tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66405301739132142112024-02-19T00:54:32.627-08:00Building Teacher Capacity in ZambiaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08638850439674892850noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640530173913214211.post-24217789259108192672016-06-19T05:32:00.000-07:002016-06-19T05:32:49.113-07:00Wrapping Up Teacher Observations May 26 & 27<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After our holiday yesterday we were back in the truck at 7
as usual and headed to Molozi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr.
Lungu had a well-prepared lesson and utilized many engagement strategies
including turn and talk, drawing, and singing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr Lungu checks in with students for accuracy </td></tr>
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</span>The content could have been more rigorous but I was pleased
overall with his implementation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mabuchi observed the new teacher, Mr. Mkondawire, teach the younger
students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is still learning
some of the strategies but we are confident with more practice he will
excel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The head teacher, who was
present today but is often absent due to illness, watched the lessons but did
not teach.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Mkwandawire, The Head Teacher, Mr. Lungu, and Mabuchi</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When we approached Mtelwe, our driver Moffat decided to pick
up a few students along the way, hoping the sight of familiar faces in the back
of our truck would not scare off the people in the village like our last
visit.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Of course more and more
children wanted to ride in the truck.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For most of them this was there first ride ever in a vehicle!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The district education office is organizing a sports day for
area schools next week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means one or two teachers from each school must walk the children to a centrally located
school – often several hours walk away – where they will spend the night and
participate in competing sports with neighboring schools. Today a couple
teachers were gone to turn in the necessary paperwork.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without email or even transportation
this process is long and arduous. The two remaining teachers were not fully
prepared but did their best at presenting a lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The teacher demonstrates on the board the algorithm for subtraction</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The one lesson was on subtraction with regrouping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like so many villages I visit, the
children do not have a good grasp of numbers – even simple addition or
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The students watch the teacher</td></tr>
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</span>The older
students are counting on their fingers or making tick marks to solve the
problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And here like many
villages, the teachers would like to learn more mathematics methodologies.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students want to shake my hand</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As we were leaving a few children timidly reached out to
shake my hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course I
welcomed this gesture and soon a large crowd formed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took a while to shake all the hands so while waiting
Mabuchi took the opportunity to have a discussion with the girls about staying
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our friends the Johnsons have been hearing all about our
work in schools and joined us along with their language tutor Mrs. Mwanza.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Nyirenda has the children collect colors used in the flag</td></tr>
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</span>We returned to the village of
Chimozi and were grateful to see the teachers and students present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two volunteer teachers show promise
in their engagement strategies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With more practice and coaching they will be well on their way to
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi and I
are so pleased to see the head teacher, who is a government teacher, not
only grasping the theory of the methodologies but also teaching
effectively.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the mathematics
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practicing various engagement strategies and the students had used
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The head explains how he engages the students</td></tr>
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The head teacher sets a positive tone in the school where the teachers enjoy working with the students and the children enjoy learning. H</span>e also works closely with the volunteers and assists them in their lesson
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Again, a couple teachers were not present because they were turning in paperwork for the sports day. We were however able to observe a couple teacher who were present. Chifumu, a teacher who has attended two trainings from me in the past, taught a lesson on the flag of Zambia. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chifumu begins by showing a picture of the flag</td></tr>
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He had the attention of the students the moment he began. He asked a question to see if students were ready to learn and immediately they all put their thumbs up. When he asked a question about the colors of the flag the students knew to turn and talk without any teacher direction. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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When the questions increased in difficulty the students knew to not only ask their seat partners but the students in front or behind. It was obvious he practices this type of teaching everyday. During our reflective conversation after the lesson, Chifumu had difficulty describing what he did and why. He knows it works and the students learn and that's all he needs to know. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I help him understand by explaining why his strategies are effective</td></tr>
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Mabuchi observed the other teacher who also had many strategies in place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">These women were waiting for a ride to town to catch a bus to another village and place a tombstone on the grave of their pastor and friend who passed away a year ago. We happily provided a ride for them.</span><br />
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because of the holiday, Africa Freedom Day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Lusaka there would be festivities, speeches, singing and
dancing but here it’s just another quiet day in this small town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My day started as it does on many days
with a trip to the fire where the water is heating outside. The host at the guesthouse pours
hot water and cold water into my shower bag and helps me hang it in the shower
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</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thank goodness for REI where
I purchased my camping shower, mosquito net sleeping tent, and travel washrag
and towel.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am also</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> thankful for my daily dose of Via coffee </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">since real coffee</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> is </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">almost non-existent here. (Thank you Mr. Valencia!) When we spend the day in
the field Mabuchi and I make peanut butter sandwiches with real Zambian peanut
butter plus or minus bananas but today there is no need for such.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi and I met and planned
for the training we will hold on Monday and Tuesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took the next few hours to get all my ideas on paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Needing a break and some fresh air
Mabuchi and I met up in the afternoon to collect materials for demonstrating
math games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since we need to use
whatever teachers have in the villages we limited our options to no cost/low
cost items. To demonstrate addition with regrouping we will use sticks for the
tens and could use stones for the ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Not wanting to collect a lot of stones and wash them we decided to use some beans we have and bottle tops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It might be something
teachers would not think to use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We went to the corner bar and asked if they would collect bottle tops for us
over the next few days, which they were happy to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And yes, many villages have access to bottles with bottle
tops. We then wandered through the market and found some egg trays which will
work nicely for demonstrating the concept of multiplication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caterpillars and dried fish - good source of protein</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A different kind of caterpillar and beans</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dried eel anyone? Mabuchi doesn't care much for it.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I suppose the
lack of food I find appealing is one of the greatest challenges of being here
for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really miss raw green
vegetables and a variety of fruit.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This evening like many evenings </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">we walked by the "pitch" and watched a bit of soccer. I'll include a couple other photos from today.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I get plenty of stares from adorable children all the time</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And sometimes I'm just a little to scary to look at</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tomorrow we are back in the villages observing teachers.</span><span style="color: #000090;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08638850439674892850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640530173913214211.post-91044753723870508992016-06-16T05:09:00.000-07:002016-06-16T05:09:03.939-07:00 Return to Kachere & Ikwele, and Chaphanji & Chimozi – May 23 & 24<div class="MsoNormal">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students "think, pair, share" to find the answer</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Unlike our journeys to other villages the
road to Kachere and Ikwele is paved until we turn off for the last several
kilometers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even so, it takes
roughly an hour and a half to reach the first village.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teacher Ida is doing a great job engaging all learners!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> At Kachere we found almost all the
teachers present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mabuchi modeled
one lesson for the head teacher and we observed the others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ida, the grade one and two teacher did
an excellent job engaging the students and using math manipulatives (stones) to
help the students understand the concept of adding money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> She introduced the concept with lots of practice before getting out the pencil and paper!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students use stones for "money" to solve the problems. </td></tr>
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</span>Kachere is looking forward to
having furniture which will be delivered and assembled sometime in the next few
weeks. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the students at Ikwele</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ikewle has four government school and three volunteer teachers.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Volunteer teacher monitoring his students</td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some of the
government teachers do not take much interest in our program but the volunteers
and one government teacher show lot of enthusiasm for engagement
strategies.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi and I both
watched two teachers each.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The teachers show promise – with more practice and training the teachers will be able to implement the strategies well.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Government teacher teaches about adjectives</td></tr>
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In the reflective conference after the lesson, both teachers I observed, were able to tell me what they would do differently next time they taught the same lesson to make it better. Reflecting after the lesson and articulating how to change it to be more effective is a difficult concept for most of the teachers we encounter in Eastern Province. I shared that my best teachers back home always had many ideas to make a lesson better. They both left the conversation smiling and feeling proud.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We picked up a few students on the way to school</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The next day we returned to the most remote village, Chaphanji, where we observed two lessons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
I mentioned the last time we visited this village, the students often do not
attend school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today many showed
up to see the “white woman” visiting the village again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mabuchi conferences with the teachers</td></tr>
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</span>I observed Mr. Zimba (yes another one – it’s a very common
last name here) who tried to teach primarily in English while Mabuchi observed
Mr. Phiri (another common name) who taught in Tumbuka.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During
the reflective conference after the lessons, it was obvious that Mr. Zimba
understands many of the concepts and ideas of student engagement but needs more
practice and coaching before he's able to fully implement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mr. Phiri needs more modeling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’m hoping the training will help these teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Zimba, Mabuchi, Mr. Zozi and Mr. Phiri</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The headman of the village always comes to greet me and
takes an interest in what we are doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unfortunately something happened to my photo card and my pics from this part of the day are no longer on my computer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You cannot see the pumpkin the headman's wife prepared for us that provided a nice snack before
continuing on to Chimozi.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We find the school empty - the children have left to earn money for the PTA</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When we arrived at Chimozi
we found out that the students had been sent to work in the fields to raise
money for a lunch for the PTA.
