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SchoolNet is offering two free online courses this month for South African teachers. Both courses are 'work-at-your-pace in a support base' courses and include a weekly optional webinar. The first offer is a four-week Schoolnet blogging course co-ordinated by Fiona Beal. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRRJsQk7xie_-JrBWtHhE4sNFMAZRjwXRf786jizJAybs16E281jYs86ucjV2fk-4R4b1_lpR3eM9MWJ97iU_6TTmLX_mV6MRQ3Qqnjl4Q8SQGhLRQQiOl0vWqQh6nnkGIla71u3p2y4/s1600/blogging+sign+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRRJsQk7xie_-JrBWtHhE4sNFMAZRjwXRf786jizJAybs16E281jYs86ucjV2fk-4R4b1_lpR3eM9MWJ97iU_6TTmLX_mV6MRQ3Qqnjl4Q8SQGhLRQQiOl0vWqQh6nnkGIla71u3p2y4/s400/blogging+sign+up.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The second course is a twitter course. This is co-ordinated by Maggie Verster, our social networking guru in South Africa. SchoolNet is partnering with Maggie and is providing the webinar platform for weekly webinars over four weeks.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgF1f63CkiY-3tx-C031GWqVGQwAN_vrZkSf-nCnmkui7TM7DncwiPpfvhU7grUnkkxbysEP_nAQAiv5WecEeTdR-JkTEk6xzFtKM1cEw97r8tGE_PbzsaB1MdbxM3NZ_1WyeaJ0Rtgk/s1600/twitter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgF1f63CkiY-3tx-C031GWqVGQwAN_vrZkSf-nCnmkui7TM7DncwiPpfvhU7grUnkkxbysEP_nAQAiv5WecEeTdR-JkTEk6xzFtKM1cEw97r8tGE_PbzsaB1MdbxM3NZ_1WyeaJ0Rtgk/s400/twitter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />So, if you feel like ending off your teaching year with an online course, here is a good opportunity!

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Peer Coaching in Bloemfontein - transformational!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Submitted by Fiona Beal</i><br />On Friday 21^st October and Saturday 22^nd October I was very privileged to be able to attend the last two sessions of Sarietjie Musgrave’s Peer Coaching workshop at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa. This was a large group of at least fifty teachers. Sarietjie was aided by Mrs Bouwie van der Walt. I was also able to visit Eunice High School in Bloemfontein for the day on Thursday 20th October to observe the benefits of the peer coaching programme on the school as a whole.  </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXra8H3Jb10vR3CCBz-600ee67Iz7F0iw6WYyWCgjhbXSUDjBMhGcEzeiwFyYdsrfbtuMHfyS9_rbPJjWsXfcny-Itr_G6A5KiAnpI80r99hqhj1LZs5-83khuEGjdCbUWfsvPEK-F-xc/s1600/DSCF8118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXra8H3Jb10vR3CCBz-600ee67Iz7F0iw6WYyWCgjhbXSUDjBMhGcEzeiwFyYdsrfbtuMHfyS9_rbPJjWsXfcny-Itr_G6A5KiAnpI80r99hqhj1LZs5-83khuEGjdCbUWfsvPEK-F-xc/s320/DSCF8118.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>What is Peer Coaching?</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: inherit;">Peer Coaching is a programme that was developed by Puget Sound Center for teaching learning and technology in the USA. Microsoft sponsors the Peer Coaching programme and its expansion into over 40 countries worldwide. Peer Coaching is incorporated into the Partners in Learning Programme.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4d4d4d;">In South Africa SchoolNet SA provides Master training for potential trainers and implements the Peer Coaching programme nationally. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4d4d4d; line-height: 18px;">Basically the programme is implanted over three years and each year two or three teachers from a school attend the course in 8 full day sessions over eight to nine months. Coaches learn good educational practice and how technology can complement learning. These new- found skills are then taken back to school to share with their colleagues. </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 17px;">  </span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Who should attend?</span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: inherit;">There is a set of criteria that should be used to identify peer coaches within a school. However schools use different ways of deciding who should attend the eight peer coaching sessions in a year. Eunice High School allows the teachers to volunteer for the course. Listen to what Mr Cassar says about his observations of Peer Coaching. He mentions how he allows them to volunteer for the programme. