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The life skills thematic group met on August 24 to deliberate on the recruitment of a potential RELI Country learning facilitator, and completion of the RELI Uganda membership admission criteria for new members. Mauro Giacomazzi, the RELI Uganda co-lead and ALiVE initiative coordinator for Uganda updated members on upcoming activities under the ALiVE initiative: A follow up meeting was held on September 2 to discuss and finalize the activities that the life skills members would like to select and assess. This will be followed by a learning shop with Harvard researchers of the SEL Explore Taxonomy Project that will elaborate on the work they are doing on life skills especially on those that the regional Life skills and Values cluster will have selected.
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On August 28, the RELI Uganda leadership team convened to discuss and reflect on thematic cluster engagements as well as prepare for the RELI Uganda Convening which is scheduled to take place on November 19 - 20, 2020. Gasper Obua, the life skills cluster co lead shed light on the cluster’s focus point: assessing how parents are nurturing youth’s life skills while at home.
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On August 17 - 21, the Life skills and Teacher clusters represented by John Mary Vianney Mitana(PhD)-Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Education, Joseph Lample(PhD)-Kimanya Ngeyo Foundation, Modern Karema-Educate!, Pearl Mugala-Fundi Bots and Jane Sebuyungo, STIR Education participated at the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) refresher training for national facilitators. This training aimed at building the facilitators’ capacity on the new competency-based curriculum for lower secondary in order to train the master trainers. Additionally, the training sought to prepare the facilitators for the roll out of the senor two curriculum in 2021. Among the key aspects of the training discussed was the rationale for individual subjects’ contribution to the learning outcomes, generic skills, values and cross cutting issues.
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Equity and Inclusion thematic group updates:
The cluster, represented by Uganda Society for Disabled Children (USDC), participated in a Non-Formal education partners' consultation meeting to ensure that no learner is left behind especially the most marginalized. This discussion was led by Ayesiga Sarah- Assistant Commissioner/Inclusive and Non-Formal Education (INFE)
The team also held a meeting to share updates on the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) national dialogue held in July on mitigating the negative impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic. The team members also participated in a capacity building training on monitoring the child rights. Additionally, ISER made a joint statement to address the negative effects of COVID 19 on the economic, social and cultural rights of a child #ACERWC35
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Dr. Mary Goretti Nakabugo, the RELI Uganda co lead and Schools 2030 RELI representative shared updates on the progress of the Schools 2030 HCD Design Challenge focusing on 12 organisations in Uganda (schools and CSOs: 7 in Kampala and 5 in Arua). She noted that the ongoing design challenges in these 12 organizations would be documented by Uwezo Uganda for Schools 2030 and Aga Khan Foundation. Four case studies out of this pool will be identified and published at the national and international level. Moreso, there is an increased collaboration rate among RELI members thanks to the HCD Design Challenge that enables organizations to team up and identify a solution for a given problem collectively agreed upon. |
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The Values and Life Skills (VALI) Tanzania team met recently to discuss a number of agenda items, including the expert mapping tool where the group aims to identify relevant organizations, government institutions and individuals who will participate in upcoming VaLI and ALIVE learning and sharing activities. VaLI seeks to include two new members to the group and to coordinate learning and stakeholder engagement activities with life skills organizations and institutions in order to push forward the VaLI position on life skills and expand the VaLI community of practice in Tanzania. VaLI also seeks to recruit experts that will form the National technical team which will be leading and guiding on the ALIVE project.
The VaLI group has begun plans to implement its 2020/2021 planned activities, the first of which will be gathering case studies from members and non-members on implementation of key identified life skills, in order to encourage deeper learning and sharing of best practice in the skills identified. This first set of case studies will center on either problem solving or self-awareness. VaLI TZ is also looking forward to the upcoming VaLI regional virtual meeting and learning session that will build a greater global understanding of key life skills as conceptualized and understood by different frameworks due to take place later in September. VaLI intends to invite the teacher development cluster to participate in their virtual meeting to explore and discuss in depth issues related to life skills in schools.
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Teacher Development and Support (TDS) members actively engage with various education stakeholders including parents, teachers, students, children and young people to promote quality education in Tanzania. TDS members addressed issues related to teachers, ensuring that pre-service training and continuous professional development promote child-centred pedagogical approaches, foster high-level quality of curriculum delivery, include 21st century skills and promote innovation in education. Some TDS members were featured on various platforms within Tanzania. For instance;
Uwezo Tanzania participated in the commemoration of the Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) in Chemba District Dodoma. The event was organized by Tanzania Education Network (TENMET). They distributed more than 300 storybooks to primary school children and interview teachers to understand about impact of the COVID-19 crisis on teaching and learning.
The State University of Zanzibar and Sazani Trust joined hands with Zanzibar Library Service (ZLS) and the Organization of Promoting School Libraries in Zanzibar (OPSLiZ) to observe International Literacy Day. They featured on live session on Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC). They discussed literacy issues and adult literacy in Zanzibar and then reflected on educators and their teaching approaches towards the achievement of the SDG4 in its totality.
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The Learner Centred Teaching thematic group held a catch-up meeting on August 25 to discuss the progress of the Teaching at The Right Level (TaRL) program. It emerged that the the anticipated TaRL coaching activity would begin in September. From their work plan, the group desired to learn about digital approach to teacher support. To achieve this, GESCI will facilitate a 2-hr learning session (open to all RELI members) on September 15. It resolved that all RELI members will be invited to share their organizational learning resources for literacy, numeracy, health and hygiene activities. The group set up and pre-tested LCT member’s exclusive area on RELI website where the learning resources will be pooled. The hub will share draft guidelines on sharing and usage of organizational learning resources shared by RELI members.
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The RELI Kenya hub held a weekly catch-up meeting with WMS to discuss progress of ongoing work. These were the updates shared:
- Synopsis of five RELI learning innovations to be uploaded on the website were completed and will be uploaded this week.
- WPF approved a request by the Equity group to collaborate with Mzalendo to track policy.
- RELI leadership conducted written and oral interviews to identify the best suited candidate to fill the position of RELI coordinator.
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Look out for this:
The CIES 2021 proposal Submissions platform is now open! We encourage proposals that address the conference theme, Social Responsibility Within Changing Contexts, as well as broader issues with the fields of comparative and international education. CIES 2021 is being planned for maximum flexibility during this unpredictable era, with both on-site and virtual options (and a plan should we need to move to an all-virtual format). The detailed Call for Submissions is here. Please submit your proposals for CIES 2021 before the October 1, 2020, submission deadline.
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