A TDA (Tigray Development Association) \u2013 Eminence Social Entrepreneurs \u2013 Initiative Africa Collaboration for Growing Thinking Schools in the Tigray Region. Key questions that were developed by the participants in the workshop include:<\/p>\n Stage 1 Leadership Teams<\/strong> <\/p>\n Stage 2 Whole Schools<\/strong> Stage 3 Site Visits<\/strong> Video for Reflective Practices, Models of Excellence, Action Research<\/strong> Trainer of Trainers<\/strong> Universities and Accreditation<\/strong> Read the Proposal for the collaboration with Tigray Development Association, Thinking Schools Ethiopia, Thinking Schools International and Initiative Africa (administering the grant). Read the Thinking Schools Accreditation Process. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n<\/em><\/strong>by Dagim Melese – Thinking Schools Ethiopia Lead Trainer for Eminence Social Entrepreneurs<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC05168-b.jpg\" "\\"DSC05168-b\\"")
<\/a>Tigray Development Association (TDA) conducted a project sensitization workshop on Saturday, 26 March 2015, in Tigray Regional Administration. \u00a0The project is entitled Growing Thinking Schools from the Inside Out in 36 schools representing each Tigray region\u2019s zonal administrations. \u00a0The purpose of the workshop is to consult with key stakeholders on issues of effective implementation of the project program so as to see the adaptability, relevance, and instrumentality of the program for the school improvement needs of the education system in the region. The stakeholders included University Lecturers, Dean of Pedagogical sciences, Wereda <\/em>Supervisors, Project Director, Education quality assurance specialists, Leadership of TDA and Tigray region education bureau. \u00a0Brief explanation on alignment of the Thinking School model with school improvement program GEQIP of MOE (Ministry of Education), the project\u2019s goal, and discussion on the underlying concepts of the TSE model preceded a prominent event of the day long workshop: discussions among the participants about criteria for selection of the schools and ways of assessing the fruits of the intervention program.
\ndownload the pdf file<\/a>\u00a0of the project proposal \/ overview<\/p>\n<\/a>Various pragmatic issues were raised and deliberated upon among the participants during the discussion.\u00a0 There were also thoughts surfaced from different frames of references from the different stakeholders.\u00a0 The decision on the choice of the schools to be included in the pilot project was sought to be made from the combination of reasoning derived from different and contending vantage points. The following were some of the perspectives entertained in discussion;<\/p>\n\n
Schools Previous performance <\/strong>– \u00a0\u00a0the camps included those that preferred a combination of best performing schools and weakly running schools which is thought to shed light to changes due to intervention in comparison. The other camp contends that there are already other similar intervention programs working in same zonal administration and there are also schools that had not benefited from previous intervention programs. Therefore, we should benefit the poorly functioning schools without adequately met infrastructures.<\/li>\n<\/a>These were the issues the participants consulted with each other and deliberated upon. The discussions were intensely interactive, reflective, and critical from different perspectives.\u00a0 Group facilitators were observed to be satisfying to their group members. The discussion finally wrapped up with integrative, inclusive and accommodative statements as regards the issues of the discussion.<\/p>\n\n
\nThe next step is the upcoming trainings for Leadership Teams (8 principals and lead teachers from each school) of the 36 model schools. The trainings will be facilitated by Thinking Schools Ethiopia Lead Trainers Atsede Tsehayou\u00a0and Dagim Melese, and Thinking Schools International Global Trainer Robert Price. The trainings will be held from the 12-21 April in 3 locations: Shire, Aksum and Wukro. The schedule of the trainings is:<\/p>\n\n\n
\n Group<\/td>\n Zone<\/td>\n Number of Woreda\u00c2\u00a0 in the group<\/td>\n Number of schools<\/td>\n Number of participants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n One \/Shire<\/td>\n West<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n North West<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 6<\/td>\n 42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 9<\/td>\n 63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Two\/Aksum<\/td>\n Central<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 9<\/td>\n 63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 9<\/td>\n 63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Three\/ Wukro<\/td>\n Eastern<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 6<\/td>\n 42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n South West<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mekelle<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n South<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 6<\/td>\n 42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total<\/td>\n 6<\/td>\n 18<\/td>\n 126<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n cluster supervisor<\/td>\n 12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n cluster supervisor<\/td>\n 36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total participants<\/td>\n 262<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nTrainings will be whole school trainings facilitated by the leadership teams and a Thinking Schools Ethiopia lead trainer.<\/p>\n
\nThis will be followed by regular site visits by Thinking Schools Ethiopia trainers to facilitate professional development and model best practices with demonstration lessons with students.<\/p>\n
\nVideo will also be used to capture models of excellence by teachers to share between the 36 model schools.<\/p>\n
\nThinking Schools Ethiopia trainers will be trained from Tigray Education Bureau, model schools and Tigray Development Association to assure ongoing growth and the sustainability of Thinking Schools Ethiopia in collaboration with TDA.<\/p>\n
\nUniversities will provide accreditation of Thinking Schools as a reflective practice while building a body of action research to learn and grow the Thinking Schools model. In the Tigray region Mekelle and Aksum Universities will be collaborative partners.
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