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER-video-fbc5c389b1233d7b-11923" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyM_votkKWHh7vQE_Net5kIyOpO7rFnAHgkxd8hQGpQFaHXphrY_acbVesE_6btKStsyE_Kd7hVTl2lAYZb9Vd6WOy1quR6JU0hUxxCflA57Vuw7Ut6VzdCWnpZTWzQv42GHGBz" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What do the school principals think about the programme?</span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The four principals I interviewed had nothing but positive comments to say about the programme. Three of them had accompanied their staff on the first occasion, which is required by the course, and then returned every time. Generally the principals I interviewed noticed that the staff that volunteered or were chosen for this course became more willing to share with others and as a result they themselves developed professionally. The peer coach teachers start to take the lead in the school’s initiatives and go beyond the four walls of their classrooms. It is a combination of what they learned at peer coaching plus their own willingness to share that causes them to stand out. The principals also noticed a growth in confidence in the teachers concerned.  The programme seemed to bring a new vibrance into the schools. Teachers at the schools no longer saw ICT as an enemy. They saw that ICT helps the teacher to teach more effectively.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9sFskbzUVbL8LYKqJnDBenoJhY7LniSEjawj41LA96saj6NCURBNGEPvSR5Zkt2xKfA-yC75oHKfzbFAZFTbSNXj4opvnKuR42FMaJuG6g25bJ2G4fvpDX0GJQ4dcTeIrh-zqzE9X58/s1600/DSCF8096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9sFskbzUVbL8LYKqJnDBenoJhY7LniSEjawj41LA96saj6NCURBNGEPvSR5Zkt2xKfA-yC75oHKfzbFAZFTbSNXj4opvnKuR42FMaJuG6g25bJ2G4fvpDX0GJQ4dcTeIrh-zqzE9X58/s320/DSCF8096.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Did the teachers feel they had benefitted?</span></b><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I interviewed quite a few of the teachers and was quite taken with their positive view of the peer coaching programme:<br /><br />* This course helped them with their lesson planning and lesson design.<span class="apple-converted-space"><br /></span>*Teachers generally found the course very enriching. Lesson planning improved as well as the structure of the lesson and integrating it with technology. They discovered where to find more resources to draw from. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />*It helped them to stimulate higher order thinking by implementing problem-solving techniques and collaborative practices that motivated the learners.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6RYo8zgb2q2J2S1_e8BgCtJhJCoJ4sG-2kliWLzlWCVvsgV9WPQE4IMfWthoe9shne04ZpqNIUhFmxcugFlHhpn9CI5OrTec6qCb-J9LP4G2QyRXTC34xrtFHGQGYxKili6bBfoz2k4/s1600/DSC02053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6RYo8zgb2q2J2S1_e8BgCtJhJCoJ4sG-2kliWLzlWCVvsgV9WPQE4IMfWthoe9shne04ZpqNIUhFmxcugFlHhpn9CI5OrTec6qCb-J9LP4G2QyRXTC34xrtFHGQGYxKili6bBfoz2k4/s320/DSC02053.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />*After being introduced to ways of gathering and finding information they learned to help others back at school. Before they came to peer coaching they tended to be selfish and do everything for themselves. They have since learned to share more with other teachers and make lessons more interesting for the learners at school.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />*The programme helped some of the teachers develop in confidence. They generally were excited to be able to take the things they had learned back to their schools.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />*Some noticed a growth in their own motivation. They found they had a lot to share with their colleagues at school. Some actually wanted to attend the peer coaching course because they had noticed the growth in other colleagues who had attended in previous years.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">*The way they asked questions in class back at school had changed, and the quality of the questions they asked in class had also changed. Even the learners asked better questions as a result. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">*The course seemed to open up a whole new world not only to the teachers but also to the learners. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDo-XdzwTSG1slgQr7PN717_kuaMDQwlHee7Ky9M9AY9sEXrV5V_KkLoVsxqswbWs7GgkHCPUYicU3jKlKJ1yB0-90XyL4DhS8yoDjUNNbXN0vTEBUsWFeUG8MZcwCBTO2I3VXbKTsnw/s1600/dvd.