There will be a parent meeting with the parents, school committee, and
teachers with lunch provided. Thus
the need to fund raise for the lunch.
We rescheduled for Friday and will hopefully see all the teachers and students present.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mabuchi, me, Charles and Melissa Johnson pose by the river at the game park</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Johnsons are the new Presbyterian (PCUSA) missionaries
here in Lundazi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. Johnson has a
background in business and agriculture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mrs. Johnson worked in a law firm managing payroll and insurance. The Johnsons
have wanted to come to Africa for some time so with their children grown, the time was right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Charles will
be working with the agriculture and development aspect at Chasefu Seminary out
here in Eastern Province.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Melissa
hasn’t decided her role exactly but she is a woman with many talents who will
excel wherever she decides to land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of our cabin at Marula</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wanting to visit the game park and offering to drive us, Mabuchi and I found ourselves back on the road this time with the Johnsons headed for Mfuwe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
arrived at Marula Lodge in time to get settled in our room and then have dinner.
Mabuchi chose the bed by the wall instead of the window when she heard that
hippos and elephants sometimes come to graze in the garden outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing into the game park at sunrise</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The next morning before sunrise we were in the vehicle with
our guide at the game park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> We saw many beautiful birds and animals. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was so excited for Mabuchi since many Zambian never get to experience seeing wildlife in their own country. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We also went on an evening game ride and saw more beautiful animals and
scenery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although we saw no cats everyone
enjoyed the experience. The photos tell the story.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A young male gives us the once over</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cape Buffalo herd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephants are my favorite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'd never seen an elephant do this before</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging with the giraffes</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The next morning before getting back on the road for Lundazi, some
elephants came to call outside the dining room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mabuchi was a bit nervous being this close but we assured her
she was safe as long as we were all quiet and still.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Again I will let the photos speak.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The beautiful scenery and people along the way to Kavinaka
make up for the long and bumpy ride.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We arrived to find our teachers and students ready and waiting for
us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I began with Mr. Francis Zimba
while Mabuchi modeled for the grade one and two teacher who was unable to observe
the model lesson last week. Mabuchi commented to me later that the students did
not know how to hold a pencil and had little to no experience with school. Much work is still needed here.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students are seated in groups with name tags - but no furniture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Zimba works hard to make sure the girls are included</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mr. Zimba however, impressed me with his instructional
strategies and skill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He taught
the entire lesson in English with only a few sentences in Tumbuka for
clarification about conductors and insulators.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He engaged every learner and used a variety of strategies
including examples from real life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mabuchi was able to sit in on the end of the lesson observation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> He has one of the highest grade 7 passing rates in the area. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Zgambo teaches about photosynthesis</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We observed grade six teacher, Mr. Zgambo, together.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He had many good pieces in place and
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boys take notes after some discussion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting input from the teachers during the debrief</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi met with the teachers to debrief about the lesson, further training they require, and income generating ideas they have to support the needs of the school. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Posing with the teachers and PTA chairman</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Voter registration continues here in this village too!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We drove back to Lundazi, picking up and dropping off
several people along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At
one point we had 7 people in the truck and two chickens in the back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we arrived in Lundazi we met the
Johnsons and drove to the game park for the weekend. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> It is Mabuchi's first time to see the animals and visit the park.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the contrasts between past and present - ox cart and motorbike</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08638850439674892850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640530173913214211.post-88517672165611900832016-06-12T05:08:00.000-07:002016-06-12T05:08:40.094-07:00Teacher Observations Begin – May 18 & 19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Grade level in Zambia is not determined by age. Students generally start first grade at age six but grade one can include any beginning student
regardless of age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is why
when viewing the photos in this blog you might see older students even adolescents
sitting in primary grades.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Some students must work in the fields or care for a sick relative instead of attending school and then start back at school wherever they left off. Mabuchi and I try to encourage older students to persevere.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Mtonga and Mabuchi reflect on the lesson</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For this portion of the project Mabuchi and I will observe
as many teachers as possible and provide positive feedback as well as
suggestions but only if teachers want them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mabuchi will be observing in classes where Tumbuka is the primary
language of instruction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will be
observing in classes where English is the primary language of instruction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today we returned to Kaponga and Mazulouwa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We met with the teachers at Kaponga and
asked each one what the children would be learning or the objective of the
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The head teacher, a
government teacher, seemed unsure of what he was going to teach so we gave him
a minute to look through his books to determine his lesson objective which he
still had difficulty articulating. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A new volunteer with no training told me he was
teaching “the sky.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After asking
many questions I was still unsure exactly what he was teaching but during the
observation realized the story in the book was called “The Sky” about a girl
who sees a bright star in the sky and her grandfather tells her it is not a
star but a planet called Venus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He,
like so many other teachers, teach like they were taught, reading the story and
then writing the fill in the blank questions on the board without understanding
what the students should learn by the lesson. He later told me his grade 5 and
6 students cannot read in any language, especially English.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> After observing and providing feedback Mabuchi and I decided there is still much work to be done here.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi never misses an opportunity to encourage the girls to stay in school and avoid "early marriage." In this culture the boy or man's family must pay a bride price before marriage. Many families with girls view this as a way to make money. Sometimes young girls are "sold" to older men with other wives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We arrived at Mazulouwa after a relatively short drive where we met our two
volunteer teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both have had
some training from me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After some
questioning and paraphrasing the teachers were able to articulate an objective
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Nyirenda provides additional support to those who need it</td></tr>
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</span>Mr. Nyirenda
taught a math lesson from the book on multiple digit subtraction. Although he
uses only Zambian methods to teach the content, he utilized many engagement
strategies to make sure the students understood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mrs. Nkhoma taught parts of the body including head, arms,
legs, ears, eyes, mouth, and nose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mr. Nyirenda had a meeting to attend and usually teaches the grade ones
at this time so Mrs. Nkhoma taught all the grade ones, twos, and threes – over 60
students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We observed she had many
pieces of instruction in place and with some additional practice and coaching
could be an excellent teacher. Mabuchi and I left Mazulouwa pleased with the
teachers’ abilities.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some students are a bit distracted by the white woman in the back of class</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students predict the number of squares in various grids</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The following day we traveled back to the village of
Lovi.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mr. Mtonga was the only
teacher present.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The government
teacher has not been present at school since we visited over a week ago.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mr Mtonga taught a math lesson on grids which
was planned and included ways to engage the students.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">He started out strong but required some assistance part way
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These girls show me a 3X3 grid has nine squares</td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I ended up giving more
him some support by taking the students outside and showing them some
strategies using rocks and drawing in the dirt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our final stop for the day was at Matipa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two government teachers were well
prepared and well-planned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mabuchi
and I were pleased with the progress they have made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The head teacher seems committed to help the volunteer
teachers improve their instruction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The volunteer teachers were not present because they were attending a
