DR Congo: Projet pour l

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DR Congo Projet pour lappui à la pédagogie
active (P.A.P.A.) 3/10/05
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DR Congo Projet P.A.P.A.
Context

• Complete collapse
• Retro-development
• No Bilateral Agreement
• Working with primary schools run by Catholics,
  Protestants, Kimbaguistes, Salvation Army

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DR Congo Projet P.A.P.A.
What We Found

• Learning Needs Assessment
• Rote learning
• Lack of relevance
• Concepts not informed by concrete experience or
  local resources

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DR Congo Projet P.A.P.A.
What We Did (Pilot)

• Trained educators in active learning techniques
  (w/ gender)
• Helped teachers harness community learning
  resources
• Guided teachers in the development of new lesson
  plans and didactic materials
• Promoted ongoing professional development through
  peer-to-peer training activities
• Introduced technology as a tool (Telecenter, DVD)

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DR Congo Projet P.A.P.A.
Where We Are Now

• ME Findings
• Change in Pedagogical Practice (pilot)
• There are changes taking place in the field as
  far as classroom methodology is concerned.
• Theory/abstract ? Concrete examples (teacher)
• new habits in the use of ICT (pilot)
• Encarta informs lesson planning
• Small business owners arranging for meetings and
  the purchase of merchandise in Kinshasa.
• 100 km to use Center
• Decrease number of transfusions . . .

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DR Congo Projet P.A.P.A.
Where We Want to Be (Sept. 06)

• Manipulatives will not be used just for
  demonstration but ... for children to engage in
  activities ... Eg measuring objects,
  themselves, and each other with a meter stick.
• . . . . Continue, expand training
• 120 schools, 720 teachers, 120 directors, 43
  administrators
• Community Involvement
• Classroom, project support

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DR Congo Projet P.A.P.A.
Support Materials

• Teacher/Trainer Kits (Didactic Materials) (885)
• National Curriculum distribution (885)
• 3000 teacher text/resource books (25/school)
• Student learning materials through Learning
  Resources Network (LRN) (20k)

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D.R. Congo Projet P.A.P.A. How We Are
Measuring Impact

• Impact Evaluation
• teacher interviews
• classroom observation protocols
• Principal interview protocol
• school visit protocol

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DR Congo Projet P.A.P.A.
An Example of Impact To-Date