Continuous Professional Development Certificate in Educational Mentoring and Coaching for STEM Teachers: Student Manual (CPD-CEMCMT)
This programme consists of 2 modules of 10 credits. The title of module 1 is “Coaching, Mentoring and Communities of Practice”. Essential skills for subject leaders such as observing, giving constructive feedback and coaching and mentoring are introduced and practiced. Module 2 is called “Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) in STEM Education”. In this module, you... more
Being a Teacher Video
Part of the Being a Teacher module is a 47 minute long video which introduces viewers to the perceptions, doubts and concerns of student teachers about their choice of career. Through a range of interviews with two celebrities and teachers, as well as clips of classroom teaching and school management practices, we explore the role of the teacher as a knowledge worker; care giver; and change... more
Learning About Sustainable Change in South Africa: The Jika iMfundo Campaign 2015 - 2017
Jika iMfundo - a NECT funded pilot to improve education outcomes in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa studied how classrooms, schools and districts have changed; what has been learned from previous initiatives; and needs to be done to improve interventions in the future. more
Creating a Caring School: A Guide for School Management Teams with Accompanying Toolkit
One of the important lessons learnt in our research has been that a new paradigm for schools needs to become entrenched – one in which schools are conceptualised as centres of care and support. This notion is not a new one; rather, it is well rooted in existing policy. The need to make the shift from a narrow focus on what schools do and how they are led, to the notion of schools as centres... more
School Leadership: Podcast Keypoints - Leadership and Technology
This resource focuses on the Leadership in education show on Cliffcentral.com [1] every Monday. This weeks guest was Fiona Wallace of the CoZaCares Foundation, chatting about leadership in a school that’s on a tech journey. [1] http://cliffcentral.com/ more
2015 Axis Education Summit Video
The Axis Education Summit is an annual convergence of students, teachers, school leaders and stakeholders in the South African educational sector. The summit was hosted by the Global Teachers Institute in partnership with Teach With Africa, the South African Extraordinary Schools Coalition and BRIDGE. In 2015 the summit theme was “A New Story for Education” and strove to lead the change for... more
School Leadership: Podcast Keypoints School Twinning
We were joined by the first two principals in Gauteng to be part of the controversial school-twinning process. They discussed how they have worked through the process and dispelled some of the myths. more
Leadership in Education Podcast "Leadership in the Township:
Paul Mumba, Principal of LEAP Science and Maths School in Diepsloot joins the panel to talk about his experience of leading a school in a township context. He also talks about the South African Extraordinary Schools Coalition (the community of practice he belongs to) and what it has meant to him to be part of that collaborative platform. Find more podcasts on Leadership in Education on the... more
School Functionality Resource Pack
Literature on school improvement projects suggests that interventions are more likely to succeed when they are implemented in schools with a certain basic level of functionality. What is school functionality and how do we determine levels of functionality? This BRIDGE Resource gives an overview of key points from selected texts, and directs you to a number of resources dealing with the topic... more
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