Irfan Baig Mirza_Escuela Nueva_ A Methodology in Classroom Instructions

Irfan Baig Mirza

Escuela Nueva : A Methodology In Classroom

Instructions

Foundation Esuela Nueva – The new schoolVolvamos A la Gente – Back to the people

About Me

Irfan Baig MirzaCorrespondent – Grace Model School, Hyderabad

My experiences with Escuela Nueva

Agenda

• Introduction to EN

•Why, what and where?

•How does EN look like?

•Classrooms, role of teachers & student empowerment

• Inspiring you through EN!

Audience

•School owners/HMs

•School teachers

•From other organizations/NGOs

•Teach For India fellows/staff

Session Expectations

•Take notes

•Share with your partner

•Participate actively

•Ask questions

•Be InspirED!

Recognitions for EN!

2013 – WISE Prize for Education for world-class contribution to education2012 – Selected by The Global Journal as one of the world’s Top 100 NGOs2011 – Henry R. Kravis Award for the extraordinary advances in educational quality that have been achieved by EN

Recognitions for EN!

2009 – One of six WISE awards for important advances in education around the world in three areas: pluralism, sustainability, and innovation2007 – Inaugural Global Citizen Award by the Clinton Global Initiative2006 – Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship from the Skoll Foundation

Colombia has the best results of all 20+ Latin America countries (after Cuba) for rural primary education, mathematics and science

UNESCO

“One of the three most outstanding reforms in developing countries worldwide.”

World Bank

“One of the country’s three main achievements.”

United Nations Human Development Report

The Colombian Story: Impacts

ColombiaBrasil

GuyanaNicaragua

República DominicanaChile

Timor OrientalPanamá

GuatemalaEl Salvador

UgandaPerú

HondurasFilipinasVietnam

ParaguayMéxico

Where is Escuela Nueva (‘New School’)?

17 countries

•Think and note down your thoughts

• Share with your partner

What are your expectations of EN?

•Basic education innovation started in 1970s

•More than 40 countries have studied and visited Escuela Nueva to learn how to implement this model

•Escuela Nueva has inspired education reforms worldwide and has been adapted in countries

Is this really “new” school for you?

What Escuela Nueva did?

©Fundación Escuela Nueva Volvamos a la Gente.

“Child centered”

“Frontal, teacher centered”

Let’s watch a video from EN and

• Please think of these two questions while

watching the video:

• What do you find similar within your school?

• What do you like to change in your school?



Discussion time

Let’s continue watching the videoand

• Please think of these three questions while

watching the video:

• What is new or different in EN?

• How are students or teachers working?

• Would you like to do anything similar in your

schools?



Discussion time

Escuela Nueva transforms the conventional school


What does Escuela Nueva promote?


Child centered, active, participatory and cooperative learning


Flexible calendars and systems of promoting and grading


Collaborative and group work, promoting interaction


Work in pairs, promoting dialogue


Different learning paces or rhythms


Relevant curriculums based on the child's daily life


Please think of these three questions while

watching the video:

• What do you think is the role of teachers?

• Who else can influence children’s learning?

• What challenges do you face to do

something similar in your schools?

Let’s finish watching the videoand



Discussion time

Different role of the teacher, as facilitator


Improved teaching practices through effective practical in-service training


Training methodologies similar to those teachers

use with their students


Close relationship between school and community


Interaction between teachers, parents and children


Why does Escuela Nueva work?

• Children at the center of the learning process

• All key education factors are addressed together, changing the entire system

• The methodology is simple, effective and low cost

• Positively impacts :• Child learning • Teaching experience • Engagement with families• Engagement with communities

• EN is designed to make teachers’ life easier

How does Escuela Nueva work?By addressing all the challenges

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THE CHILD

CURRICULUM:

• Improved learning & skills• Higher confidence and self-

esteem• Greater participation in class• Better social skills • More democratic behaviour

TEACHERS

• Regular quality training • Leadership opportunities• Peer support and networking• Higher job satisfaction• Improved teaching practices &

lesson planning

FAMILIES / COMMUNITIES:

• Higher active participation in the child’s education

• Greater relevance to the community context

• Improved family and community relations

EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS / SCHOOL OWNERS:

• Higher enrollment rates• Lower drop-out rates • Better test scores• More supportive families

and communities

Write down notes on your experience

attending or conducting elections for

students

• Lets share…

Think about “Elections” for a minute

Lets watch how EN conducts Student Government

Please think of this question while watching

the video:

• What differences you noticed ?



•Questions

Discussion time

Emphasis on the formation of democratic and participatory values



Student Government elections





Lets continue watching how EN conducts Student Government

•Lets share

Discussion time

Instruments like the Community Map that bring together the school and the community and are

sensitive to the child's circumstances


Attendance records controlled directly by students empowering

them and giving them responsibility


Suggestion and Commitment boxes that invite students to give feedback, have an opinion and

actively participate


Happy, healthy, confident students


Let’s watch the last videoon learning corners

•Lets share

Discussion time

Learning Corners that bring alive the activities of the learning guides





And strengthen cultural identity;




Classroom libraries that promote research skills



EN demonstrated it is possible to improve coverage, quality and equality of basic education in low income schools.

Sense of Possibility

Escuela Nueva challenged massively the traditional teacher-centered frontal model and promoted active, child-centered, participatory and cooperative learning


It demonstrated that cooperative learning can initiate positive changes in democratic behavior.

Skills, values and attitudes for peaceful social interaction can be developed at the school.


EN – The Colombian Story

The Colombian Story

CHALLENGES

• Low child self-esteem

• High repetition & dropout rates

• Children learn at different speeds

• Small budgets

• Inadequate teacher training

• Lack of community engagement

SOLUTIONS

• Child-centred education

• Activity-based education

• Self-paced learning

• Low cost affordable schooling

• Teacher as ‘guide’ and ‘facilitator’

• Teach democratic/social practices

In Colombia, a new approach to education has emerged

How relevant is EN for our schools?INDIA




• Small budgets



COLOMBIA




• Small budgets



India and Colombia face many of the same challenges…

Thank You! Any Questions?