulative
ContextDR Congo: Projet P.A.P.A.
• Complete collapse
• “Retro-development”
• No Bilateral Agreement
• Working with primary schools run by Catholics, Protestants, Kimbaguistes, Salvation Army
Luozi
Vanga
What We FoundDR Congo: Projet P.A.P.A.
• Learning Needs Assessment– Rote learning– Lack of relevance – Concepts not informed by
concrete experience or local resources
. . . losing interest
What We Did (Pilot)DR Congo: Projet P.A.P.A.
• Trained educators in active learning techniques (w/ gender)
• Helped teachers harness community learning resources
• Guided teachers in the development of new lesson plans and didactic materials
• Promoted ongoing professional development through peer-to-peer training activities
• Introduced technology as a tool (Telecenter, DVD)
applied math: sewing
dissection
Where We Are NowDR Congo: Projet P.A.P.A.
M&E Findings:– Change in Pedagogical Practice (pilot)
• “There are changes taking place in the field as far as classroom methodology is concerned.”
• Theory/abstract Concrete examples (teacher)
– new habits in the use of ICT (pilot)• Encarta informs lesson planning• Small business owners arranging for
meetings and the purchase of merchandise in Kinshasa.
• 100 km to use Center• Decrease number of transfusions . . .
researching women’s literacy
working with manipulatives
Where We Want to Be (Sept. 06)DR Congo: Projet P.A.P.A.
• “[Manipulatives] will not be used just for demonstration but ... for children to engage in activities ... Eg: measuring objects, themselves, and each other with a meter stick.”
• . . . . Continue, expand training:– 120 schools, 720 teachers, 120
directors, 43 administrators
• Community Involvement– Classroom, project support child hands-on learning of
measurements
Support MaterialsDR Congo: Projet P.A.P.A.
• Teacher/Trainer Kits (Didactic Materials) (885)
• National Curriculum distribution (885)
• 3000 teacher text/resource books (25/school)
• Student learning materials through Learning Resources Network (LRN) (20k+)
D.R. Congo: Projet P.A.P.A. How We Are Measuring Impact
• Impact Evaluation– teacher interviews– classroom
observation protocols
– Principal interview protocol
– school visit protocol
An Example of Impact To-Date
DR Congo: Projet P.A.P.A.