It is winter time here in Ghana! Yesterday, we were getting ready to do a workshop with the staff, and Baba, the administrator, asked, "Could you relocate so that the children can be in this room? I don't want them to be outside, it is too cold." Casey, the 5-month-long Global Autism Project volunteer, and I thought she was joking! She was not. They are really freezing cold here in their winter, of days reaching close to 80 and nights going just under 70 degrees Fahrenheit. When at the movies, one of my Ghanaian friends complained of being cold as well! They have absolutely no protection against cold, so I can see why it takes them by such surprise. It is very funny to watch the students have to play inside because it is close to 70 degrees! They end up running around outside anyway :)
Yesterday and today, I put on a workshop for the teachers, with the help of Casey. We taught the "Instructional Sequence," and brainstormed with the teachers on planning lessons. We talked about what makes effective teaching, and therefore learning, and thought of new ideas for certain topics and certain children. The staff were so attentive and motivated, making for very interesting and engaging discussions about how to better teach their children. We walked through the, "Modeling, guided practice, independent practice," steps of the instructional sequence along with introduciton, review, closure, etc etc. Today, one teacher shared her success of having a student independently complete a task after following through with the instructional sequence we had outlined for that student the previous afternoon!
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Sounds like you are making a difference and one that the teachers can carry on.
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