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+ Research    +  Teacher Development     +  Distance Learning    +   Instructional Design 

 

Current Projects

Projects in South Africa and Sweden include online classes, instructional plan  and design, research,  and teacher development.

Current

12 January 2010 - 30 May 2010

 

  • Student Online Classes

- Grade 7

Nicole Österberg (Sweden) Grade 12

Louise Österberg (Sweden) - Grade 9

Theo van Rensburg Lindzter (US) - Moderator

Lucy Haagen -Duke University - Moderator


  • Teacher Coaching Workshops

De Rust Primary, Grabouw, SOUTH AFRICA

  • Project Leadership and Implementation Support

 M-Ubuntu Project

 



South African teachers and educators visit US for teacher development and presentations at

 Paideia Center National Conference

 and

 M-Learning summit

3-14 March 2009

 


 

 

Previous Readings Completed:

The Legend of the Christmas Rose (Swedish)

Journey to Joburg (South African)

When She was White (South African)

 

Instructional Plans

  • Studying the Paideia Active Learning Workbook
  • Liaising with the National Paideia Center, North Carolina, US
  • Writing instructional plan of excerpts from When She was White by Judith Stone and other South African texts.

Research

  • Identifying criteria for text selection
  • Reading South African and Swedish texts
  • Identifying ideas in texts

 

Teacher Development

On-site work at Spectrum Primary School, Ennerdale, SOUTH AFRICA focus on: 

  • Needs Analysis
  • Dealing with reading deificiencies
  • How to use discussions in class
  • Supplying resources and textbooks.

 


 

Teacher Discussion

May-June 2008 (Completed)

Text:     When she was White - Judith Stone

Ideas:   Education, Emotion, Equality, Family, Love, Pain

 

Participants:  Naomi Tempies (SA)

                          Barbara van Vught (SA)

                          Theo van Rensburg Lindzter (US)

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