1. Curriculum Development Fellows Orientation Meeting 1
April 27, 2016

2. Agenda 10:30-10:45 – Introductions 10:45-11:15 – Project Overview
11:15-11:45 – Presentation about education in TZ
11:45-12:00 – Wrap-up & next steps

3. Introductions Who are you? Why are you here?
What are you hoping to learn?

4. Project Overview What are we doing? How?
Develop curriculum modules for primary school teachers in Milola and Naitolia that support the use of playgrounds and sports fields as learning spaces.
How?
National syllabus as a starting point
Working in collaboration across disciplines

5. Project Overview Timeline 4/27 – Initial meeting, orientation
5/3 – 1-4pm – Follow-up meeting
Focus on curriculum development and work in teams
6/8 – 10-11am – Zoom meeting to check in
Around this time, send an update to Bethany, including one module already created
6/30 – Deadline to submit modules to Bethany (via )

6. Project Overview Deliverables 5-10 curriculum modules
Lesson plans and descriptions of accompanying activities
Any additional information teachers need to teach the lessons
2 journal reflections

7. Project Overview Focal areas & proposed groups
Numeracy – Standard 1 & 2
Molade, Lucas
Health/Environment – Standard 1 & 2
Christa, Lauren
English – Standard 3-7
Michelle, Jessica, Christine

8. Tanzania Partnership Program (TPP)

9. A brief history of TPP
2007 – Partnerships for Sustainable Community Development established at MSU
Tanzania is the first location selected under this initiative
Tanzania Partnership Program established
2008 – Two pilot communities identified
Milola and Naitolia
Participatory needs assessment
2009 – Program implementation begins
Access to water top priority in both villages

11. The approach Focal areas: Community empowerment Water Education
Human and animal health
Food security and economic development

12. TPP Partners Milola Village Naitolia Village Michigan State University
Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA), University of Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam College of Education (DUCE)
Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)

13. Education Activities Infrastructure
Pre-primary classrooms
School kitchen and teacher housing
Latrines
Playgrounds (Milola in 2015, Naitolia in 2016)
Teacher and School Leader Professional Development
Health and Nutrition
School feeding programs
Sanitation and hygiene
Student Health Assessment
School gardens

14. Education Activities Moving forward: Girls Education
Curriculum development (that’s you!)
Additional PD
Pre-primary Education
School gardens

15. So what do we need to know about education in Tanzania?

16. History Lessons Former German, then British colony Independence – 1961
Mwalimu Julius Nyerere
Education for Self-Reliance
Swahili

18. Education System
Combination of public (called government) and private institutions
Primary school (public) free after introduction of Education for All
Secondary school is fee-based
Structure:
1 year pre-primary
6 years primary(?)
4 years Ordinary Level secondary
2 years Advanced Level secondary
3 years university

19. Education System Language of instruction Teacher education
Swahili in primary school, with English as a subject beginning in Standard 3
English in secondary school
Teacher education
Pre- and primary school teachers – 3 year diploma program
Secondary school teachers – 3 year degree program

21. Education System Curriculum
Recent change in Standard 1 & 2 – move away from 7 subjects to 3 R’s focus
Focus across grades and subjects on participatory learning

22. Challenges Limited resources Large classes
Lack of infrastructure for information dissemination
Low pay and high teacher absenteeism
Centralized approach
Low rates of transition to higher levels of education
Financial barriers to participation
Stark differences between government and private schools

27. Next Steps To-do for Tuesday
Familiarize yourself with the syllabus with which you’ll be working
Identify a few competencies you might begin with
Familiarize yourself with the website and resources, esp playground photos