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TaRL Africa Webinar Series 2020

Florence — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 06:42:34 +0000

Throughout 2020, TaRL Africa will host a series of webinars covering topics related to foundational skills education. The first webinar covered Mathematics Education in Africa: Challenges and Solutions. If you would like to receive webinar reminders, please sign up here.

Some of the topics we hope to cover throughout the year include:

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TaRL Africa Webinar: Engaging Parents and Communities

Florence — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 05:14:15 +0000

On 29 June, at 1pm CAT, TaRL Africa hosted the second webinar for the year, focusing on engaging parents and communities.

During this time, when many children around the world are not able to go to school, organisations and schools across the world are trying to find ways to keep children learning. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of engaging parents and communities in children’s education.

The webinar featured three speakers:

Kunieda Nobuhiro will share experiences from working with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on community engagement programmes across Africa
Samantha Friedlander from J-PAL Global will share some of the rigorous evidence behind parental engagement
Smitin Brid from Pratham will present on his work on Pratham’s Early Childhood Development programmes in India

Resources and further reading

Webinar slides: Engaging Parents and Communities

Pratham:

Pratham Open School

J-PAL:

What have we learned from randomized evaluations that policymakers, practitioners, and funders can use to improve social programs? J-PAL’s Policy Insights, organized by sector, highlight lessons emerging across multiple studies and the mechanisms that help explain the results. J-PAL’s upcoming policy insight titled “Providing Information to Students and Parents to Improve Learning Outcomes” draws on lessons from 23 randomized evaluations to demonstrate that giving parents and students information about their educational performance or options often increases parental engagement, student effort, or both, leading to improved learning outcomes. Providing information is also typically a low-cost intervention. Please check back in late July, when the insight will be posted here.

JICA:

Hara, M., T. Maruyama, A. Kageyama and N. Kunieda. (Forthcoming). Quality Learning through Community-wide Collaboration: A Methodology to Overcome the “Learning Crisis” in Niger. In M. Nishimura (Ed.). Community Participation with Schools in Developing Countries: Towards Equitable and Inclusive Basic Education for All. New York & London: Routledge.
Kozuka, E., Sawada, Y., & Todo, Y. (2016). “How Can Community Participation ImproveEducational Outcomes? Experimental Evidence from a School-Based Management Project in Burkina Faso”. JICA-RI Working Paper No. 112. Tokyo: Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute.
Kozuka, E. (2018). “Enlightening communities and parents for improving student learning: Evidence from randomized experiment in Niger.” JICA RI Working Paper No.166. Tokyo: Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute.
Kunieda, N., T. Maruyama, A. Kageyama and M. Hara. (Forthcoming). Educational Development through Community-wide Collaboration: How to Establish a Sustainable Community wide Initiative to Improve Education. In Nishimura. op.cit.
Promotional movie of “School for All”
Overview of the “School for All” model
Training material: Revitalizing school management committees
Training material: Improving learning outcomes through community participation
Training material: Utilizing school grants effectively and properly
Training material: Making a greater impact through the “Forum Approach”

This year, TaRL Africa will host a series of webinars on topics in foundational skills education. We will invite a range of education stakeholders to share their research findings, experiences, and lessons. To stay up to date with webinar news, please sign up for the mailing list.

Photo: Samyukta Lakshman, TaRL Africa

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TaRL Webinar Session 1: What is TaRL?

Florence — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 06:10:16 +0000

Past Events, TaRL Webinar Series

30 August 2017

Are you part of an implementing organization or government that is frustrated by inadequate gains in learning outcomes? Are you interested in learning about an effective strategy to improve foundational skills? Sign up for the TaRL mailing list to receive news about the upcoming webinars.

Join us for a series of webinars about Pratham’s Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a methodology that has been shown, through rigorous evaluations, to consistently improve basic reading and numeracy skills. Each webinar will feature presentations by Pratham, J-PAL, and a number of our partner organizations and will give you the opportunity to ask questions.

Session 1: What is Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL)?