funeral. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I will leave you with this photo of a typical afternoon sky we see as we drive through the countryside. Mabuchi teases me for me frequent comments about how beautiful the clouds are or how blue the sky looks. These are things my Zambian friends do not notice.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08638850439674892850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640530173913214211.post-42608208897600658572016-06-03T07:21:00.000-07:002016-06-03T07:21:50.455-07:00Wrapping Up Demonstration Lessons – May 16 & 17<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi modeled two lessons - one with the grade three and fours and one with the five, six and sevens. Two of the five teachers attended trainings in the past. One in particular was familiar with
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students agree on an answer before raising their hands</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All teachers appeared to see
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in Tumbuka since the children understand and speak very little English. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mabuchi uses a piece of wood for a chalk board</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The teachers of Donje</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Mr. Mkondawire, Mr. Lungu and Mabuchi show students a flowering plant</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today our school visits included two schools – Molozi and
Mtelwe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was my fifth visit to
Molozi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was pleased to see Mr. Lungu has returned to the classroom. When we visited in October he was discouraged and had
stopped teaching.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> He is pleased to be back with the children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi taught
all fifty students who showed up for school in the morning</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">in grades three through six.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> The lesson about parts of a plant was well received. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Again, English is not spoken much at
all so most of the lesson was in Tumbuka.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When teaching Mabuchi tried to use as much English as possible using
many English Language Learner techniques. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The two volunteer teachers commented that they found the
demonstration helpful and look forward to our return.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The next couple weeks is voter registration time in Zambia. Like the US, schools are often official
polling places where people come to register as well as vote. Registration under a tree outside the school is common in most villages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our next stop was Mtelwe. As we pulled up I noticed many in the villagers running away. One child was screaming with fear when
he saw me. Apparently the white
face and hair is not unlike a boogie man or ghost in their culture. Also, the
last whites to visit the village spoke to the people about circumcision…</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Children indicate they are ready to answer the question</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All three volunteer teachers were present including Mr. Banda,
the head teacher, who has attended one training back in 2013. Although we have several lessons in our
repertoire our lesson about parts of the plant (a Zambian requirement all
children should know) is used most frequently because all children in rural
Zambia have background knowledge about flowering plants. The basic lesson includes drawing,
labeling, and being able to tell the English names of the plant (flower, stem,
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students demonstrate flower, leaves, stem and roots</td></tr>
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If the students
appear to have mastered this we move on to understanding the purpose of each
part. We leave the entire lesson with
the teachers that also includes all the parts of just the flower and their
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of the teachers observe the lesson</td></tr>
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After some reflection with the teachers we were back in the truck. We dropped two of the teachers off several kilometers from the school- a path they normally walk each day and then continue many more kilometers on foot - before continuing our trip home. I'm continually amazed at the dedication of so many of our volunteer teachers who have a long journey on foot just to get to school.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The head teacher and other volunteer say goodbye as they continue on their way home</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After a two-hour drive along rough and and rutted roads we arrived in the village of Chaphanji. Most of the people speak little to no English but were interested in seeing a white woman and seeing the lesson, so adults and children, even babies, joined us. The teachers report that children often do not attend school, or at least not regularly.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Although the classroom was packed with
students almost none had paper or pencil. Mabuchi and I quickly found some pencils in our materials,
broke them in half and started sharpening. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After digging around in the closet, the teachers found some
paper and we were set to go outside and draw a flowering plant. It was obvious that
many of the children had little or no experience drawing. After an excellent
effort by Mabuchi, the basic objective of the lesson was met, the children dismissed, and we discussed what the teachers observed. Mr. Luka Zimba was quick to make insightful comments about the
lesson. His partner commented that
he learned a lot. Both expressed willingness to practice some strategies they observed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After taking a few photos including this one above of a classmate of
Mabuchi’s from middle school, we
jumped back in the truck and drove an hour and a half back down the dusty path to
Chimosa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along the way Mabuchi
happened to see her niece on the road who was visiting relatives in a nearby
village.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tease Mabuchi regularly that she
knows everyone.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Teachers observe as Mabuchi demonstrates and students draw a plant</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next stop: Chimosa! A government teacher has joined volunteer teachers - Mr. and Mrs. Niyrenda. The government teacher is from a village in
the area so he understands the language and culture well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mabuchi taught the grade threes about
parts of a plant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The students were prepared with their books and pencils and drawing a plant came easily to them. The children caught on quickly and Mabuchi got past the mere drawing and labeling part of the lesson and led a discussion about the purpose of each part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">During the discussion with the teachers following the lesson, the government
teacher seemed pleased and eager to try some of the strategies demonstrated by
Mabuchi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. Niyrenda already uses
some of the strategies but saw the need to use them more regularly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After presenting the school with chalk
and “dusters” as we do at each school, we returned to Lundazi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The following day we journeyed another hour and a half to
the village of Kavinaka.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
teachers were prepared for our arrival including having name tags for the
children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The school building is
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one for the younger grades and
one for the older. The students responded well and contributed to the
discussion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The two teachers
appreciated the lessons and will be ready to demonstrate for us when we return
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our first stop is Kaponga – a school I have visited four times before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only a handful of children show up for school today but we teach the lesson anyway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The school has two volunteer teachers and two government teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The one government teacher has been there several years and is mentoring the two volunteer teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though he has had some training from me in the past he reports he has learned some new things after observing Mabuchi’s lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The teachers all contribute to the discussion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We arrive at the village of Mazulouwa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two teachers present have received training from me in the past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mabuchi takes the lead on this lesson about parts of a flower, requiring the students to go outside and draw a flowering plant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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She uses the story of the Tortoise and Hare to teach character, setting, problem and solution. She reads the story in English while I act out some of the parts. The school has two government teachers and one volunteer. Again the teachers indicate they see the power of the strategies used and are willing to try them out in the coming days.</span><br />
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students only come to check in and maybe help with some cleaning. Our first
stop was Kachere and Mabuchi and I taught all the students who showed up
ranging in grades from 1 – 7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi took the lead on the lesson and the reflective conversation
afterward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The teachers enjoyed
observing the strategies she used and commented that they are ready to try
using them as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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here) we made a couple bricks to contribute to the new teacher houses and we were
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taught our most challenging lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I took the lead and Mabuchi helped with some translation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The language was a bit of a barrier but
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</span>The three volunteer teachers and two government teachers
were present and expressed their willingness to try one or two strategies modeled
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our trip continued to Lundazi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We arrived late in the afternoon and discovered the brakes
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last Saturday I had the privilege of witnessing the graduation
ceremony at Justo Mwale University (JMU) in Lusaka.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JMU offers certificate programs in Missions, Stewardship and
Sustainability, Children’s Ministry, and Community Mobilization and
Development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also offer both
a Bachelor and Masters of Theology, and Bachelors of Theology with
Education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was pleased to see
the number of women graduating in all the programs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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given bicycles so they can travel many kilometers to serve their parishioners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the women are given sewing
machines to assist with income generation. The CCAP graduates are also given
