FELLOWS PROGRAMME

The Master Fellows Programme has an important difference from the Fellows Programme.  In the Master Fellows Programme, the capacities of trainees are built so they can lead training of their second cycle peers in the Fellows Programme.  That said, Fellows Programme for Tier I was similarly designed in the two parts described in Activity 1 with the same format: Teaching Practices for teachers and Instructional Leadership for assistant heads for academic affairs.  The first four training days were each dedicated to one of the four module below, where teachers received specific teaching strategies in the morning lecture format sessions and practiced these strategies in the afternoon. 

The instructional leadership trainees (assistant heads) observed their teachers in the morning, and received their training and practice in the afternoons, on how to create enabling environments in their schools to support teachers.  The fifth day is dedicated to trainees presenting the new environment and strategies trainees will use in their schools.

The modules designed and covered during the Tier I portion of this activity were:

*  Active Student Engagement

*  Critical Thinking Skills

*  Lesson Design and Factors Affecting Student Learning

*  Using Prior Knowledge

*  Using Technology in Education

Results: 43 Educators from 12 unique schools in several regions in Ghana were trained.  The Tier I curriculum design consultants, Center to Support Excellence in Teaching (CSET) at Stanford University, were present to support our Master Fellows in their first attempt at peer training. A technology module was developed and delivered by Ms. Ayeshat Addison, one of the Master Fellows trainees.  All the training was videotaped with a promotional video summary created; some of the pictures taken of the training activities 1 & 2 have been captured overleaf. All participants received certificates.

Using the same structure and modules as Activity 2, Activity 4 added a new module (highlighted below) that was co-developed with the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (SEED).

The modules covered were:

Active Student Engagement

Critical Thinking Skills

Design Thinking for Secondary Educators

Lesson Design and Factors Affecting Student Learning

Using Prior Knowledge

Using Technology in Education

Results:  86 Educators from 16 schools in several regions in Ghana were trained.  For a first time, we had repeat schools attending from the first two Activities (Yaa Asantewaa Girls, Mfantsipim, and Keta SHS), which was a morale booster for our team, as it was a good indication of quality of and demand for our training.  The activity was also conducted simultaneously at two locations, which was a successful attempt at accommodating the doubled number of subscribers to the course. All the training was videotaped with a promotional video summary created, with a couple of pictures below.  All participants received certificates.