This webinar took place on Wednesday, August 30 and provided an overview of TaRL and discussed the pros and cons of different implementation and design decisions. Rukmini Banerji (CEO, Pratham), Annie Duflo (Executive Director, IPA), and John Floretta(Director of Policy, J-PAL) presented and answered audience questions.

Links to resources from the first session:

What is Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL)? (30 August 2017)
Assessment (27 October 2017)
Monitoring and Mentoring (7 December 2017)
Teacher Training (6 March 2018)
Adapting the TaRL approach to different contexts (11 December 2018)
Maintaining Quality at Scale (upcoming – date TBD)
Research Lessons and Agenda (upcoming – date TBD)

We will share the presentations and webinar recordings on this page after each webinar.

TaRL Webinar Session 2: Assessment →

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TaRL Webinar Session 2: Assessment

Florence — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 06:09:18 +0000

27 October 2017

Are you part of an implementing organisation or government that is frustrated by inadequate gains in learning outcomes? Are you interested in learning about an effective strategy to improve foundational skills? Sign up for the TaRL mailing list to receive news about the upcoming webinars.

Join us for a series of webinars about Pratham’s Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a methodology that has been shown, through rigorous evaluations, to consistently improve basic reading and numeracy skills. Each webinar will feature presentations by Pratham, J-PAL, and a number of our partner organisations and will give you the opportunity to ask questions.

Session 2: Assessment

On Friday, October 27, Wilima Wadhwa (Director, ASER Centre), Hannah-May Wilson (Program Manager, PAL Network), and Rachel Glennerster (Executive Director, J-PAL) presented on Assessment.

Wilima Wadhwa discussed the ASER Tool as a spark for action and the role of assessment in highlighting the lack of basic skills, Hannah-May Wilson shared insights from contextualizing the ASER tool across Africa, and Rachel Glennerster presented on how assessment results can inform what teachers do in the classroom.

Links to resources from the second session:

Slides
See the Assessment page for more resources

What is Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL)? (30 August 2017)
Assessment (27 October 2017)
Monitoring and Mentoring (7 December 2017)
Teacher Training (6 March 2018)
Adapting the TaRL approach to different contexts (11 December 2018)

We will share the presentations and webinar recordings on this page after each webinar.

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TaRL Webinar Session 3: Mentoring and Monitoring

Dianarose Odhiambo — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 06:08:18 +0000

Are you part of an implementing organisation or government that is frustrated by inadequate gains in learning outcomes? Are you interested in learning about an effective strategy to foundational reading and mathematics skills? Sign up for the TaRL mailing list to receive news about the upcoming webinars.

Join us for a series of webinars about Pratham’s Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a methodology that has been shown, through rigorous evaluations, to consistently improve basic reading and numeracy skills. Each webinar will feature presentations by Pratham, J-PAL, and a number of our partner organisations and will give you the opportunity to ask questions.

Session 3: Monitoring and Mentoring

The third webinar on Monitoring and Mentoring took place on Thursday, December 7, at 8:00 AM EST. Devyani Pershad (Head of Program Management, Pratham) discussed the role of monitors and mentors in TaRL programs. Benjamin Piper (Senior Director, RTI International) shared research on teacher coaching and innovative ways of collecting data. Hanno Kemp (Program Director, FUEL) talked about how to ensure monitoring data is used to strengthen systems and inform action.

Links to resources from the third session:

What is Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL)? (30 August 2017)
Assessment (27 October 2017)
Monitoring and Mentoring (7 December 2017)
Teacher Training (6 March 2018)
Adapting the TaRL approach to different contexts (11 December 2018)
Maintaining Quality at Scale (upcoming – date TBD)
Research Lessons and Agenda (upcoming – date TBD)

We will share the presentations and webinar recordings on this page after each webinar.

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TaRL Webinar Session 4: Teacher Training

Florence — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 06:06:43 +0000

6 March 2018

Are you part of an implementing organisation or government that is frustrated by inadequate gains in learning outcomes? Are you interested in learning about an effective strategy to foundational reading and mathematics skills? Sign up for the TaRL mailing list to receive news about the upcoming webinars.