gifts from the churches where they served as interns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CCAP graduate receives a blanket from his church</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mabuchi and me in 2006 - 10 years ago!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the key measures of success in any project or program
its sustainability.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Often we hear of programs that are quite successful until the funding
runs out, the leadership changes, or the momentum is lost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teachers may receive training but do
not continue practicing what they have been taught because no one monitors,
reinforces, or encourages them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
am excited about this model because it has a self-sustaining aspect. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The goal of this trip is two-fold. First to model lessons
for teachers, have them practice what they observed, observe them teach while
we provide feedback and then provide a workshop based on needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This basically follows what we
practiced in Lusaka in February only now in rural Eastern Province. We will
travel to one or two villages a day to model lessons and then return a week
later to each village to observe teachers using some of strategies they
observed us model.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will put on
a training for teachers at the end of the month.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mabuchi and me in 2015</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The second goal of the project – which will help ensure
self-sustainability, is to train and empower Mabuchi, the coordinator of CCAP
community schools, so she can model effective lessons, reflect with teachers,
observe, and provide feedback to teachers to reinforce these practices long
after I am gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She will be
checking in with each school via text messaging as well as periodic school visits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have known Mabuchi since 2005. She was one of the first community schools teachers in
CCAP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has been the head
teacher at Mtendere and a trainer of trainers for the Strengthening Children
program. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mabuchi with co-trainer and author of Strengthening Children, Dr. Bob</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In her new role as Coordinator for CCAP Community Schools, Mabuchi
will work closely with teachers to improve their teaching methodologies and
also encourage and monitor the after school Strengthening Children program that helps children understand their feelings and deal with trauma and
grief.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her understanding of both
the academic needs as well as social and emotional needs of children make her
an excellent choice in this role.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr Chilenje and Mabuchi hold their copies of the AWSP magazine</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After modeling lessons and observing all the grade one
through nine teachers in Lusaka, our two-day training began!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to introduce some new areas of
learning for the teachers since most of the training in the past has been
focused on instructional strategies, especially engagement. In our discussions
with teachers throughout the month many requested more information about lesson
planning and classroom management.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With input from teachers and Mabuchi, I gathered all my content and then
planned how to present the information while modeling effective teaching
strategies.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most students are respectful and classrooms run smoothly most of the time </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have always found the Zambian children and teachers very
respectful and courteous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However
I haven’t spent weeks of time in classrooms like I did during this trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More than once I witnessed students
fighting and bullying, and teachers struggling to get control of the
classroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The management in these
classrooms is similar to what I might see in the US so I knew we needed to
address behavior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our learning objectives for Classroom Management</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We began by learning about “the signal” to get attention and
moved on to rules.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As expected the
teachers listed rules such as “don’t run,” “don’t fight,” “don’t steal,” and
“don’t eat in class.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We then had
a discussion about how to write rules in the positive since thinking of every
negative scenario is next to impossible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The teachers then came up with rules such as “respect one another,”
“love and care for one another,” “arrive at school on time,” “keep the
classroom neat,” etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt
encouraged by the mind shift they made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That evening however when reading through the exit slips where I asked
the teachers to write 2 – 3 rules for their classroom I noticed many still had
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One group's example</td></tr>
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next day I listed all the rules they wrote in the negative on one chart and all
the rules they wrote in the positive on another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We studied which rules on the positive chart addressed the
negative behaviors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From there
teachers formed groups and wrote 3 – 5 positive rules addressing their
paramount concerns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The teachers
posted their rules and compared them with each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With little direction from me the
teacher spontaneously defended their rules with other groups and discussed why
they used particular wording or included certain rules.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students compare and defend their rules</td></tr>
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</span>During the wrap up I mentioned that
this lively “student led” discussion is what they want to work toward during
their classroom discussions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another related topic we looked at respect and rapport in the
classroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used parts of
Charlotte Danielson’s rubric as a text.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After discussing and understanding “respect and rapport” as more than
students respecting the teacher and teachers respecting students but also students
respecting each other and the teacher building a positive relationship with
students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I told them there should not be fighting in class or students crying because someone is teasing or saying mean things about them.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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</span>The teachers then
underlined descriptions from the rubric that described them or their
students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many found descriptions
in the unsatisfactory or basic box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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to eliminate disrespectful behaviors or to move to the basic or proficient
description.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the second day
teachers began to understand this better and developed a plan for a more
respectful classroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teacher generated list of preventative measures</td></tr>
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shared that when they are really prepared with an engaging lesson, the students
behave and perform well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They listed other tactics they use to prevent misbehavior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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lessons specifically how to write a specific and measurable learning objective,
know what content is needed to meet the objective, and write questions to help student think more deeply about the topic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I introduced the first three levels in Blooms Taxonomy with
question stems so they could begin to understand how to ask appropriate
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Figuring out how to ask higher-level questions</td></tr>
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</span>Almost all questions in
the Zambia curriculum are at the “knowledge” level, so this is a difficult
concept.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then used part of
Danielson’s “Questioning and Discussion Techniques” rubric to help the teachers begin
to understand the level of discussion possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found when they discussed in groups they were achieving at
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students brainstormed why students misbehave in class</td></tr>
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doesn’t always prevent misbehavior so we then discussed how to handle misbehavior
directly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used aspects of Dr.
Ross Greene’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lost at School</i>
philosophy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I taught them about
stating the pattern of behavior they were noticing with a particular students by saying, “Lately I’ve noticed…” and
then, “What’s going on?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or “tell
me about that”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We then discussed
how to figure out what might be wrong, how to teach the skills a student
might need to help, and a plan for what happens next time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During lunch many teachers joked around
with one another saying, “I’ve noticed you’ve…”</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No joking here - a serious conversation about some of the concepts</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I closed the training session of the second day with a
little review about books and how to use them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most teachers did not know the terms “fiction” and
“non-fiction,” because their own exposure to books is limited. I began with
holding up various books and they had to tell me “fiction” or
“non-fiction.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When almost all
were answering correctly I reminded them of the lesson I taught on story
elements (character, setting, problem, solution) and told them they could use
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“detail.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I concluded by saying there
are numerous ways to use books and next time I would share more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most schools have little to no books
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certificate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had to sing of
course during the ceremony – and there was a little dancing as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</span>Mabuchi and I have high hopes for our
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mabuchi with her daughter Mary - another great teacher!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So proud of this woman!<br /><br /><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08638850439674892850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640530173913214211.post-19497409109131762402016-02-26T08:37:00.001-08:002016-02-26T08:37:21.381-08:00Return to Chawama: Upper Grade Teachers<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frances Phiri - really loves his students</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi and I returned to Chawama today. We were pleased with the level of
student engagement we observed. We
began with Francis Phiri in grade five.
