Karen Teacher Working Group
The Karen Teachers Working Group (KTWG) is a community based organisation founded in 1997 that works to promote and improve education in Karen State. The organisation helps to fund Karen Education Department Schools [1] and conducts pre service[2] and in service[3] teacher training. KTWG provides assistance to around 1000 KED or mixed authority schools.[4]
The organisation was the subject of a 2016 Save the Children report[5] which recognised the significance of KTWG in both national and ethnic education spheres and found substantial evidence that KTWG was contributing to "reducing student drop out rates, increasing student participation rates, improving ethnic teacher retention rates and improving ethnic teacher competency and skills in student-centred teaching pedagogy".
Professional Development Training[edit]
Pre Service Training[edit]
In 2004, the KTWG founded the Karen Teacher Training College[6] in Mu Traw[7] The school runs a two-year course in teaching following a locally designed curriculum.
In Service Training[edit]
Mobile Teacher Trainers (MTT) are [8] who conducting in service training as part of a program that began in 2001.[3] MTT's travel, often to remote areas, to observe and support active teachers. Trainers also work with the local communities, working with local parents[9] and community members to promote the value of education and to engage people in wider policy discussions[10] As of 2017, there are 66 teacher trainers working with KTWG.[5]
Summer Vacation Training[edit]
Teacher trainers conduct teacher trainer for four weeks during the summer school break. In 2015, 1474 teachers completed this training.[5]
Financial Support[edit]
KTWG provides stipends.[11] to over 6000 active teachers each year[5]
Partners and Affiliated groups[edit]
KTWG is a founding member of The Myanmar/Burma Indigenous Network for Education (MINE) an advocacy group for Language rights in Myanmar[12] KTWG is a partner of the Karen Department of Health and Welfare.[13] KTWG receives financial and technical support from WorldEd[14] KTWG has partnered with Naresuan University with the university which provided training and certification for KTWG teachers[14]
The Karen State Education Assistance Group (KSEAG) was formed in 2005 by KTWG in partnership with the Karen Education Department. It provides teacher stipends and educational material to schools in Eastern Myanmar. According to KTWG, In 2013/14 KSEAG supported 6154 teachers, 141,632 students and 1294 schools.[15]
In 2014, KTWG and Karen News produced the film "Our Schools, Our Language and Our Future", which was launched in Yangon.[16] The organisation has received support from Save the Children for the MTTs to use Save the Children's Quality Learning Environment evaluative tool in the field.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "KTWG | Karen Teacher Working Group » School Management". ktwg.org. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ "KTWG | Karen Teacher Working Group » Pre Service Teacher Training". ktwg.org. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ a b "KTWG | Karen Teacher Working Group » In Service Teacher Training". ktwg.org. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ Conflict Sensitivity in Education Provision in Karen State. Polina Lenkova, Thabyay Education Foundation 2015 [1]
- ^ a b c d A Model of Education in Hard to Reach Areas- The KTWG Model, Save the Children, 2016.[2]
- ^ "Newsletter No. 11 - Teacher training in conflict situations: Karen State, Burma". EENET. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ Strength in Diversity- Towards Universal Education in Myanmar's Ethnic Areas- The Asia Foundation. 2016 [3]
- ^ a b supporting refugee and community teachers along the Thailand–Myanmar border to support ongoing peace building efforts [4]
- ^ KTWG Training boosts parents role in their children's education. Karen News, August 2017 [5]
- ^ "KTWG | Karen Teacher Working Group » Community Mobilisation". ktwg.org. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ Comparing Models of Non-state Ethnic Education in Myanmar: The Mon and Karen National Education Regimes, Journal of Contemporary Asia, [Marie Lall & Ashley South (2014) Comparing Models of Non-state Ethnic Education in Myanmar: The Mon and Karen National Education Regimes, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 44:2, 298-321, DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2013.823534, Page 312]
- ^ ETHNIC LANGUAGES AND EDUCATION DECLARATION. MYANMAR/BURMA INDIGENOUS NETWORK FOR EDUCATION. 2014 [6]
- ^ "Partners/Donors | Karen Department of Health and Welfare". kdhw.org. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ a b "Recognized Training for Burma's Ethnic Teachers | World Education Thailand". thailand.worlded.org. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ "KTWG | Karen Teacher Working Group » Education Assistance". ktwg.org. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ "KTWG | Karen Teacher Working Group » KTWG launches new film "Our Schools, Our Language and Our Future"". ktwg.org. Retrieved 2017-09-14.