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDo-XdzwTSG1slgQr7PN717_kuaMDQwlHee7Ky9M9AY9sEXrV5V_KkLoVsxqswbWs7GgkHCPUYicU3jKlKJ1yB0-90XyL4DhS8yoDjUNNbXN0vTEBUsWFeUG8MZcwCBTO2I3VXbKTsnw/s320/dvd.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />*Collaboration was new to some of the teachers but the course took them out of their little islands and helped them to discuss more with one another. They learned to tap into what is available out there and share it informally without treading on any toes at school. They found they had lots to share with others and in fact looked out for things to share with others.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">*One of the teachers mentioned how peer coaching seems to surpass other forms of professional development as provided by the Department of Education. He described it as “magnificent in comparison”. It is user friendly and applicable, and can be implemented immediately. Peer coaching, he added, is a great confidence booster for a teacher.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">*Another of the teachers whose class I had been able to visit at Eunice spoke glowingly of the whole experience and how it had caused her to go on and experience more courses that SchoolNet had on offer. The brilliant work I observed in her classroom paid tribute to the obvious benefits of the programme. The highlight of her experience was to visit Lesotho with a group of peer coaches and share with the teachers there. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht85HO7AjOxQbYgdYkm0U_3O_3-MnfayppoUkCRz_9bwU39FqqU19rJE5_JHFRAuyu7BGIvltxha1DbluBZlYX8CHy1bEKVhNj7rVkcvfR4PRweyoTZ30mN-QQMq7TXkkQLLTYyvkYJoY/s1600/DSCF8034-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht85HO7AjOxQbYgdYkm0U_3O_3-MnfayppoUkCRz_9bwU39FqqU19rJE5_JHFRAuyu7BGIvltxha1DbluBZlYX8CHy1bEKVhNj7rVkcvfR4PRweyoTZ30mN-QQMq7TXkkQLLTYyvkYJoY/s320/DSCF8034-2.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">One of the principals summarized his observations of peer coaching over a span of time. He said that he noticed that in the long term the teachers concerned move further and further out of the confines of their classrooms and not only share with a wide group of people but also bring back so much <u><b>to</b></u> the school. The impact on the school and learners is enormous.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A video of the experience</span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here is a video summarising my peer coaching experience in Bloemfontein. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uK0bnr4mYbM" width="420"></iframe></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">To end off Session 7 Sarietjie showed the teachers four different Microsoft tools – AutoCollage, Songsmith, Photostory 3 and Windows Live Moviemaker. They were asked to document their peer coaching journey in groups during Session 8 using one of these tools. Here are some of the final results.</span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Photostories created by some of the groups</span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1) <b>Siphi, Lebohogang, Mpai and Lilian</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER-video-fadc7b7bf1e366d0-8625" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyX1y7VSGlhQBElk3IUBBnkf4Sa_kdsIbLfPrVHgXSmwKgeBe4Y2HyQRLg3AW1XO4U3iAVN5vnJwt2pqQ1oNgTA3_ZC_uQbAMiUuUYH-3FjqiRooqMgztZYYSkaN2TnS24ngfQ" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2) <b>Prisca, Roman and Smith</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER-video-1236cbc4f14fef44-18435" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzZSWoJkrdQarzRFN61_HwYSRLfSJlxRYRYR4hMt17iu5eclxOlW8vkqtP5kPeYfE5G1pZEBkX06MDRDixRen8EWyQU1SZQcetdNAlutwbXkn7e2R_my4q5TaJrN1v_AAXqh_8D" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3) <b>Maritha, Nauda, Mavis and Ingrid</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER-video-885a66df6436768a-907" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzK_P4fZ1LvymDvZHk_tpwE6Bw243pcMk4xOK_S_-GgrKVAGUqbG-CDdyrfUt8tn3402-TJd_dryqM2iAEidPz02VPdSll0cJRqj2DMsIvieehADGEcPIZXg8ntdgJB77ehWQ" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4) <b>Keneilwe, Danisele, Mphomotseng and