His 40 students squeezed into a stuffy and dark room yet eager to
learn. Mr. Phiri was using a
number line to teach addition. He
utilized many strategies that engaged the students in discussion. Many students came to the board and
demonstrated successfully how to add various addition problems using the number
line. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">During his post-observation conference he mentioned he wanted to talk
less and have his students to share more to increase student learning – a
wonderful observation! He also wanted some strategies to increase thinking in
his classroom – which I happily shared.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So crowded student must climb over the desks to get to the front!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next we observed Febby Banda, the grade six teacher and
acting head teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Febby has
attended several trainings in the past including a one-week modeling and
coaching session from me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
catches on quickly to concepts presented and desires to acquire the skills to
be a distinguished educator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mabuchi and I were not disappointed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students turn and talk as usual in her class</td></tr>
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</span>One of the
objectives of her lesson was to know which foods have water, since water is an
important and necessary part of our body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She brought several foods such as an orange, watermelon, cucumber and
lemon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She asked students to
demonstrate by squeezing the food to see if liquid would come out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally she held up a sugar cane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Numerous hands went up since sugarcane
is a special treat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
difficult to squeeze the cane but the selected student chewed the cane and
enjoyed the sweet juice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Of course she used engagement strategies throughout the lesson. </span>During
the post-observation conference Febby described the student participation as
“The students were flowing in the lesson.” I had to agree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She made many suggestions to improve
her lesson and listened earnestly to one or two I made.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The new grade eight teacher, Stephen, taught a science
lesson about the cell. He too had many engagement strategies he had picked up
just by observing my lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
used many illustrations to explain the topic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His enthusiasm coupled with his gentleness serve him well in
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our final observation was in Mr. Banda’s class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Yes another Banda – the name is very
common among those from Eastern Province).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The teacher enthusiastically presented his lesson about
matrixes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of the students
were answering and following along.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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</span>During the post-observation conference we suggested he might want to
pause a bit when asking a question to give everyone an opportunity to think
about the answer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is eager to
learn and excel. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two little ones crawl under a desk during break time to look at books. LOVE IT!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi and I will now prepare for the training on Thursday
and Friday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She will spend
tomorrow purchasing food and supplies while I finalize my presentations and
handouts. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08638850439674892850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640530173913214211.post-63750719468585392332016-02-25T11:32:00.000-08:002016-02-25T11:32:31.934-08:00Observations at Chawama<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">February is the middle of the rainy season here. This year however the rain has not been
as plentiful as usual. The water
table remains low and rolling blackouts and water rationing continue. The heat yesterday reminded us of the heat in October or November. This morning
my window was open and I could feel a breeze and later the wind. Suddenly it grew a bit dark. The thunder started rolling, lightening
flashed, and the rain poured down.
It was a welcomed sight but the lake-like puddles in the road delayed
traffic and made our drive to Chawama a challenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi and I observed four teachers today at Chawama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We began with Jeno, the grade seven
teacher who sometimes wears a lab coat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
had training from me in November.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
taught a lesson on multiplying fractions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The students seemed to grasp the concepts and interact well.
During the post-observation conference I reminded him how to represent
fractions with pictures as well as using the algorithm to solve the
problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had many questions and
is eager to learn.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teacher Mercy write the lesson on the board - Mabuchi looks on</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the new teachers, Mercy, teaches grade one. She drew
pictures on the board for the students to count and asked them to write the
numbers represented. During the post-observation conference she said that next
time she would use concrete objects instead to teach the concepts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We discussed what type of concrete
objects she might use for counters including the students’ fingers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Precious, the grade two teacher, who has had one training, taught
a lesson about things we use to stay clean, such as toothpaste, soap, a towel
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teacher Precious takes her teaching seriously</td></tr>
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</span>The students did well on the
assignment and during the post-observation conference the teacher mentioned
several ways she could make the lesson more relevant to the students. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Lundu's kind and soft spoken manner add to his love for children</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The grade three lesson was on division.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The teacher, Mr. Lundu, who has
received no training, introduced the concept by saying division comes from the
word “divide” and divide means to share. I thought phrasing it in such a way described it well and made sense to the students. Mr. Lundu used a lot of “turn and talk” during the
lesson and “write the number on your paper and share with your friends.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The number he used for the students to
divide was quite large which made it difficult for his pupils to solve but he
was on the right track with his engagement strategies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally, we ended our observations with Miss Mtonga, the new
grade four teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She began with
a review from yesterday about synonyms and introduced today’s lesson about
antonyms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had some good
strategies in place and we were able to talk about how to make her practice
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miss Mtonga writes the exercise on the board</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">During the post-observation conference time with teachers I always
go back and ask about the learning objective; what specifically the teacher
wants the students to learn that day. That usually takes some discussion before
we get to the specific objective and understanding of what they should teach.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Writing a clear and concise objective
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The skies cleared up at the end of the day and the sun came
back out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact it is quite warm
again this evening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There might be
rain again tomorrow.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08638850439674892850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640530173913214211.post-62519526776389509612016-02-21T00:11:00.000-08:002016-02-21T00:11:07.658-08:00Return to Kwacha School: Observing Teachers<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi and returned to Kwacha to observe the grade 1 -7
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our first stop was Mrs.