Join us for a series of webinars about Pratham’s Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a methodology that has been shown, through rigorous evaluations, to consistently improve basic reading and numeracy skills. Each webinar will feature presentations by Pratham, J-PAL, and a number of our partner organisations and will give you the opportunity to ask questions.

Session 4: Teacher Training

On March 6, J-PAL and Pratham hosted the fourth in a series of webinars about Pratham’s teaching at the right level (TaRL) approach. This session focused on Teacher Training. Presenters shared research on the effectiveness of different training programs and discussed Pratham’s approach to teacher training. Radhika Bhula (Senior Policy Associate, J-PAL) shared evidence on the effectiveness of teacher training programs. Usha Rane (Director of Content and Training, Pratham) and Meera Tendolkar(Head of Math Content, Pratham) discussed Pratham’s practice-oriented approach to training teachers to implement TaRL.

Links to resources from the fourth session:

Slides
Pratham impact documents
Download the instructors PDF to learn more about TaRL instructors

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What is Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL)? (30 August 2017)
Assessment (27 October 2017)
Monitoring and Mentoring (7 December 2017)
Teacher Training (6 March 2018)
Adapting the TaRL approach to different contexts (11 December 2018)
Maintaining Quality at Scale (upcoming – date TBD)
Research Lessons and Agenda (upcoming – date TBD)

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TaRL Webinar Session 5: Adapting the TaRL Approach to Different Contexts

Florence — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 06:05:31 +0000

11 December 2018

Are you part of an implementing organisation or government that is frustrated by inadequate gains in learning outcomes? Are you interested in learning about an effective strategy to foundational reading and mathematics skills? Sign up for the TaRL mailing list to receive news about the upcoming webinars.

Join us for a series of webinars about Pratham’s Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a methodology that has been shown, through rigorous evaluations, to consistently improve basic reading and numeracy skills. Each webinar will feature presentations by Pratham, J-PAL, and a number of our partner organisations and will give you the opportunity to ask questions.

Session 5: Adapting the TaRL Approach to Different Contexts

On 11 December 2018, J-PAL and Pratham hosted the fifth in a series of webinars about Pratham’s Teaching at the Right Level approach. This session focused on adapting the approach to different contexts. Emily Cupito (Associate Director of Policy, J-PAL Africa) presented on applying the generalizability framework using the adoption of TaRL in Zambia as an example. Usha Rane (Director of Content and Training, Pratham) shared her experience adapting teaching and learning materials and activities across India and Africa. Moitshepi Matsheng (Co-founder and Country Coordinator, Young 1ove) and Noam Angrist (Co-founder and Executive Director, Young 1ove) discussed how TaRL is being adapted for the Botswana context.

Download the slides

Watch past webinars and download slides:

What is Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL)? (30 August 2017)
Assessment (27 October 2017)
Monitoring and Mentoring (7 December 2017)
Teacher Training (6 March 2018)

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TaRL Webinar Session 6: Maintaining Quality at Scale

Florence — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 06:04:17 +0000

27 February 2019

Are you part of an implementing organisation or government that is frustrated by inadequate gains in learning outcomes? Are you interested in learning about an effective strategy to foundational reading and mathematics skills? Sign up for the TaRL mailing list to receive news about the upcoming webinars.

Join us for a series of webinars about Pratham’s Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a methodology that has been shown, through rigorous evaluations, to consistently improve basic reading and numeracy skills. Each webinar will feature presentations by Pratham, J-PAL, and a number of our partner organisations and will give you the opportunity to ask questions.

Session 6: Maintaining Quality at Scale

On 27 February 2019, Pratham and J-PAL hosted the sixth in a series of webinars about Pratham’s Teaching at the Right Level approach. This session focused on maintaining quality at scale. Rukmini Banerji (CEO, Pratham) discussed Pratham’s journey to scale. Ben Simuyandi (Policy Manager, J-PAL Africa/IPA Zambia) presented on the process of scaling the Catch Up programme from 80 to 1100 schools in Zambia. Ben Piper (Senior Director, RTI International) shared RTI’s experience of scaling up education programmes across Africa.