Motlodi</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER-video-037b5d0ec0f03a27-15913" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz5WRgRTAvnQUwba6G_cV8EDhnxJIeFXdSSi0iZPJx90gcUeb_tBBItqfdrpEmfwRG4UtyXKEBAdXra_3-Y_rMl74lGFGMMPr4RsCX5VSLypDKI9lnnOii8pP9vaormg4invT0l" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5) <b>Jacki, John and Isaac</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER-video-d4f7682a012a1e97-14236" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyJzM-UCMlVJDTLRsjyey6IRWacaRyXXG3gPT-o5vLL8T7jITiQpI0dhEo_6nZCGH6pS9GoBO14KbQbfxsJVIbp0t8x4t1VBBpUzSeFpx2bbBGfwPtJ2hhsE9-ZfO4ZyN9j3qCS" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6)  <b>Anthony, Thandi, Jonathon and Matladi</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER-video-6456379ad16e2f27-3172" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzFM_gUpRzskvQWViE5-Zhb9m1Hswz44CoGbMk9CqLgZcwN9pCxa7cvLzvFbFUU4qVwtRlL4DfNtxN4QqJgIL0Fg9mRVuG4HIXAQBMyeHjQQoAv4A0DTFz2WW1Gkc85IBlBD10" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">As an onlooker I left these sessions wishing I had experienced the privilege of attending a full course as a teacher when still in the classroom. This programme really seems to be one of the answers to the South African education dilemma!</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRte_zGD1d1SjF6c30xnSbP4Xr5uNB0R7pFCi4uoujLuQdgBXx7rqxY7dY16rGZ4IOvxt2IgvmZ1vCERB4_zDKM_AtFaLmPwpm6RgHM65DbkW7NHuCKre3mkvu-i1HpG8HFOYr7OJ9qm8/s1600/Peer+coaching+-+Bloem-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRte_zGD1d1SjF6c30xnSbP4Xr5uNB0R7pFCi4uoujLuQdgBXx7rqxY7dY16rGZ4IOvxt2IgvmZ1vCERB4_zDKM_AtFaLmPwpm6RgHM65DbkW7NHuCKre3mkvu-i1HpG8HFOYr7OJ9qm8/s320/Peer+coaching+-+Bloem-2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">SchoolNet wishes to thank Sareitjie Musgrave and the other peer coaching trainers around South Africa for the sterling job they are doing in training educators in this programme. </span></div></div></div>

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Thinkquest training in Ghana

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is a guest post submitted by Claire Dean from Stirling Primary. Claire has been a Microsoft Innovative Teacher finalist twice. She has been a world-wide winner of the Thinkquest projects competition along with Brenda Hallowes from Port Elizabeth in 2009. Claire is also a trainer with SchoolNet SA.</span></i> <br /><br />The Ghanaian Ministry of Education requested training on “Getting started with ThinkQuest Projects”. Claire Dean (from East London) and Shirley-Ann Oldnall Jansen (from Irene) facilitated these workshops in Accra, Ghana at the beginning of October 2011. They also had a meeting with Mr Charles Aheto-Tsegah, the Deputy Director General of the Ghana Education Service. He would like to put ThinkQuest in all Ghanaian schools with internet connectivity. All went very well and it was a great experience.<br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Below you can see Claire, Richmond Atta-Williams (of the MoE), Shirley, and Harry Tetteh (former ThinkQuest competition winner as a student in front of the National ICT and Science Resource Centre where the training was held.</div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6qnbGGTVpEBSYtNHC8_M_PAUqADY-Yyu3eys6PoMpU3qYKcJ5NvYAlpQUR0Q37sMhS-meigxhTdRrxmAnfOCE1asIAIwT3oUZy1ZRLOfOFlglOeRIjbgT3qHDnpLlRgOWYucl0U5_jw/s1600/100_3655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6qnbGGTVpEBSYtNHC8_M_PAUqADY-Yyu3eys6PoMpU3qYKcJ5NvYAlpQUR0Q37sMhS-meigxhTdRrxmAnfOCE1asIAIwT3oUZy1ZRLOfOFlglOeRIjbgT3qHDnpLlRgOWYucl0U5_jw/s400/100_3655.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption"><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQgGH0HTWTLEckBpSBfjuE2ktK5rJ87RtoUQHK5Jg5RV_Dw-qZGtMi5hBzr17QFBEkiBe2MOFeDoHNDUB7iU-yBCK5qQKz3qSPiIMwCFiPBLGC03j6UWjd63kAZz2XpD52u0TptitASk/s1600/100_3661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQgGH0HTWTLEckBpSBfjuE2ktK5rJ87RtoUQHK5Jg5RV_Dw-qZGtMi5hBzr17QFBEkiBe2MOFeDoHNDUB7iU-yBCK5qQKz3qSPiIMwCFiPBLGC03j6UWjd63kAZz2XpD52u0TptitASk/s400/100_3661.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shirley and Claire relaxing on the hotel's private beach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>

Guest post profiles Training Thinkquest training in Ghana

This is a guest post submitted by Claire Dean from Stirling Primary. Claire has been a Microsoft Innovative Teacher finalist twice. She has ...

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