Shawa.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She read a story about the
lion, the hyena, and the hare.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The
children enjoyed the story but really enjoyed sharing ideas with each
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Mrs. Shawa saw their excitement the more excited she became.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi and I were really pleased with
her progress and understanding of the engagement strategies in such a short
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We went to Mr. Phiri’s grade six and seven class next.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. Phiri taught about the
digestive system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had several
things in place in the lesson. Mabuchi helped out at the end by modeling for the teacher
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our final observation took place in the grade two and three
class where the teacher pointed out the provinces and provincial towns on the
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explained to me that some students have been at the school for a year or more
and others are new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We discussed
ways to help the new students such as having them sit next to a student who has
attended Kwacha for some time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
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their teaching and welcomed suggestions for improvements.</span></div>
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town for a bit of shopping. The school with no pencils or exercise books
mysteriously received a couple dozen pencils and a stack of exercise books after
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our host for the week invited Mabuchi and me to his house
for dinner where we had a traditional Zambian meal prepared by his wife and
daughters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> We enjoyed meeting his family and spending the evening with them. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are leaving for
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although the teacher reports they have as many as 15. Seeing that the group was
so small and the teacher so eager to learn I asked if I might demonstrate a
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of my parts of the plant lesson. The students and the teacher enjoyed it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The teacher was able to
explain several strategies I modeled and which ones she might incorporate in her
teaching. Mabuchi and I noticed the students had no pencils only a few crayons
to share and a few pieces of white paper instead of the traditional exercise
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teaching how to turn and talk</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The church also rents part of the building to a private
school of 120 students pre-school through grade seven. The money they collect
contributes to the CCAP community school teacher’s stipend and a bit goes
toward building a permanent structure for the community school.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since the church already has a wall
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but they would like to join and benefit from training and resources available
through CCAP. Currently they rent from a church but would like to move to a
CCAP building where they could teach at no charge. The school has four volunteer
teachers and about 150 students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi and I walked around observing each teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I stopped to watch the head teacher
with his grade 7 students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">He had
s</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">everal strategies in place but with a few tweaks he could engage his students
even more.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I asked him if I could
model a couple methods that might help the students learn better.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">He gladly let me try and then jumped
back in, incorporated the strategies and continued the lesson.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did this one more time and he picked
up the concepts quickly and continued.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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</span>Mabuchi watched and I told her this was a form of coaching that she
could try. A few minutes later I saw her with another teacher modeling and then
stepping aside, modeling and stepping aside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her years of experience and intuition make her a natural in
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mabuchi models "turn and talk"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The enthusiastic grade 2 and 3 teacher continues with math</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mabuchi with teachers, a community member, our host (in back) and Pastor Zimba of Kwacha church.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">CCAP would like to help Hosanna school and has suggested
using Kawama, a church with lots of land for a school building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kawama is located near the current
location of Hosanna and the school could use the building for free.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doors of the church</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The land goes almost to the trees in the background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6 cuties who attend the private school at Cimwemwe</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In November while visiting Kwacha school I also visited
Chimwemwe Church where a community school is planned but not without an income
generating source first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
church is building a venue for receptions or parties and the proceeds from the
profit would first help construct a school building and later pay the
teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Currently the church
rents some space to a private pre-school with six students. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some may remember I lost my dear friend Rev. Kondwani Nkhoma
in June, the former CCAP community schools coordinator.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once she transferred to the Copperbelt
I had promised to visit her but the opportunity came too late.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mabuchi poses in front of the church</td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I fulfilled my promise in a small way
today by visiting her church and home in Kalulushi.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I met the new pastor and his wife,
Pastor and Mrs. Zimba.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It turns
out I met Pastor Zimba when Karl Klontz and Shane were instilling solar panels
on Indepedence Day at Chasefu Seminary back in October.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes, it’s a small world.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kalulushi would like to start a
community school as well.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rev and Mrs. Zimba posing in front of their house where Kondwani once lived</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi and I returned to our guesthouse and started
planning for the training next week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i>This entry was written a couple days ago but internet has been slow or unavailable so I am just now able to publish. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After a five
hour bus ride Monday Mabuchi and I arrived in the Copperbelt in the town of
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</span>One of the pastors picked
us up and drove us to the guesthouse where we are staying until Friday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our housing has graciously been arranged
by one of the elders in the church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The accommodations are clean and complete with a shower and toilet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are dining facilities here as
well making the arrangement quite convenient.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Copperbelt is in the north by the Democratic Republic of
Congo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trees and tall green grass
line the sides of the road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As
this is the rainy season dark clouds roll in each evening and the thunder and lightening
and downpours begin. There is flooding not far from here. But as one of my
Zambian friends expressed, “We prayed for rain and now we have it.”</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note the classroom they are using</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These boys took "form a group" seriously</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grade 2 and 3 squeeze into this small make-shift classroom</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday we visited Almighty Community School in the Kwacha
district of Kitwe. I visited here in November and returned to model lessons for
the three teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The teachers
and students rely rather heavily upon Chibemba (the regional language) and not
English.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I have discussed with
other teachers – the only chance these children have of passing the grade seven
test but more importantly succeeding beyond work in the compound, is speaking
English.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had a good reflection time and a mini training with the
teachers to prepare them for the lessons we will observe on Thursday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teachers and leaders of Almighty Community School</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08638850439674892850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640530173913214211.post-84689624947323801002016-02-13T21:29:00.002-08:002016-02-13T21:29:34.026-08:00Lesson Observations Continue<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The clouds are beautiful during rainy season</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On Thursday we visited two schools located in two of the
neediest sections of town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both
schools have a pre-school program, grade one through three, and four through
six. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The teachers struggle a bit more than other schools to incorporate the
strategies they have been taught. Besides the methodologies, English is also a challenge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the instruction is still taught
in the local language.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
teachers however care about the students and are dedicated and committed to
their school. I keep reminded them, caring and loving students is the most important quality of a teacher and something I cannot teach them so I am glad they already have that!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caring and dedicated teachers post-conference with Mabuchi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This little one walked into class and wanted to sit right next to me</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Friday we visited Mandevu and Matero.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We arrived at Mandevu early enough to
see the children do some warm up exercises, sing the National Anthem, recite
verses and pray. Once the children were dismissed to class, Mabuchi and I began
our observations right away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students are happy to share with each other</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Richard the grade five and six teacher taught a math lesson and his students were very attentive and shared
with their partners readily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Richard is
really making progress and was able to come up with some ideas about how to
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teacher Richard monitors students</td></tr>
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The head teacher, who is a retired
government school teacher, took the training and the lesson I modeled to
heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He engaged all the learners
in a vocabulary lesson in order to prepare them for a passage they will read on
Monday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only did they discuss
and define the words, he was able to show them a picture or example of the
words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I too was engaged in the
lesson so much so I didn’t take any photos! He was able to reflect on his lesson
pointing out what went well and what he might do to improve the lesson next
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I encouraged him to talk
about these things with the other two less experienced teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has much to offer his colleagues and
the students. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Always love chatting with these three</td></tr>
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As usual we concluded our visit with a brief call on the pastor
and the school board.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Matero was our next stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two teachers I observed have had no training from me,
just the model lesson I gave a week ago and some teaching experience elsewhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both teachers incorporated many
strategies I modeled last week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James' visual aid for the lesson</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James monitor his grade one and twos</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">James,
the grade one and two teacher taught parts of the body (a lesson that must be in
the syllabus this week, as I have seen it taught earlier this week in another
grade one & two class).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He used a
song, drew his own chart, and had the students turn and talk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The students seemed to enjoy the lesson
and James reported they did very well on their drawings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Patrick, the grade five & six teacher
taught a lesson on puberty.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I
noticed there was no snickering or giggling while the students brainstormed
changes that take place in the body as they grow from a girl to a woman or boy
to a man.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This would not have been
the case in many of the US classes I have observed.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard prepares for the lesson</td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The teacher asked the students to form groups and immediately,without further instructions, the students got up, moved their desks, and were
seated in groups.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was obvious
the student share in groups and turn and talk frequently as there was no
hesitation when asked to do so. Patrick reported that he just picked up these
techniques from observing my lesson last week and has been practicing them
