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By,

Dr. Muhammad Saleem

Statistics of ECE in Pakistan

INITIATIVES TAKEN FOR PROMOTION OF ECE IN PAKISTAN

Curriculum Developed Policy (2009) Announced Early Learning Development Standards (ELDs) finalized 2-year ECE Promotion Project focusing on Teacher

Training completed. ECE Teachers Guide developed and disseminated to

provinces and other stake holders. ECE Advocacy material developed and distributed to all

concerned. ECE Resource Centers Established. 82- item ECE Teaching kit (proto type) developed Research study to assess facilities and services for ECE

conducted. Number of initiatives have been taken by provinces to

promote ECE

SCOPE OF TRAINING The scope of the training in terms of areas, schools, and

teachers is as follows:-

Target Areas: Four rural areas named Bhara Kahu, Nilor, Sihala and Tarnol in the suburbs of Islamabad city.

Target Schools: 75 rural schools from four rural areas are being targeted.

Target Teachers: 2 female teachers (total 150) of junior model schools of rural schools outside the Islamabad (Bhara Kahu, Nilor, Sihala and Tarnol) will be the targeted beneficiaries of the pilot project.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF TEACHERS TRAINING

The main goals and objectives of the teachers training are as follows:- To highlight the importance and advantages of Early Childhood

Education (ECE). To highlight the need and rationale of Early Childhood

Education (ECE). To share with teachers the ECE policy, plans, initiatives and

interventions in Pakistan in general, and in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) in particular.

To share ECE status in terms of population, enrolment, facilities and services in light of ECE commitments.

To share salient features of ECE curriculum and educate and train the teachers for its effective implementation.

Implementation Status of Main Activities to be undertaken under Capacity Building Project

Activity Status 1. Signing of Agreement (MOU) between UNESCO and Ministry of Capital Administration and Development

Signed

2. Constitution of Technical Committee Constituted 3. Identification of Resource Persons for script writing and training of ECE Teachers

A team of 15 Resource Persons identified

4. Selection of themes from ECE Curriculum for script writing and teacher training

20 themes selected

5. Orientation of Resource Persons on Script Writing

Given

6. Development/Writing of Script/contents 1st Draft of 15 script written 7. Identification of rural female schools where project is to be launched

List of 75 schools finalized

8. Nomination of rural female teachers to be trained

Nomination of 150 female teachers finalized

Implementation Status of Main Activities to be undertaken under Capacity Building Project

Activity Status 9. Hiring of services of Video/Movie firm Services of Video firm hired

10. Workshop for finalization of script in consultation with the video firm

Scheduled 22-23 November and 26 November 2012

11. Development of Training Module 1st Draft prepared

12. Preparation of 3-Day Teachers Training work shop Programme

Programme prepared

13. Development and distribution of ECE Teaching Kit proto type to Project Schools

Proto-type of ECE Kit prepared

14. Organization of five 3-day workshops for training of 150 teachers

Scheduled to be held in January and February 2013

15. Messaging of videos and Feedback March-May, 2013

16. Evaluation and Assessment May 2013

17. Preparation and submission of project completion report

June, 2013

18. Follow up and replication/scale up June 2013 onward

CONTENTS The list of Themes for training drawn from National Early Childhood Education (ECE) Curricula developed is as follows:- Why ECE is important Child Development Basic pedagogical principles of Early Childhood Education (ECE)

including ELDs Teaching learning environment for good quality ECE. Katchi class in Pakistan and good quality ECE. National and International commitments of Pakistan for Early

Childhood Education (ECE) . National curriculum for ECE 2007. Personal and Social Development (Competencies 1 to 3) Personal and Social Development (Competencies 4 to 6) contd

1. Language and Literacy (Competencies 1 to 3 stories, poems, rhymes etc.)

2. Language and Literacy (Competencies 4 to 6 (Books familiarization of words, Symbols and Pictures etc.)

3. Basic Mathematical concepts (competencies 1 to 2 Colors, size, weight, numbers etc.)

4. Basic Mathematical concepts (competencies 3 to 4 geometrical shapes and measurements)

5. The World Around Us (Competencies No. 1,2 and 5) 6. The World Around Us (Competencies No. 3 and 4) 7. Health and Hygiene 8. Creative Arts (Selected Competencies) 9. Preparation of low cost and no cost teaching-learning Aids for

