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\n Growing Thinking Schools\u00a0Inside Out<\/strong>: \u00a0Empowering Young Girls: Building Communities<\/strong>
\n Westwrn Zone, Wolkayt\u00a0Woreda
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<\/a><\/strong>Report written by Berihu\u00a0Alay (COC)\u00a0\u2022\u00a0November, 2015\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Humera<\/em><\/p>\nThe objectives and strategies for the quality improvement of general education during the forthcoming years have been clearly spelled out by the MoE in the General Education Quality Improvement Package (GEQIP). The package is composed of a number of components and sub-components which are complementary to each other and form part of an integrated school effectiveness model.<\/p>\n
The strategy have made devised system of assessing, upgrading and certifying quality of education delivery of schools as well as professional capacity of all staff in the education system. However challenges are threatening the successful practice of these policy intentions. The Tigrai regional Bureau of education and TDA believe the introduction and effective and efficient implementation of the project \u201cGrowing Thinking Schools Inside Out \u2013Empowering Girls Building Communities\u201d ,\u00a0Educational ideology, which is currently being proven within the international school communities around the world, to have a significant accelerating effect in transforming the quality of provision of education in Tigrai Schools.<\/p>\n
Thinking Schools Ethiopia<\/a> – Tigray is a\u00a0collaboration of\u00a0Tigray Development Association<\/a>\u00a0and Thinking Foundation<\/a>\u00a0for 37 model schools in 12 Woredas located in all \u00a07 zonal administrations with funding administered by Initiative Africa<\/a> for a Girl’s Empowerment Whole School Change grant from Sida (Swedish Development Agency)<\/a>\u00a0that began as a grass roots project by Robert Seth Price<\/a>\u00a0along with lead country trainers Atsede Tsehayou<\/a> and Dagim Melese<\/a>.\u00a0Read the chapter on Ethiopia<\/a> in the Corwin Press book Pathways to Thinking Schools<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n The approach of Thinking Schools is a systems approach that uses lifelong thinking and problem solving methods that support deeper understanding and methods of sharing understanding including students, teachers, leadership and parents. This includes secondary, elementary, across all disciplines and supports special needs. The Thinking Schools approach provides an equal opportunity for all students regarding of gender to develop their thinking skills equally for mutual understanding and success. Additionally, the methods are skills that parallel tools an entrepreneur would use to develop and succeed with all students\u2019 professional development.<\/p>\n In wereda Wolkayt, three schools are targeted under this project. These are Getachew Azenaw Secondary School, Negash Primary School and Teshome Primary School.<\/p>\n After the TOT training given for top performing teachers, schools have been accomplished different activities to implement the objectives by accepting the rational of the project. It is believed that the rational for implementation of Thinking Schools Ethiopia is that lifelong skills for use with problem solving in school, life and work for students, educators, school leaders and parents which is vital for growing school community in particular and the whole school system in general.<\/p>\n Hence, target schools have accomplished different activities in the last three weeks. In Nov, 05, 06 and 08, 2015 all the target schools (Getachew Azenaw Secondary School, Negash Primary School and Teshome Primary School respectively) have given trainings for teachers. (See photos if necessary)<\/p>\n Wereda Education Leaders During the training session, all the responsible trainer teachers have been led the training and all teachers in the school have been participated. The eight different thinking maps have been posted at any angle of the school and discussed in detail.<\/p>\n Participants were satisfied and they reflected that they are committed to implement these maps in their class rooms to ensure quality education with clear understanding of the rational of the project.<\/p>\n Negash Primary School Hence, they have accomplished the training with a much needed manner and all trainees have decided to implement the project in their school in general and the THINKING MAPS<\/strong> in their class rooms in particular.<\/p>\n Teshome Primary School<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The role of the wereda education head and management experts has taken a lions position in leading the target schools to give trainings for their teachers in their schools. A meeting with management committee has been held on 03\/11\/2015 and we gave directions for target schools to plan action plans and give trainings.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nGetachew Azenaw Secondary School
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\n<\/strong>In this secondary school, all the trained teachers and the TOT trainers together have made an open discussion on how to give training for all teachers of the school. Based on this, they have assigned different committees. (See their minutes). Besides, they have discussed on the action plan prepared by the school director. Then they have all agreed to give the training based on the scheduled time.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Similarly in Negash primary school, TOT trainers with other trained teachers have prepared an action plan and assigned committees to implement the training. Besides, this school has prepared a budget.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>In this school similarly with other target schools, have planned an action plan assigned committees based on the direction given by the top leaders of the wereda education office and me (IEGRS project COC). Therefore, they have given the training for all concerned teachers.<\/p>\n