everyday! </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Both teachers have
learned so m</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">uch and been able to apply it!</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi and I were very encouraged.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teachers reflect after the lesson</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mabuchi and I made a stop downtown and she ran into a
classmate from way out in Eastern Province whom she has not seen for 20
years!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They caught up a bit while
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mabuchi and her friend from Middle School</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I went home exhausted but very satisfied!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08638850439674892850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640530173913214211.post-43347113532400493032016-02-12T06:50:00.002-08:002016-02-12T06:50:18.830-08:00Chawama Day Two<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the bright faces of Chawama</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wednesday I modeled lessons for the grades 5, 6, 7, and the 8/9
teachers of Chawama.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I began with
the grade fives using my lesson on story elements. The class of 30 squeezed into
a small, dark room, four to a desk, yet eager to learn.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The students struggled a bit to
understand the concepts of character, setting, problem and solution.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eventually they were ready to hear the
story of the Tortoise and the Hare.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The teacher thought he might like to try using "turn and talk" as a
teaching strategy.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students enjoy the discussion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grade 7 teacher takes his work seriously. I love the lab coat!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These students are trying to define condensation</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the grade six and seven classes I used the main idea and
detail lesson about the water cycle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Both grades did fairly well even though the grade sixes have not studied
the water cycle and the grade sevens have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The grade six class is taught by Febby Banda who for many years taught
the grade sevens and every year 100% of her students passed
the grade seven test.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her students
are used to being asked to turn and talk, enter into discussion, and think
about the content.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> We were joined by the </span>pastor of
Chawama, Rev. Daniel Tembo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I invited him to watch the lesson, since I have heard him
preach on several occasions and I thought it only fair for him to watch me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the grade 8/9 lesson I taught something from the Zambian science
book about why the sky is blue in the daytime and red at sunset.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I adjusted the lesson so it was more interactive than the book. I made my own diagram so it would be easier to understand than the
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with the teachers. These young teachers made some very thoughtful remarks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spent about 45 minutes with them to
ensure enough time for their reflection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When I asked what they noticed - especially regarding student engagement one teacher said,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You made the children participate, not just one but in whole, all the
pupils.” Also,</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“You let them reflect on what you taught.”</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> My favorite description was, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Giving a space for thought.” </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Wow! Some rich thoughts that make me anticipate the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">lessons I will observe in a couple weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Other perks of the day... The ladies representing all the various denominations of the churches in the area came to Chawama to have a meeting and of course sing. Each denomination has a certain color of uniform. The CCAP is white with a black skirt. I will try to download some of the singing when I have faster internet. For now, you'll have to imagine.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08638850439674892850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640530173913214211.post-24440598434815324562016-02-08T07:47:00.000-08:002016-02-08T07:47:30.747-08:00A Visit to Chawama<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our day began with blue skies, sunshine, and a drive to
Chawama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chawama is a large school
including pre-school through grade nine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The pre-school and grades eight and nines are tuition-based thus helping subsidize the other grades.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Traditionally
teacher turnover is fairly stable here, so I was surprised to see that six of the ten teachers are new! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I began in grade one with the lesson about the parts of the
plant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We found a plant outside to
draw as an example before coming inside to label the parts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The grade ones needed some translation
assistance from Mabuchi but most were able to understand the lesson and learn
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When Mabuchi and I walked into the grade two class we saw
the grade three class also squeezed into room facing the opposite direction. The teachers obviously try to teach
each grade separately in the one confined space. Mabuchi moved the desks so they were all facing the same way
and I taught the two grades together (about 60 students total). Again we did parts of the plant
and went outside to draw a real plant.
When we returned I engaged the students using several simple engagement
strategies I’ve been encouraging the teachers to use such as “turn and talk,”
“think, pair, share,” and “thumbs up thumbs down.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The grade twos and threes
seemed to pick up the English quicker than at some other schools. There is a little more English spoken
at Chawama but I am still encouraging the teachers to do more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> The final lesson was in grade 4. I taught story elements using the tale of <i>The</i> <i>Lion
and the Mouse. </i>It took a while
to get the students to understand the elements - character, setting, problem,
and solution but after using several examples from stories in which they are
familiar (e.g. Jonah and the Whale, and the Christmas story etc.) we were ready
to listen for the story elements in <i>The</i>
<i>Lion and the Mouse.</i> At first the
students had a difficult time sharing answers with one another but eventually
warmed up to the idea and were sharing freely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">During a break I noticed these gentleman who are part of the
Chawama church standing outside enjoying the sunshine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I asked the man in the middle about his shirt (The Good Husband Campaign). He
told me he is part of a group who encourages husbands to treat their wives
without violence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know
domestic violence is a concern here and in some tribes an accepted part of the
culture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was pleased to see he
is raising awareness about this issue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Stanley, the man in the yellow shirt, told me he was the father to Makelena. Makelena was the
pre-school teacher at Chawama for many years whom I knew well. She died suddenly last year proceeded a
few months earlier by her mother.
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oldest. Unfortunately stories like
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">During the wrap-up discussion with the teachers many
commented, as their colleagues at other schools observed, how much I have the
students discuss the answers and participate instead of just pouring the
content into the students’ heads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After each teacher told me what they were going to practice in order to
be ready for Mabuchi and I observe in a couple weeks, I spent some time with
the teachers I will model lessons for tomorrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The grade seven teacher wants me to teacher two lessons –
one on reading comprehension and one math lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I agreed even though it will be difficult to squeeze five
lessons into a few hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">During our discussion I could feel the air heating up and
becoming more and more humid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Suddenly there was a clap of thunder and the rains poured down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can never predict if it’s going to
rain or not here because the clouds form so suddenly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore I always carry my trusty Seattle raincoat wherever
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We began our day at Matero, a school I have visited
often. They have a large
pre-school program with two teachers and about 75 children. Even though I am not working with
pre-school teachers this trip I had to stop by and greet my old friends Rabecca and Peggy before visiting the grades one through six.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The teacher who has been teaching grades 1 – 4 for many
years (Fanley) got married and moved to another city with her husband.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two new teachers are now at Matero who
have some experience teaching in private schools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>James teaches the grade one and two class and Patrick the
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my lesson on parts of the plant to the grades one and two and began by having them draw a plant
outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Students are not asked to draw from real life - only from diagrams on the chalkboard. It is always a challenge to get them started but they seemed to enjoy it once they found their confidence. </span>When we got back inside and I started asking questions I noticed the students did not know how to turn and talk to their neighbors for ideas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first several questions were met with blank stares.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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</span>Once the students warmed up to the idea that they could ask their
partner for help the discussion started flowing more freely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Assessing the level of difficulty of this lesson and how much the grade one and twos struggled to learn the words <i>flower</i>, <i>leaf, stem</i> and <i>roots</i> as parts of the plant, I decided to adjust my planned lesson and teach my Zambian Flag
lesson to the older students<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> in hopes that it would be the correct level of difficulty.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">students reluctantly
asked their neighbors for help but eventually they joined in the discussion
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I asked the teachers what they noticed they commented
that I asked a lot of questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The teachers yesterday made the same comment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yesterday I only acknowledged this thinking that was an
obvious observation and asked them, "what else?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today I realized they commented on this because students are
not asked a lot of questions, they are simply told the content, asked to copy
it off the board and at best fill in the blanks to assess their knowledge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are never allowed to talk to their
neighbor or think for themselves. I should have remembered this is the traditional way of teaching. I guess I was hoping that times have changed and this is no longer the practice. I reminded the teachers the importance of
getting the students to think for themselves and the power of discussing ideas with their classmates. Teaching is not telling the answers
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there. In 2012 I did some intensive work with engagement strategies - modeling,
observing, and giving feedback for a week in that school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It really made a difference for student learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately all the
teachers from that time have moved on to other schools and many of the students moved with their
teachers. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The enrollment is down to 10 - 15 students per class. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So today while introducing my lesson and asking questions I received blank stares. This was partly because I
“talk funny” and “look funny.”</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My
accent is so different from Zambian English and students rarely see a white
person, especially an older white haired, white woman that the combination of
the language, my appearance and a new teacher was quite a distraction from the learning. Also
asking students to think, infer, and question why, is just not done here. I did get some productive discussion with the grade sevens about the water cycle.</span></div>
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their neighbor. They want to practice “turn and talk” or “think pair share”
before I come back next Friday to observe their lessons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also discussed the importance of
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Missisi and John Laing are named after British landowners
who used to have farms in this part of Lusaka, which is now part of the
city. Missisi is how the locals
referred to the “Mrs.” who lived on that plot of land. While driving through both compounds I
was struck by how many children are not in school. We passed scores of children out playing during school
hours. This only reinforces the
great need for community schools to reach these children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The children in both schools we visited today struggle with
English. I gave two of the same
lessons as yesterday and Mabuchi had to jump in many times to help
translate. Also, the students
struggled to answer in English and again Mabuchi had to help with the
translation. At Mississi when I
asked students to “turn and talk” many of them stared at me because they are
not used to talking to each other.
