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Northern Cape Project: Master Trainers- Part 2 (2023)

Monday, October 23, 2023 - 08:30 to Friday, October 27, 2023 - 12:30

Part of the Project

Master Trainers: Final Training Week

The focus of this week's training will be on the final conceptual domains that were not covered earlier in the year.

In addition, the week will give us the opportunity for the Northern Cape Officials to support and mentor educators in the last two domains of the programme.

The prospective trainers would thus have had the opportunity to see the entire process, from the training of the teachers and reflection on the process to the follow-through inside the classroom.

This makes for a fully immersive experience for the new trainers.

 

Masters Training Programme:

23th Oct:
Session 1: Participation in the Number training session (8h30-16h00)
Session 2: Reflection and consolidation session (16h00 - 18h00)

24th Oct:
Session 1: Participation in the Letter training session (8h30-16h00)
Session 2: Reflection and consolidation session (16h00 - 18h00)

25th Oct:
Session 1: Support and Mentoring Visit to Schools (8h30-12h30)
Session 2: Feedback and reflection session (14h00-16h00)

26th Oct:
Session 1: Support and Mentoring Visit to Schools (8h30-12h30)
Session 2: Feedback and reflection session (14h00-16h00)

27th Oct:
Session 1: Support and Mentoring Visit to Schools (8h30-12h30)

Note:
I.  See the school visit programme below.
2. All reports from the visits are available online.

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Documents

‘All foundation phase educators, esp. Grade R, should attend this workshop. If everyone in the education system uses this BCP model, we should see remarkable improvements in the learners' LIT/NUM over a couple of years.’ (Metro North, 2009)

Teacher Feedback

Now I can help the learners from our poorer areas to verbalize for themselves…  they are becoming more confident and starting to love their educational journey.

Metro Central (2013); Training

Practical demonstration of mediation. Louis is an excellent mediator and it really helped to see it demonstrated. Loved the dedication, enthusiasm and firm belief in worth of BC approach to learning. I really think you opened our eyes to new methods of promoting learning and especially development of language.

Open Public Training, Cape Town (June 2013)
BCP Short Course, UCT (June 2013)

Ek waardeer alles wat Dr Louis ons geleer het. Daar is soveel dinge wat ek nie geweet het nie, bv. hoe om ons kinders te help leer. You are a star, thank you for your time. 

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2

I have enjoyed the BCP online training. I do think it was of great benefit as I have learned new approaches to help children learn. I also thought that BCP is also very helpful to children with difficulties as it provides them with concrete experience through manipulating the materials and being asked different questions to help them be aware of their way of thinking. Louis was very thorough and delivered the smallest details to help us understand the method. I found that very helpful and it enabled me to use it with my kids who have a difference in age and needs. I also enjoyed attending the training via Zoom as Louis was very efficient in using different features to make the training practical, fun and enjoyable.

ZOOM TRAINING 2 FEEDBACK

What stood out for me - was not teaching the content, but how to teach the concept and so much vocabulary is elicited …

Thinking Stars: Teacher Feedback From Training, August 2014