“Empowering Underprivileged Youth through …“Empowering Underprivileged Youth through Contextualized Education” Dhinesh Radhakrishnan Zahra Atiq Rohit Kandakatla Prof. DeBoer

“EmpoweringUnderprivilegedYouththroughContextualized

Education”DhineshRadhakrishnan

ZahraAtiq

RohitKandakatla

Prof.DeBoer

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MandelaWashingtonFellowshipInstitute

MWFellow2016

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Peter Oladipupo, CTO, STEM-Ed Africa MW Fellow, 2016.

Olayemi Moses, COO, STEM-Ed Africa

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InternationalEducation

TechnologyUsein

Education

SocialContextofEducation

Outline


EducationalCorrelationsRelationtoeducationandyou

ContextualizationUnderstandingcontextforeducation

Designingaprogram/courseContent,AssessmentandPedagogy

TechnologyroleinEducationDeBoerLabexperiences

FinalReflectionOutcomesofthesession


Ruralinnovation YouthLeadershipDevelopment

WomenEmpowerment

Enablingyouthtobeself-reliant

YouthEmpowerment

Creatingjobsforyouth

Reduceunemployment

Communitybasedtransformation

Educationandleadershiptraining

Trainingofwomenandgirls

Capacitybuildingfollowedbyconcreteaction

ProvidingbasicskillsAgriculturalVocationalSchool

Impartpracticalandentrepreneurshipskills

Teachingunderprivilegedyouth

Mentorshipprograms

Accesstoeducationforgirlchild

Mentoryoungergenerationofwomen

Promotepoultrytoyouth

Demonstratingfarming

Coachesinnovators,entrepreneurs

Funandeasy-to-learn

MentorAGirlChild

Education– Whatisyourobjective?


SocietalWelfare

Disseminatingknowledge

Enablingnecessary

skills

Ruralinnovation

Enablingyouthtobeself-reliant

YouthEmpowerment

Creatingjobsforyouth

Reduceunemployment

Educationandleadershiptraining

Trainingofwomenandgirls

Providingbasicskills

AgriculturalVocationalSchool

Impartentrepreneurshipskills

Teachingunderprivilegedyouth

Mentorshipprograms

Accesstoeducationforgirlchild

Promotepoultrytoyouth

DemonstratingfarmingCoachesentrepreneurs

Communityproblemsolving

Funandeasy-to-learn

CONTEXTUALIZATION


Teachingandlearningonconcrete

applicationinacontext

Learningoffoundationalskillsandacademiccontent

Designofeducation

Example:EngineeringskillscurriculumbysolvinglocallydefinedcommunityproblemsinWesternKenya.

- Courseobjective+Content+Teaching->Contextualized

UnderstandingContextualization

• Whatistheneedforyoureducationalcomponent?• Whowillparticipateinthelearning?

• Age• Background

• Whenwilltheeducationalprogramme/coursehappen?

• Wherewilltheprogramme/coursebeconducted?


Designingaprogramme/course

Arethedesiredresults,assessments,andlearningactivitiesALIGNED?

IdentifytheDesiredResults

DetermineAcceptableEvidence

PlanLearningExperiences

BackwardsDesignModel(Wiggins&McTighe,2005)

3StagesofBackwardDesign





Whatshouldstudentsknow,understand,andbeabletodo?

ProgramGoals

• ProgramGoals• Identifyinglearningparameters(e.g.,• Identifyingcontent,and• Buildingrelationshipsbetweencontentareas–

• Whatstudentsshouldlearn,understand,orappreciateasaresultoftheirstudiesbythetimetheyfinishaprogramoramajor.


LearningOutcomes

• StudentLearningOutcomes(SLO)describeinconcretetermswhatprogramgoalsmean.

• SLOstatementsidentifywhatstudentswillbeabletodemonstrate,produceorrepresentasaresultofwhatandhowtheyhavelearnedinaprogram.

• UnlikeProgramGoals,SLO’sarenotfixed.







Howwillweknowifthestudentshaveachievedthedesiredresults?Whatwillbeacceptedasevidenceofstudentunderstandingandproficiency?

Assessment


Assessment=MeasuringsuccessAssessment=(feedback)ImprovingthedesignAssessment=Knowingthestatus

FormativeandSummative

FORMATIVEFormativeAssessment=Feedback

SUMMATIVESummativeAssessment=MeasurementofSuccess


Examples- anengineeringdesigncourseFormativeMilestonesDocuments

SummativeDesignPracticalChallenge


Formative

ShortDesignChallengeScenario

Pop-upsheltersareoftenusedinemergencysituations,whichincludesindisastersliketornadoeswhenindividualsorfamiliesneedimmediateworkingtemporaryhomes.TheFederalGovernment,throughFEMA,respondstoover70disastersperyearandhasdevelopedaplantoprovidetemporaryhousingforupto500,000eligiblehouseholdsintheeventofalarge-scalenaturaldisaster(FEMA,2012).Task

Designamass-producibleproducttohouse2-4roommatesafteratornadohasdamagedtheirdormitory.

Constraints

· Feasiblecostforemergencyassistanceproviders(suchasRedCrossorHomelandSecurity)

· Durableinvariousweatherconditions

· Easeoftransportation/assembly/fabrication

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Whatactivitieswillequipstudentswiththeneededknowledgeandskills?Whatmaterialsandresourceswillbeuseful?

ABC(Active,Blended,Collaborative)

• Activelearning– EngaginginActivitiesthatpromoteanalysis,synthesis,andevaluationofclasscontent.

• Blendedlearning– Combinesclassroomlearningwithonlinelearning

• Collaborativelearning– groupsofstudentsworkingtogethertosolveaproblem,completeatask,orcreateaproduct.


Task


•Writeaprogramgoaltomeettheeducationneedsofyourdefinedcontext•Writeonelearningoutcomethatalignswithyourprogramgoals

• Developoneassessmenttechniquetomeasurethelearningoutcomeyouhavedeveloped

• Developoneactivelearninginstructionalmethodtobeincorporatedintoyourprogram/coursedeliverytotheappropriateaudience

FinalReflection

• Howwouldyouarticulatethelinkbetweeneducationandyourfield?

• Whathaveyoulearned?• Howwillyouapplywhatyou’vedone?

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Acknowledgements

•Thecontentofthepresentationwasadoptedfrom“StudentCenteredLearning”workshopmaterialdevelopedbyDr.JenniferDeBoer,Avneet HiraandDhineshRadhakrishnanforeventsorganizedbyFootstepsandIIDEA.

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