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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

My Hero Call To Action Multimedia Global Activist Song Circle

Welcome to Global Ativist Song Circle

My high school students participated into a group project with classes from around the world contributing verses to this song about heroes. Teachers and students from USA, Mali, Moldova, Pakistan, Morocco, Togo and Georgia have participated into this amazing project.

My students paid tribute to Soundiata Keita, one of our local KING.

My students dressed up in traditional outfit to show the cultural diversity in Mali.

My Classroom and The My Hero Team

The Northern side of Mali outfit.

The Eastern side of Mali outfit

Outfit worn in the center and the Capital city during special events.

Western and Southern outfit

Soundiata's Mom giving him a walking stick after 7 years crawling down, finally, he walked.

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Service Learning Project

For the sustainability of my project on Service learning Project, my 12 grades students from Lycee_Oumar_Bah have been working on their service project for 2 months.

Soma guindo who is SUSI_2017 alumnus was monitoring and coaching the different projects.

Sunday, September 25, 2016

TEACHING EXCELLENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM 2016

MOUSSA B. TAMBOURA-MALI

The TEA program gave me the opportunity to experience three amazing things.

First of all, I had the chance to experience different cultures and educational systems around the world in Washington DC during four days orientation sessions by IREX.

Secondly, in California State University, Chico , my host university during the TEA program, I had the chance to meet many wonderful instructors such as: Carol Levensaler as Lesson Planning(Topic-specific instruction Strategies) instructor, Terri Davis (Service Learning) , Karissa Ringel (Instructional Technology), Benjamin Seipel (Lesson Planning: Incorporating Assessment and Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling-TPRS-), Analia Martinez (Leadership- The importance of Communication in Conflict Management), Maris Thompson (Access and Equity in Education and Perspective on Gender and Schooling), Bob Kohen (Lesson Planning: Developing Goals and Objectives) and many others.

At least not at last, after weeks of intensive courses in Chico State, I was sent to Paradise High School for my field experience. In Paradise high school, Mrs. Virginia Partain was my partner teacher. Working with that amazing lady impacted my life professionally. I co-taught English 9, AVID 9 and English ERWC 12 students with Mrs. Partain.

Mrs. Partain and Moussa first meeting

Knowing that one the most important value of knowledge is sharing;

Knowing that sharing is one of African traditional value and as Amadou Hampate Bah, a Malian writer used to say that “Knowledge is the only fortune you can spent without losing any penny”; I decided to share my unforgettable and rich experience gained in the US with my colleagues, faculty staffs and students around Mali.

Back to Mali, I led two workshops in Bamako the capital city. After those two, I noticed that everything is centralized in Bamako, so I decided to give opportunity to others far away from Bamako.

Initiatives of development are not supported by the government in Mali. That’s why despite my limited means and resources, I targeted two regions of Mali. Thanks to Mrs Virginia Partain, my US partner teacher financial aids and incomparable support, I came up to lead eight days of Professional Development Training in Kadiolo in Sikasso region 480 miles from Bamako and one day TEA program experience sharing in Sevare- Mopti 700 miles from Bamako.