After a hectic process involving sensitization, face-to-face and online mentoring and judgment based on established criteria, three Uganda teachers have been selected to represent the Uganda Innovative Teachers Forum, at the Pan-African Innovative Teachers event to be held in Mombasa, Kenya, (24 – 28) August 2010.

1st Position: Asea Solomon

School: Gayaza High School, Kampala, Uganda

Project: Tackling Climatic Change

Project aim: To sensitize the community about climate change as a global   environmental challenge and to provide opportunity for the learners to contribute positively towards the adaptation to Climate change and mitigation of the associated negative effects.

2nd Position: Elizabeth Lwabu

School: Iganga SS

Project: Enabling the blind enjoy school using computers

 
Project aim:

i) Improve learning and revision in the classroom of the blind, inquiry and action in order to build a healthy future for their communities.
ii) Improve on communication, research, inquiry and action in order to build a healthy future for the blind in this country and the world.

3rd Position:  Jonathan Serunkuma

School:   Transform Educational Centre, Kasangati, Uganda

Project: Art for a better environment

Project aim: To help learners use the acquired knowledge and skills in ridding the environment of waste and using it in a beneficial way to create money generating ventures for themselves and their communities, hence building a healthy environment for our communities and the entire world.

Way Forward

The selected teachers are to undergo further face-to-face and online mentoring to put them to international standards.

Microsoft will cover all their costs of air travel, accommodation, training and meals at the Pan-African event.

As SchoolNet Uganda, we look forward to their success at the Pan-African event and thereafter at the World Innovative Teachers event 2010 which will be held (26 – 29) October in Cape Town, South Africa.

It should be remembered that one Uganda teacher participated in the World Innovative Teachers event for 2008 which was held in Hong Kong and one Uganda teacher participated in the World Innovative Teachers event for 2009 which was held in Brazil.

The Innovative Education events are part of the Innovative Teachers program, a global community of educators sponsored by Microsoft Partners in Learning. The Innovative Teachers program is built on the understanding that informed, empowered teachers are at the heart of meaningful and effective teaching and learning. By inspiring and learning from each other, educators around the world are transforming the way their students engage with the world and their learning

The competition recognizes teachers whose lessons and projects show exceptional innovation in terms of collaborating with others, producing content or making an impact on the community.

There are great prizes to be won at the Pan-African and/or Worldwide innovative Teachers Awards.  The events also provide a great forum for Innovative Teachers to network and share ideas.

The competition requires teachers to submit a Virtual Classroom Tour (VCT) describing their lessons prior to the competition.  These VCTs will then be assessed based on specific criteria which may be viewed by clicking the link below.

ITF – Evaluation Criteria