{"id":13285,"date":"2017-12-16T09:07:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T03:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/?p=13285"},"modified":"2021-08-16T10:41:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T04:56:29","slug":"intro-to-science-teacher-training-program-with-some-light-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/intro-to-science-teacher-training-program-with-some-light-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Intro to Science Teacher Training Program…With Some Light Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Missing teaching, I have been working with science teachers for a while now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It all started with a stint at Shanti Nikunj<\/a>, which was then followed by another at Jana Uddhar<\/a>, the first Collaborative School<\/a> my mate Pete<\/a> manages. At Jana Uddhar, I worked with their fifth grade and secondary school science teachers. While my work with the fifth grade teacher didn’t yield much results, in spite of all that I did with him and his class (click here<\/a> and here<\/a> to read about two things I did), that with the secondary school teacher did<\/a>! (Click here<\/a> for details of some of the things I did with her.) I also held a session — on teaching critical thinking<\/a> — for the Teach For Nepal science fellows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was also for the same reason that when approached about putting together a science teacher training module, running it<\/a> and being involved with Innovation in Education Fair<\/a>, I agreed. The several-month long program “Everyday Science: Learn, To Teach; Teach, To Learn<\/a>” will begin on January 12, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With these workshops, most of which will be highly interactive, I hope to achieve a number of goals<\/a>, one of which is for teachers to move away from teaching Nepali children to seek the “right” answer<\/a>. (My science education philosophy<\/a>, is a little different from that of many teachers in Nepal, having had the incredible opportunity to teach around the world at some very well-resourced<\/a> international schools.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On December 1, each of us three involved in The US Embassy’s Book Bus Teacher Empowerment Program introduced our programs to several dozen teachers and administrators. The following is a recording of my 18-minute introduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It involved me demonstrating some light magic! Hit the play button to listen…to the magic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n