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TaRL Africa Webinar: Engaging Parents and Communities

Florence — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 06:03:08 +0000

On 29 June, at 1pm CAT, TaRL Africa hosted the second webinar for the year, focusing on engaging parents and communities.

The webinar featured three speakers:

Kunieda Nobuhiro will share experiences from working with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on community engagement programmes across Africa
Samantha Friedlander from J-PAL Global will share some of the rigorous evidence behind parental engagement
Smitin Brid from Pratham will present on his work on Pratham’s Early Childhood Development programmes in India

Resources and further reading

Webinar slides: Engaging Parents and Communities

Pratham:

Pratham Open School

J-PAL:

What have we learned from randomized evaluations that policymakers, practitioners, and funders can use to improve social programs? J-PAL’s Policy Insights, organized by sector, highlight lessons emerging across multiple studies and the mechanisms that help explain the results. J-PAL’s upcoming policy insight titled “Providing Information to Students and Parents to Improve Learning Outcomes” draws on lessons from 23 randomized evaluations to demonstrate that giving parents and students information about their educational performance or options often increases parental engagement, student effort, or both, leading to improved learning outcomes. Providing information is also typically a low-cost intervention. Please check back in late July, when the insight will be posted here.

JICA:

Hara, M., T. Maruyama, A. Kageyama and N. Kunieda. (Forthcoming). Quality Learning through Community-wide Collaboration: A Methodology to Overcome the “Learning Crisis” in Niger. In M. Nishimura (Ed.). Community Participation with Schools in Developing Countries: Towards Equitable and Inclusive Basic Education for All. New York & London: Routledge.
Kozuka, E., Sawada, Y., & Todo, Y. (2016). “How Can Community Participation ImproveEducational Outcomes? Experimental Evidence from a School-Based Management Project in Burkina Faso”. JICA-RI Working Paper No. 112. Tokyo: Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute.
Kozuka, E. (2018). “Enlightening communities and parents for improving student learning: Evidence from randomized experiment in Niger.” JICA RI Working Paper No.166. Tokyo: Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute.
Kunieda, N., T. Maruyama, A. Kageyama and M. Hara. (Forthcoming). Educational Development through Community-wide Collaboration: How to Establish a Sustainable Community wide Initiative to Improve Education. In Nishimura. op.cit.
Promotional movie of “School for All”
Overview of the “School for All” model
Training material: Revitalizing school management committees
Training material: Improving learning outcomes through community participation
Training material: Utilizing school grants effectively and properly
Training material: Making a greater impact through the “Forum Approach”

Photo: Samyukta Lakshman, TaRL Africa

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TaRL Africa Webinar: Accelerating Learning When Schools Resume

Florence — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 06:01:57 +0000

29 July 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic has meant the sudden closure of schools across the world. As schools slowly begin to reopen, it is important to re-engage children at school differently to the normal – in an environment where children are given time to catch up and learning can continue. Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) is an evidence-based intervention proven to quickly equip children in grades 3-5 with basic reading and arithmetic skills.

In this webinar, the TaRL Africa team shared more information about the approach, followed by a panel discussion with representatives from countries currently implementing TaRL and organisations supporting the approach:

- Rapelang Bogatsu – Ministry of Basic Education, Botswana
- Faith Kyulabantu Mwamba – Ministry of General Education, Zambia
- Cecilia Sakala – Ministry of General Education, Zambia
- M KONE Raoul, Directeur de Cabinet Adjoint, Côte d’Ivoire
- Mme ADAYE Madeleine, Coordonnatrice Nationale du PEC, Côte d’Ivoire
- Sabina Vigani, Directrice de TRECC
- Yvonne Chomba, USAID Zambia
- Leseka Mukokomani, UNICEF Botswana

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