Tag Archives: Active learning

English Classes

Posted on December 15, 2012 by James

Since November, I have been  teaching one of the first year English courses (Communication 101) at the Teachers’ College, for three lessons each week.  In doing so, I have been trying to demonstrate good practice.  I have been working closely with … Continue reading →

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Sustainability of the HDP

Posted on December 12, 2012 by James

Whilst I have been in Ethiopia, I have had many different roles.  These have included: teaching at the college, in primary schools and at the local prison; training school teachers in active learning, lesson planning and assessment; providing English language training for practicum students … Continue reading →

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Spontaneous Active Learning!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by James

Last Monday, Kate and I were invited to Geray Primary (which is one of the more rural schools on the outskirts of Finote Selam).  The teacher that invited us is responsible for the continuous professional development of five schools.  He … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Recruitment Case Study

Posted on August 20, 2012 by James

Two months ago,  four members of staff from VSO London came to Finote Selam to interview Pat and I.  The purpose of their visit was to profile volunteer stories relating to VSO’s work in Ethiopia.  I have now been sent a copy … Continue reading →

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My Last Week with Stride Athletics

Posted on August 11, 2012 by James

During my final week with Stride Athletics, we had two visitors from Ireland arrive in Yirgalem. Eddie (a retired police man) came out to do some athletics coaching with the children and Maria (an engineer) came out to help with … Continue reading →

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English Lessons with Stride Athletics

Posted on July 28, 2012 by James

I have now been teaching English to the members of Stride Athletics Club for about five weeks. I teach them in two groups: in the morning I have the younger children and in the afternoon I teach the older students. … Continue reading →

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Further School Visits

Posted on May 26, 2012 by James

Pat and I have been making some additional school visits to review the impact of our active learning workshops. One of the schools we have visited is Hodansh; it is situated in a small village just outside of Finote Selam, … Continue reading →

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Active Learning Follow-Up

Posted on May 8, 2012 by James

Having completed our eight active learning workshops (and trained 326 teachers), Pat and I have been keen to evaluate the impact of our work. Therefore we have been revisiting some of the schools in Finote Selam and the surrounding areas. … Continue reading →

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Active Learning Workshops

Posted on March 18, 2012 by James

During the last couple of weeks Pat and I have been running workshops on active learning for the 13 cluster schools, which are linked to the college. For each training day we have taught an average of fifty teachers from … Continue reading →

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School Visits

Posted on October 8, 2011 by James

This week I have been working in two of the local primary schools in Finote Selam, with Pat (the VSO Cluster School Co-ordinator). We have carried out some observations and taught some demonstration English lessons. We have been very pleased … Continue reading →

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