DR Congo: Projet pour l’appui à la pédagogie

active (P.A.P.A.) 3/10/05

teachers discovering local resources

children in front of Vanga Telecenter

teacher-made manipulative

ContextDR Congo: Projet P.A.P.A.

• Complete collapse

• “Retro-development”

• No Bilateral Agreement

• Working with primary schools run by Catholics, Protestants, Kimbaguistes, Salvation Army

Luozi

Vanga

What We FoundDR Congo: Projet P.A.P.A.

• Learning Needs Assessment– Rote learning– Lack of relevance – Concepts not informed by

concrete experience or local resources

. . . losing interest

What We Did (Pilot)DR Congo: Projet P.A.P.A.

• Trained educators in active learning techniques (w/ gender)

• Helped teachers harness community learning resources

• Guided teachers in the development of new lesson plans and didactic materials

• Promoted ongoing professional development through peer-to-peer training activities

• Introduced technology as a tool (Telecenter, DVD)

applied math: sewing

dissection

Where We Are NowDR Congo: Projet P.A.P.A.

M&E Findings:– Change in Pedagogical Practice (pilot)

• “There are changes taking place in the field as far as classroom methodology is concerned.”

• Theory/abstract Concrete examples (teacher)

– new habits in the use of ICT (pilot)• Encarta informs lesson planning• Small business owners arranging for

meetings and the purchase of merchandise in Kinshasa.

• 100 km to use Center• Decrease number of transfusions . . .

researching women’s literacy

working with manipulatives

Where We Want to Be (Sept. 06)DR Congo: Projet P.A.P.A.

• “[Manipulatives] will not be used just for demonstration but ... for children to engage in activities ... Eg: measuring objects, themselves, and each other with a meter stick.”

• . . . . Continue, expand training:– 120 schools, 720 teachers, 120

directors, 43 administrators

• Community Involvement– Classroom, project support child hands-on learning of

measurements

Support MaterialsDR Congo: Projet P.A.P.A.

• Teacher/Trainer Kits (Didactic Materials) (885)

• National Curriculum distribution (885)

• 3000 teacher text/resource books (25/school)

• Student learning materials through Learning Resources Network (LRN) (20k+)

D.R. Congo: Projet P.A.P.A. How We Are Measuring Impact

• Impact Evaluation– teacher interviews– classroom

observation protocols

– Principal interview protocol

– school visit protocol

An Example of Impact To-Date

DR Congo: Projet P.A.P.A.