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A professional development initiative for educators working in extraordinary circumstances.

Mary Mendenhall Teachers in Contexts of Forced Displacement Workshop

November 2, 2016 Berlin, Germany

TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS

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A vast majority of children in �refugee camps lack access to �

quality education.

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To improve refugee education, we have to start

with teachers.

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Refugee teachers are resilient, �but the challenges they face are �

real and pressing.

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Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya

•  21 primary schools serving 58,279 students (23,257 girls)

•  Primary school enrollment 73% •  Secondary school enrollment 2%

•  562 teachers - 483 of whom are refugees

•  over 150 leave teaching each year

•  Only 31% are trained

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Background: Teachers for Teachers Initiative

In 2015, Teachers College, Columbia University partnered with Finn Church Aid, UNHCR and Lutheran World Federation to develop and test an integrated professional development opportunity that would help to improve the quality of education in areas of crisis. ��The following initiative has been designed uniquely for refugee teachers in Kakuma, Kenya with an eye towards providing sustained support to teachers here and possibly in other settings.

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A professional development initiative for educators

working in extraordinary circumstances.

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The Initiative

Teachers for Teachers brings together a variety of self-development opportunities for refugee teachers to provide on-site and online tailored, supportive and integrated learning. Training Coaching

Mentoring

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TRAINING

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The Initiative

Training teams of international and local staff lead in-person training sessions with 25 to 30-person teacher cohorts. During this time, teachers learn new techniques and methodologies—crafted particularly for emergency contexts—that they can immediately begin putting into practice.

Training Coaching

Mentoring

TRAINING

Access open-source Training for Primary School Teachers in Crisis Contexts materials here: www.ineesite.org/tpd

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COACHING

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The Initiative

While applying learning from the training sessions, teachers get the opportunity to raise questions and get one-to-one support from peer teachers. These sessions are great for working on challenges together.

Training Coaching

Mentoring

COACHING

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MENTORING

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The Initiative

Throughout the program, teachers benefit from having access to external resources through mobile mentoring. This is a great opportunity to troubleshoot together and build on the learning process in a virtual cohort through WhatsApp and a secret Facebook group.

Training Coaching

Mentoring

MENTORING

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Key Questions

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Teacher Professional Development (Broadly speaking)

What are (other) effective models for strengthening and expanding support to teachers in displacement settings?

What are the best M&E and research designs for measuring effectiveness of teacher professional development?

How are we defining “effectiveness” – by learning achievement, teacher motivation, teacher retention, etc?

How can effective models be recognized and/or incorporated into existing training approaches in displacement contexts that lead to certification?

Key questions

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ASANTE SANA!