Summer Vacation Teacher-Training (SVT) is now happening in Kachin, Kayan, Karen, Chin, Zomi, Lahu, Pa-Oh, Ta’ang, and Shan areas where RISE Partners operate.
This year, the RISE Partners identified the following topics of the SVTs: Learning styles and multiple intelligence, Classroom management, Child psychology /development, Lesson planning, Teacher roles and responsibilities, Teaching and learning materials, Questioning skills, Learning assessment, Teaching cycle, Early childhood care and development, Mother tongue literacy and culture, KG teaching methods, Math and Science teaching methods, SMC and PTA, Communication, Child rights, Time management, Leadership and Human rights.
According to Sayar Saw Thwee from RISE’sTraining Team who assisted in some of the SVTs, some of the topics identified by the partners were changed based on the training plan of the Government Trainers who were invited to facilitate the SVTs. “The training topics’ title might have been changed, but the concepts were similar”, added Sayaw Saw Thwee.
Sayarma Nan Chaw, a Mobile Teacher Trainer (MTT), who gave a training at Ban Matt, Pa-Oh area said, “I was really excited for this training because it was my first time to do this. This experience made me feel more confident, taught me how to better prepare for similar training activities, and gave me an opportunity to get feedback from the trainees on how I further improve myself as a trainer.”She added, “I also realized that my lesson plan has weak points because I had limited time to prepare but I will definitely improve it for my future trainings.”
The SVTs started last March and will be completed in April with an estimated reach of more than 1,000 trainees from various indigenous areas.