Training Teachers
Practical Approaches for New Ways of Teaching
Alongside peers, teachers attend two workshops per year meant to introduce and reinforce a variety of new classroom tools and techniques. Child Aid trainers model various practices in workshops, giving educators an opportunity to first experience the activities as learners. Educators also reflect on instructional practices, sharing personal experiences with fellow teachers and establishing a positive context for individual coaching.
Child Aid workshops help teachers improve, and we make the process fun because we incorporate hands-on activities that get teachers out of their chairs and actively learning — just like their students!
And teachers tell us our methods are valuable and have impact in their classrooms. Teachers report students are more enthusiastic readers and understand better what they’ve read. Plus, kids participate more in classroom activities and exhibit improved skills, especially vocabulary, writing and an ability to ask questions and express ideas.
“In our traditional training, they tell us what to do but they don’t show us how. Child Aid gives us a step-by-step guide to have successful results. Child Aid shows us how to work with students, and that’s the difference.”
Roman Sen Quino
Teacher, Secún
We Change How Teachers Teach
Child Aid’s intensive, four-year literacy program provides sustained professional development for elementary school teachers in their schools and classrooms. Our program stresses basic comprehension and critical thinking skills that propel children into becoming independent readers and learners.