TY - JOUR TI - Pedagogic change by Zambian primary school teachers participating in the OER4Schools professional development programme for one year AU - Hennessy, Sara AU - Haßler, Björn AU - Hofmann, R. T2 - Research Papers in Education AB - Supporting and upskilling teachers are essential to enhancing the quality of learning in developing contexts – the focus of Education For All – yet little evidence exists concerning what kinds of teacher education are actually most effective and what changes in ‘quality’ are desired and feasible. This paper illustrates how a concrete, research-informed school-based, model of professional development in sub-Saharan Africa can address the quality agenda. It reports on a trial of a pioneering, multimedia programme supporting interactive mathematics and science teaching using open educational resources and classroom digital technology, where available. The programme was carefully adapted to the Zambian context and ran weekly for one school year with 12 teachers in a low-resourced primary school. The study examined the impact on teachers' thinking and classroom practices. Data were derived from observations, lesson and workshop recordings, teacher interviews, portfolios and audio diaries. Through a teacher-led workshop approach and trialling new pedagogical strategies, teachers raised their expectations of pupils, adapted to learners’ knowledge levels, used more practical and group work, and integrated technology use. Pupils built deeper understanding of subject matter, were actively engaged, worked collaboratively and used digital technologies for problem-solving. DA - 2016/08/07/ PY - 2016 DO - 10.1080/02671522.2015.1073343 DP - Google Scholar VL - 31 IS - 4 SP - 399 EP - 427 LA - en SN - 0267-1522 UR - https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1810/261133/Hennessy_et_al-2015-Research_Papers_in_Education-AM.pdf?sequence=1 KW - C:sub-Saharan Africa KW - CAREER development KW - EDUCATION -- Study & teaching KW - GRADUATE education KW - PROFESSIONAL education KW - TEACHER training KW - ZAMBIA KW - Zambia KW - __:import:01 KW - __:match:final KW - __:matched KW - __:study_id:2099887 KW - ___working_potential_duplicate KW - __finaldtb KW - digital technology KW - docs.opendeved.net KW - dode_eth-src-dode KW - dode_eth-trf2-dode KW - interactive pedagogy KW - open educational resources KW - sub-Saharan Africa KW - teacher professional development ER - TY - JOUR TI - Sustaining and Scaling Pedagogic Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Grounded Insights for Teacher Professional Development AU - Haßler, B AU - Hennessy, S AU - Hofmann, R T2 - Journal for Learning for Development DA - 2018/// PY - 2018 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - 55 EP - 78 KW - ⛔ No DOI found ER -