Teacher Preparation Workshop model

Teacher Preparation Workshop on XO Laptop

Mehfooz Shahid Model School, Rural Area Pind Malkan, Islamabad.

April 12,24- 2008

Dr. Habib Khan, EdD (Harvard)

Time Required= 33 working hours

	Objective	Content	Working Method	Expected Outcome
1	To Refresh teachers knowledge about problems in school education in developing countries Time=1.5 hrs	Problem and issues of education in Pakistan with special reference to quantitative aspects of schooling	Presentation and Discussion	Teacher learn about what causes poor quality of education.
2	To provide insight into constructivist theory of learning Time=1.5 hrs	Different methods of learning with focus on Piagets and Seymour Papert’s approach to learning	Presentation; group work; discussion	Knowledge about learning methodologies and constructionists theory
3	To enable the teacher explore and know OLPC Time= 3 hrs	Open and Close XO Know different parts of XO Antenna Jacks Screen and how it rotates Charge the battery Changing the battery The Keyboard Switching between languages Different Views of OLPC Home view Groups view Neighborhood view Caring, cleaning for XO -screen	Hands On	Teachers has practical knowledge of OLPC
4	To enable the teacher to use Activities of OLPC Time= 6 Hrs	Activities on OLPC		Teachers can use OLPC with confidence
		1. Quran: Read and Recite	Individual Activity	Teachers can use OLPC for Islamic Studies
		2. Trana (National Anthem of Pakistan)	Group Activity	Teacher can compose in Tam Tam and explain the lyrics
		3. Write	Individual Activity
		4. Calculate	Individual Activity
		5. Using Camera and Recording: Audio/Video	Group Activity
		6. Speak	Individual Activity
		7. Paint	Individual Activity
	Time = 1.5 hrs	Network Activities
		1. Different Views: Home	Group Activity	Teacher can connect to Neighbor and Share activities
		2. Group
		3. Neighbor
		4. Sharing Activities
		5. Chat
		6. Explore School Bag Activity (Grade IV Text Books)
	Time= 1.5 hrs	7. Tam Tam Bundle- Introduction - focus on one
		8. Browse	Individual/Group Activity	Teacher would be able to guide children to browse internet
	Time= 3 Hrs	9. Turtle Art	Individual/Group Activity	Teacher would be able to guide children to use Turtle
	Time= 3 hrs	10. Etoys	Individual/Group Activity	Teacher is confident to assist children to use Etoys
	Time= 10 minutes	11. Measure- Acoustic Tape. User to Explore	Group Activity	Teacher will have better concept of aerial measurement
5	To enable teacher master all activities on OLPC Time= 4 hrs	Practice; exercises on each activity	Hands-on	Teacher have mastery over using every activity on OLPC
6	To enable teacher to guide children learning to learn in the light of knowledge acquired Time= 4 hrs	Teacher identify methods of project identification and supervision of children projects	Group Work	Teacher becomes a facilitator of learning with OLPC
7	End of Workshop Evaluation Time= 2 hrs	Written test & Practical	Individual	OLPC has knowledge about if and how much teachers benefited from the workshop. Drawbacks identified. Improved version of TPW for the next group