Cambodian Teacher Training Model

BREAKING THE PATTERN Teacher Training Supporting Motivated Teachers And Promoting Impact

THE PROBLEM

THE PROBLEM Almost every NGO and Teacher Training Program in Cambodia is…

PAYING $$$

people to attend trainings

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RIGHT NOW:

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Even if they don’t pay ATTENTION

We are PAYING

Even if they don’t pay ATTENTION

We are PAYING RIGHT NOW:

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Or USE the training

And if they don’t use the training, we STILL pay them and give more training!

Current Pattern:

Current Pattern:

BENEFIT

Current Pattern:

BENEFIT (Don’t) LEARN

Current Pattern:

BENEFIT (Don’t) LEARN

(Don’t) DO

We need to CHANGE this pattern.

A model based on IMPACT:


LEARN


LEARN DO


LEARN DO BENEFIT

What might this model look like?

It would need to benefit and motivate all parties:


Teachers


Teachers Administrators



The District Office Of Education



The District Office Of Education

THE STUDENTS

Imagine: A learning center for MOTIVATED TEACHERS

A schedule of classes of many different levels

Motivated Teacher Classes

Math:Grades 1-3 Level 1

Grades 1-3 Level 2

Grades 1-3 Level 3

Grades 4-6Literacy Techniques:

Reading Level 1

Reading Level 2

REMEMBER: MOTIVATED TEACHERS ONLY!

The teacher would ONLY be able to join if they had 90% attendance or higher for the 3 months prior to the class.

If a teacher was accepted into a course


We would provide a substitute teacher for the class



These would come from our Child to Child Educators and community members, trained by our Teacher Trainers



These would come from our Child to Child Educators and community members, trained by our Teacher Trainers

Teachers must also attend a 1 day “how to prepare for a substitute teacher” class

The teacher would attend the class AND GET NO PER DIEM $

Each teacher would have a card which stated how many kilometers their house is from the training center.

AFTER the day's class, the teacher could go to the Teacher Gas Pump

AFTER the day's class, the teacher could go to the Teacher Gas Pump

and be given a small amount of gas equivalent to the gas used to come/go from their home (excluding the first 2km, so those living within 2km would not receive gas)

IN ORDER TO PASS, TEACHERS MUST DO TWO THINGS

ATTEND ALL CLASSES IN THE SERIES.

#1:

HAVE A TEACHER TRAINER EVALUATE THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM.

#2:

IF A TEACHER PASSED THE CLASS, THEY GET THREE BENEFITS

THEY GET A CERTIFICATE.

#1: In Cambodia, certificates are important.

THEY GET PAID.

#2: This could be the same amount as the per diem, thereby just deferring our payment to reflect the impact. Or the equivalent of lost income from days in training.

Payment might increase slightly based on class level.

THEY GET POINTS.

#3: Each "motivated teacher" would earn a special card after taking their first class. Each class would be worth a number of points (eg. level 1 classes = 1 point, level 2 classes = 2 points, etc).

Once a teacher has received 10 points, they move up a level.

Higher Level Cards = Higher Level Benefits.

TWO Types of Benefits


Personal & Community

Social Benefit


Personal & Community

Social Benefit

Educational Materials

Higher level cards can buy certain items from the Teacher Store at a discount:

Buy a helmet or a bed net at a 20% discount

LEVEL A TEACHERS

(teachers with 1-9 points)

Higher level cards can buy certain items from the Teacher Store at a discount: (potential examples)


LEVEL A TEACHERS


LEVEL B TEACHERS


Buy a water filter or foot pump system at a 40% discount



LEVEL A TEACHERS


LEVEL C TEACHERS


LEVEL B TEACHERS


Buy a water filter or foot pump system at a 40% discount

Buy a laptop computer


Other Benefits Available To Well-trained Teachers Would Be…

Access To The Teacher Resource Room:


LEVEL A & B TEACHERS

Use of the room & all materials





LEVEL C TEACHERS




Borrow resources from the library


LEVEL C TEACHERS


Level C Teachers







LEVEL C TEACHERS

LEVEL D TEACHERS

Request photocopies


Level C Teachers







LEVEL C TEACHERS

LEVEL D TEACHERS

& Higher levels would have the ability to start a savings plan for university

& Higher levels would have the ability to start a savings plan for university

which we would match in part

+ Access to other trainings

Such as English and computer classes

+ Access to other trainings

ABUSE OF THE SYSTEM WOULD RESULT IN:


Removal of the teacher's "motivated teacher card”

(for a period of time or permanently)


OR Removal of the teacher's "motivated teacher card”



OR Removal of the teacher's "motivated teacher card”


Suspension of the teacher from all trainings for X period of time

Principals would benefit from the system too.

Principals would benefit from the system too. There would be administrator training options which also gain benefits + they would get money to use to support their school, variable depending on the number of teachers in their school and principals who were part of the program could gain access to the teacher supplies as well.

Principals would benefit from the system too. There would be administrator training options which also gain benefits + they would get money to use to support their school, variable depending on the number of teachers in their school and principals who were part of the program could gain access to the teacher supplies as well. Principal leadership and participation in the training design/implementation schedule/etc will be necessary for success!

School support committees and the students could also benefit further from more trained teachers, besides just better classes.

School support committees and the students could also benefit further from more trained teachers, besides just better classes.

Schools that had X% of Level C teachers can have a higher maximum amount of support available to them through our school support committee budgets.

District Office of Education employees would benefit as they would co-teach with our teacher trainers.

District Office of Education employees would benefit as they would co-teach with our teacher trainers.

They too would earn points for classes they taught.

If a teacher went through all levels on one subject:


They could apply to be



A Teacher Training Assistant



A Teacher Training Assistant

And later a Teacher Trainer

GOALS

Give motivated teachers access to high quality training and reward those teachers who put their learning to use

#1:

Developing teacher trainers for the continuation of the program

#2:

Motivating positive impacts and breaking the cycle of being paid to "show up"

#3:

Let's support motivated teachers to support motivated students to improve their communities.

Motivated Teacher Training Program