MARIAL BAI – TEACHER TRAINING PROJECT – SUMMER 2009

Project Outcomes Reflection Tool

- Before arriving in Marial Bai

o PM to fill out first two columns as completely as possible.

o PM to make copies and pass out to each teacher trainer.

- As project evolves in the field

o PM as well as each Trainer should modify and add to columns 1 and 2 as needed

o DO NOT erase anything written previously.

- As each methodology is tested

o Trainers to make notes in Column 3 as to the extent of effectiveness, challenges, unforeseen responses,
etc with regards to each methodology.

- At the close of the project

o Trainers to use column 4 to reflect upon whether the original objective was reached, and in what
capacities.
o Trainers to use column 5 to make suggestions (you WILL forget these as time passes, so please write
them down) for increasing effectiveness given increased understanding of the needs, challenges,
cultural context.

o Trainers should meet to share notes in Columns 3-5.

o PM should summarize on own sheet, and capture the new ideas generated in reflection session.
EXEMPLAR:

Objectives Methodology Responses to Achievement of Suggestions

Methodology Objective for
Intended/ Observed (7: Absolutely 1: Not at Increasing
all)
Effectivenes
s
1. To increase use 1a. Modeling through 1a. 1a. Teachers Videos of
Teachers unsure of how OVERALL RATING: 4 out successful
of interactive interactive training experience to behave in of 7 interactive
teaching sessions and can interactive classrooms to
techniques 1b. Role-playing/ Micro- then classroom; After 8 weeks teachers do watch during
replicate effective incorporate an interactive training
teaching the modeling will introduction to each
1c. Reference Handouts experience require lesson. Teachers Videos of
in their training of sporadically attempt to use successful Marial
from Teacher Toolkit own teachers to be interactive activities within Bai lessons during
Resource classrooms interactive the main lesson, though the 8 weeks to
1d. participants these are not always celebrate growth
1b. directly relevant to subject
1e…. at hand. Teacher toolkit Would help to
and Resources X, Y, and Z provide Complete
1c. have proven extremely lesson plan
valuable, and are templates with
1d. constantly used as interactivity built-
references. Resources A, in;
B, and C were perhaps
1e. pitched at too high a level. Teacher pairs or
Remaining challenges: groups that
Incorporation of interactive observe each other
teaching within main body and give
of lesson. This requires constructive peer
increased familiarity with feedback (must not
subject matter and include authority
availability of templates for figures)
interactive lesson plans.
2. To increase
effective use of
classroom
management
techniques
3. Etc
4. Etc
FORM 1 – Project Reflection Tool – Marial Bai Summer 2009

Objectives Methodology Responses to Achievement of Suggestions

Methodology Objective for
Intended/ Observed (7: Absolutely 1: Not at Increasing
all)
Effectiveness