{"id":3472,"date":"2016-03-03T18:44:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T18:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=3472"},"modified":"2016-03-05T12:10:18","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T12:10:18","slug":"menkere-and-zata-primary-schoolsthinking-schools-ethiopia-tigrayphase-3school-site-visitsprofessional-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=3472","title":{"rendered":"Menkere and Zata Primary Schools<br \/>Thinking Schools Ethiopia \u2013 Tigray<br \/>Phase 3<br \/>School Site Visits<br \/>Professional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata5.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3474\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3474\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata5.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"menkere-zata5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata5.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata5.jpg?fit=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3474\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata5.jpg?resize=750%2C563\" alt=\"menkere-zata5\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata5.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata5.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Menkere and Zata Primary Schools<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>By Dagim Melese and Atsede Teshayou<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Photos and Video by Atsede Tsehayou and Dagim Melese<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3476\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3476\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata2.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"menkere-zata2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata2.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata2.jpg?fit=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3476\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata2.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"menkere-zata2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata2.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Our site visits continued with Menkere and Zata primary schools along with my co-country Thinking Schools Ethiopia trainer Atsede Tsehayou.\u00a0A total number of 28 teachers teach at Menkere Primary School\u00a0with a focus on the continual training of the use of Thinking Maps in the classrooms. We saw the need to do a brief professional development training for the educators. Brief review of the principles of the Thinking Schools Ethiopia (TSE)\u00a0model was followed by discussion on research basis of Visual Tools (Thinking Maps). Atsede modelled collegial coaching with the teachers. This model has teachers observing a short lesson by a peer teacher. They observe positive aspects of the lesson and also write down questions to share at the debriefing. Atsede\u00a0shared the plan of her demo lesson (sequence of the lesson). She followed the briefing by doing\u00a0her demo lesson before all the educators.\u00a0She then facilitated a\u00a0debriefing after the demo lesson where teachers shared their positive observations and questions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata6.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3475\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3475\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata6.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"menkere-zata6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata6.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata6.jpg?fit=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3475\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata6.jpg?resize=750%2C563\" alt=\"menkere-zata6\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata6.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata6.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><strong>Key Points and Outcomes\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3480\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3480\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata16.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"menkere-zata16\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata16.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata16.jpg?fit=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata16.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"menkere-zata16\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata16.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata16.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Key points that constituted shared understanding we all reached at the end of the day were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The urgency with which Thinking Maps need to be transferred to students.<br \/>\n\u2014post them on walls<br \/>\n\u2014model using them in the class room<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate conditions\u00a0 for students so as to support them using Thinking Maps creatively in their classroom assignments, home works, and with projects.<\/li>\n<li>Share best practices amongst one another<\/li>\n<li>learn from each other experimenting demo lessons and refining practices .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3477\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3477\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata3.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"menkere-zata3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata3.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata3.jpg?fit=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3477\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata3.jpg?resize=750%2C563\" alt=\"menkere-zata3\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata3.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Thinking Schools Ethiopia project in Tigray is a collaboration with\u00a0Tigray Development Association (TDA) and Thinking Foundation supported by funding administered by Initiative Africa and granted by Sida (Swedish Development Agency). Read more at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tdaint.org\">Tigray Development Association<\/a> website, <a href=\"http:\/\/initiativeafrica.net\">Initiative Africa<\/a> website and <a href=\"http:\/\/thinkingfoundation.org\">Thinking Foundation<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata15.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3479\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3479\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata15.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"menkere-zata15\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata15.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata15.jpg?fit=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3479\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata15.jpg?resize=750%2C563\" alt=\"menkere-zata15\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata15.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata15.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflections\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata10.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3478\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3478\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata10.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"menkere-zata10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata10.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata10.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3478\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata10.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"menkere-zata10\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata10.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/menkere-zata10.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>From this training I was able to gain knowledge on how to enhance student participation, how to encourage critical thinking. I am inspired to make more effort after I went to my school. However I beg you to continue such trainings.<br \/>\n<em>Haftom Zenebe &#8211; primary school teacher<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was very helpful training where I have been able to gain new perspective of what thinking is and how to encourage it. I believe this should continually happen.<br \/>\n<em>Meresiet &#8211; \u00a0primary school teacher<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\">Thinking Schools Ethiopia<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Tigray is a\u00a0collaboration of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tdaint.org\">Tigray Development Association<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkingfoundation.org\">Thinking Foundation<\/a>\u00a0for 37 model schools in 12 Woredas located in all \u00a07 zonal administrations with funding administered by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/initiativeafrica.net\">Initiative Africa<\/a>\u00a0for a Girl&#8217;s Empowerment Whole School Change grant from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sida.se\/English\/\">Sida (Swedish Development Agency)<\/a>\u00a0that began as a grass roots project by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eggplant.org\">Robert Seth Price<\/a>\u00a0along with lead country trainers\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?page_id=1474\">Atsede Tsehayou<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?page_id=1680\">Dagim Melese<\/a>.\u00a0Read the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eggplant.org\/pdf\/thinking-schools-ethiopia-ch11.pdf\">chapter on Ethiopia<\/a>\u00a0in the Corwin Press book\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thinkingfoundation.org\/resources\/books\/books.html\"><em>Pathways to Thinking Schools<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Menkere and Zata Primary Schools By Dagim Melese and Atsede Teshayou Photos and Video by Atsede Tsehayou and Dagim Melese Our site visits continued with Menkere and Zata primary schools along with my co-country Thinking Schools Ethiopia trainer Atsede Tsehayou.\u00a0A total number of 28 teachers teach at Menkere Primary School\u00a0with a focus on the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=3472\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Menkere and Zata Primary Schools<br \/>Thinking Schools Ethiopia \u2013 Tigray<br \/>Phase 3<br \/>School Site Visits<br \/>Professional Development<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","gallery-content-unit","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7oKjh-U0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3452,"url":"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=3452","url_meta":{"origin":3472,"position":0},"title":"Hayelom Elementary SchoolThinking Schools Ethiopia &#8211; TigrayPhase 3School Site VisitsProfessional Development","author":"admin","date":"February 28, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\"...before the refreshment school site visit training and class demonstration lesson we did in two of the real classrooms of our\u00a0school, I thought that Thinking\u00a0Maps were\u00a0only selectively used with some contents but now I\u00a0realize the fact that thinking maps can\u00a0be used with all kinds of contents...\" Hayelom Elementary School Teacher\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"hayelom_testimonial","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hayelom_testimonial.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3434,"url":"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=3434","url_meta":{"origin":3472,"position":1},"title":"Thinking Schools Ethiopia &#8211; TigrayPhase 3School Site VisitsProfessional DevelopmentKalamino Special High School Andishumdihun Elementary School","author":"admin","date":"February 25, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"By Dagim Melese and Atsede Teshayou Photos and Video by Atsede Tsehayou and Dagim Melese Thinking Schools Ethiopia\u2014Thinking Schools Tigray began a third phase with ongoing scaffolding support for whole school systematic implementation of Thinking Schools pedagogy including Thinking Maps across all disciplines and at all grade levels. 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