Eventually they shared ideas with each other. Their teachers are going to practice using “turn and talk”
as a strategy. I also encouraged
them to use more English when they are teaching. The grade seven test is all in English except for one part
testing local language proficiency.
If they do not practice hearing and speaking English they have no chance
at passing the test.</span></div>
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grades one, two and three. She
seems eager to learn the strategies.
The grade four, five, and six teacher uses “turn and talk” sometimes so
once the students warmed up to the idea of a white woman teaching them they
were eager to share ideas with one another. After the demonstration lessons, both teachers said they
wanted to practice “turn and talk” and group work with the students more. They saw the benefit of having students
interact and discuss answers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On a side note: The electricity and water have been working fine –
which is a real bonus! I will take
it as long as I can get it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The next phase of the project involves modeling lessons for
teachers, watching teachers teach and providing feedback, and getting teachers
to change their habits so they can incorporate more effective teaching
strategies. Mabuchi and I are
visiting every school and teacher in the CCAP community schools in Lusaka.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday we visited Mtendere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I began by teaching a grade one and two class of 55.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can you imagine?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was impressed by how well-behaved and
cooperative the students were given the circumstances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I taught a lesson about parts of a
plant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We began by going outside,
finding a plant and drawing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then
we came inside and reviewed the parts of the plant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this age the children are generally taught in the local
language and aren’t very familiar with English.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were a few times Mabuchi had to jump in and help with
a translation here and there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">55 first and second graders line up by simply being told to "line up please"</td></tr>
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students – which is still a large class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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had to stay home for some time to help with a sick family member or work
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Students are allowed to enroll at any age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this lesson students were learning about the flag of
Zambia including being asked to color it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A lesson about story elements was next for grade six. We read the story of the Tortoise and
the Hare and students had to figure out the characters, setting, problem,
solution and moral of the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
had made a chart of the story elements, followed by a discussion about each
element before we read the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This was very new information for the students and they struggled a bit
to fill in the chart but utilizing "turn and talk" helped the students come up with some answers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally the grade sevens learned about main idea and detail
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</span>Some had studied the water cycle before and remembered some
of the concepts such as evaporation or condensation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But none of the students had thought about the main idea or
details so the task was challenging.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These students come after school to read books because they have no books at home.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After the lessons had been taught I met with the teachers to
discuss what they noticed and what they might use in their teaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each teacher had an idea<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of what they wanted to incorporate more
into their teaching whether it was “turn and talk” or group work or just
getting the students to talk to each other more during the lesson about the
content.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They all agreed to
practice the strategy so they are ready for Mabuchi and me to observe them and
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was encouraged by the response from the teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am really looking forward to watching
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As Christmas approaches and 2015 ends, I reflect upon this journey so far. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Between October and mid-November I visited 22 schools where I observed and conversed with 65 teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I remain impressed by the commitment of the CCAP community
school teachers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I observed happy students who enjoy attending school, teachers with a strong sense of calling to this important work, and learning in spite of limited resources. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Schools
in Lusaka and the Copperbelt have fewer resources than Eastern Province, especially
books, materials, and building development. This may be due to many more community schools in the city
than in the rural areas and therefore the government has fewer resources and materials to support schools in the cities. Also, some western partners work only in the rural areas and not the
cities. Support is needed for all schools but especially those in the cities.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Many, but not all, of our most skilled teachers have left. Retention of teachers is difficult due to lack of
pay. Some highly
skilled teachers who remain in CCAP schools have reported they are “looking for greener
pastures.” The need for self-sustaining, income generating projects that can provide payment for teachers is urgent in order to retain quality teachers.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">70%
of the teachers have received one training only and 63% of those received their
only training in 2015 because they have been working with CCAP for less than a
year.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I will return for the month of February to Lusaka and the Copperbelt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My plan is to spend time with each
teacher modeling, consulting, and coaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will also work closely with Mabuchi to train her in how
to do the same so that the program will be self-sustaining after I leave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Training Plan for February:</span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the first 45 minutes, I will model a lesson of the
teachers’ choice from a menu of possible lessons. Ideally, 2 teachers
will observe at a time along with Mabuchi.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Using guided questions, teachers will make notes regarding
teaching practices they observed.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each teacher will then have a “pre-conference” with Mabuchi and
me to discuss the lesson we will observe.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The teacher will then give a 30 – 45 minute lesson, receive positive
feedback from us, and suggestions upon their request. Head teachers will
also be welcomed to sit in with permission from the observed teacher.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After working with all schools, Mabuchi and I will return a week or so
later and complete a 15 minute walk-through with written feedback.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Follow-up training for teachers will be provided in a workshop format.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As the year comes
to an end, please consider making a tax-deductable contribution to this
project at <a href="http://africanleadershippartners.org/support/">http://africanleadershippartners.org/support/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have raised around
$1000, my church will contribute $3500 but I still need approximately $4000 to
complete this work. Below are the costs from the fall trip and estimates for the
February and Spring trips. If you have specific questions, please contact me
directly via email at <a href="mailto:mbeilke@me.com">mbeilke@me.com</a>.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">FALL TRIP (1 trip – 6
weeks) <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Expense<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Description<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cost<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Airfare</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Doha
to Swaziland/Zambia and back + trip to Ndola<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1650</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ground transport</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Taxi,
bus, CCAP vehicle – Lusaka & Eastern Province<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">225</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Food/Water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Groceries,
dining out – about $5.00/day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">200</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lodging</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Guest
Houses in Eastern Province<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">100</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Solar Panel</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Computer
& phone charging during daily power outages<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 59.4pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">310</span></div>
</td>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Communication</span></div>
</td>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SIM
card, data, internet<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">55</span></div>
</td>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Medical</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 279.0pt;" valign="top" width="279">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Insurance,
doctor visits<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 59.4pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">320</span></div>
</td>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Teacher Training</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 279.0pt;" valign="top" width="279">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One
day for 12 teachers – food, materials, cooks, bus fare<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 59.4pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">170</span></div>
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<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Total<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3030</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">FEBRUARY & SPRING
TRIPS (2 trips – 4 weeks & 6 weeks)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Expense<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Description<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cost<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in;" valign="top" width="104">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Airfare</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Doha
to Lusaka, Lusaka to Doha (2 trips)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2150</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ground Transport</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bus
& CCAP vehicle – Lusaka, Ndola & Eastern Province<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">550</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Food/Water</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Groceries,
dining out – about $5.00/day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 59.4pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">350</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lodging</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Spring
Trip only<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 59.4pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">100</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Communication</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SIM
card, data, internet<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 59.4pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">110</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Medical</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Insurance,
doctor visits<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">200</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Teacher Training</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 279.0pt;" valign="top" width="279">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2
days/30 teachers in Lusaka/40 teachers in Eastern Province<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 59.4pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1800</span></div>
</td>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Total<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5260</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!</span></div>
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