Teachers were asked as part of the project to talk about their own training experiences and how they prefer to learn about new approaches and topics. They were unanimous in their preference to hear about practical tips and ideas as to how they can best animate and engage their students, as well as to discover
Training Rationale
The CEPNET project was all about giving children the opportunity to take charge of their learning environment. This was not always so straightforward. Teachers described how they had to “let go” and “relinquish control” in their classrooms. The children started to make decisions about what they wanted to learn and how they wanted to show these results and to whom. So not only was power within the classroom dynamic shifting, the manner in which the learning process was taking place, this was also changing. The results have been transformative. We have seen children developing a voice for change, taking action in their communities and demonstrating a new level of awareness about global and local issues.
So we needed to be able to capture how this was working. We know from our handbooks about the methodology and the steps that can be taken. But we also need to consider how these new skills can be transferred to other teachers and facilitators. This section is all about how we trained new teachers and how we supported them. We have broken this training into a series of modules, from getting the school community on board, through to the learning necessary to bring this CEPNET approach to life within the classroom. Firstly, we explain why we thought this was so important and then how we went about developing these training modules.