ECE Classes. 10. Parents Community involvement for mobilization of resources

and support for ECE. 11. Assessment Techniques

CONTENTS

SCRIPT WRITING The Training Wing of Federal Directorate of Education (FOE) has identified Early Childhood Education (ECE) experts amongst the working teachers to write scripts as per themes mentioned above. Stepwise process of script writing was as follows:- Step- 1:- Orientation meeting of the Script Writers /ECE experts was held in Curriculum and Textbook Development Wing (CTW). Technical Committee constituted for the purpose gave orientation to the ECE experts about the background of the subject program, goals and objectives, strategy, input/interventions, processes and output etc.etc. Step-Il: - Technical Committee prepared the draft templates /outline of the script and shared with ECE experts and finalized in consultation with them. Subsequently, each expert was allocated a theme as per list mentioned above keeping in view their expertise and interest and were requested to develop/write draft script in light of templates and orientation given to them.

Step-III:- As a next step Script Writers will consult with the video firm to prepare 6-8 minutes video on the respective theme to be messaged to ECE teachers to be shown to ECE students. Step-IV:- The scripts written by the Experts will be reviewed by a Review Committee to be constituted for the purpose. The Script Writers will be requested to revise the script in the light of the comments and suggestions of the Content Development Workshop and Review Committee.

SCRIPT WRITING

Rural teachers of Early Childhood Education (ECE) will be trained through training workshops. The salient features of the training workshop are as given below:-

Total numbers of Schools to be covered 75

Total numbers of Teachers to be trained. 150

Total numbers of Training workshops to be conducted

05

Number of Teachers to be trained per workshop

30

Workshop venues Resource Center of Curriculum and Textbook Development Wing

Duration of each Workshop 03 days

Total number of per Workshop sessions. 15

TEACHERS TRAINING WORKSHOPS

PROGRAM OF THE TEACHERS TRAINING WORKSHOP

DAY-I TIME TASK

8:00 am to 8:30am Opening Session Recitation from Holy Quran with translation. Introduction of participants and program. Objectives of the training Workshop. Sharing of training methodology, processes and procedures Outline/Proceedings of Session General introduction of topic/theme. Situation analysis Need /rationale Issues and problems Coverage of the Theme in ECE curricula with reference to SLOs,

competencies and standards etc. Pedagogy/Teaching techniques Sharing of knowledge and information Sharing and teaching of various teaching skills and techniques

relevant to the topic /theme. Sharing of teaching-learning activities. Parents' awareness and participation. Use of AV aids, Videos and teaching-learning material. Assessment techniques Open discussion and question answer in the presence of Video

Experts

DAY-I

8.30 am to 8:45 am Tea break

8:45 am to 10:00 am Session One Topic:………………………………………..

10:00 am to 11.30am Session TWO Topic:……………………………………….. Note:- Tea/Coffee will be served during the session

11:30 am to 1:00 pm Session Three Topic:………………………………………..

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Lunch and Prayer Break

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Session Four Topic:……………………………………….. Note:- Tea/Coffee will be served during the session

3:30 pm to 4:00 pm Review of the Day

PROGRAM OF THE TEACHERS TRAINING WORKSHOP

DAY-2

8.00 am to 9:15 am Session Five Topic:………………………………………..

9:15 am to 10:30 am Session Six Topic:……………………………………….. Note:- Tea/Coffee will be served during the session

10:30 am to 11.45am Session Seven Topic:………………………………………..

11:45 am to 1:00 pm Session Eight Topic:………………………………………..

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Lunch and Prayer Break

2:00 pm to 3:15 pm Session Nine Topic:………………………………………..

3:15 pm to 4:00 pm Review of the Day Note:- Tea/Coffee will be served during the session

PROGRAM OF THE TEACHERS TRAINING WORKSHOP

DAY-3

8.00 am to 9:15 am Session Ten Topic:………………………………………..

9:15 am to 10:30 am Session Eleven Topic:……………………………………….. Note:- Tea/Coffee will be served during the session

10:30 am to 11.45am Session Twelve Topic:………………………………………..

11:45 am to 1:00 pm Session Thirteen Topic:………………………………………..

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Lunch and Prayer Break

2:00 pm to 3:15 pm Session Fourteen Topic:………………………………………..

3:15 pm to 4:00 pm Session Fifteen Overview of the Workshop ,way forward and closing

PROGRAM OF THE TEACHERS TRAINING WORKSHOP

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