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Teacher Professional Development Workshop 2 |
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The second teacher training in Bangladesh was held by Relief
International - Schools Online (RI-SOL) the 11th, 12th and 13th of May
2005 at one of our Internet Learning Center schools in Tongi,
Sirajuddin Saker School. Sixteen teachers braved heat that topped
40 degrees Celsius to participate in the training. Participating
teachers were from two schools in Tongi, two schools in Gazipur, two
schools in Comilla and two schools Jessore. Additionally, two
professional educators from the Bangladeshi NGO Proshika attended the
training.
 This
training was a revised version of the teacher training that RI-SOL
facilitated in March. It focused on exposing teachers to active
teaching methodologies as well as giving them a broad and introductory
overview to IT skills. Teachers participated as learners in a
full day activity called My Community which used student centered,
technology based, and project based methodologies. Following the
activities, teachers discussed what worked well and what they liked and
disliked as well as what would and would not work in their classrooms.
The training aimed to prepare teachers to use Information Communication
Technology (ICT) as a classroom tool, not only for the Global
Connections and Exchanges Projects, but for the subjects they teach
everyday.
 Teachers
used several software applications for the training including:
PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Word, Photoshop, and Paint. They
also used the Internet and digital cameras – for most participants, for
the first time.
On the final day, the training was visited by Jon Cebra , Public
Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka and Jack Welch, Country
Director of RI-SOL. Mr. Cebra congratulated and commended
teachers for their active participation in the project and encouraged
them to continue their work facilitating cultural exchange with their
students. Teachers left the training enthusiastic about
participating in upcoming RI-SOL Global Connections and Exchanges
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