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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.

Global Teacher Grant 2017

Kahoot in my 10th Grade Class at Lycee Oumar Bah

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.

 Here are some pictures of the two workshops

Opening Ceremony with Ciboroco President

Showing a video on VOA Learning English

Worshop participants

Pair work

Kahoot

Adama COULIBALY, my assistant

Paricipants playing Kahoot

Closing Ceremony

Agnes and Adama my assisstants

Community service in a rice field.

learning how to plant rice

Growing a maize field

Mali Service Learning Project / Gender Equality in Mali

https://youtu.be/7Qlc5j2D6Fw

Mali Service Learning Project

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I did a workshop on Service Learning in Sikasso which is a city 380km from Bamako the capital city of Mali.

I chose BINGO as icebreaker activity. They  really like it. Because it was there first time to play it. Then the Think Pair Share on what's a service learning followed. That one also was their first time to hear about that.

The fact of combining the powerpoint slides and the video projection on service learning made them motivated and engaged.

They were divided into 4 group of 3. Each group created and presented a service learning project related to the curriculum. All the participants are planning to implement service learning in their different schools.

Before the workshop I took part to INES-Sikasso English cultural day. I'm the coodinator of Education of INES-Mali.

I had an amazing experience on my way to Sikasso. Our car stopped by a village where I took some pictures. Sikasso is the first producer of fruits and vegetables in Mali.

I really love my adventure to Sikasso.