Hi Sailesh,

That Sounds very interesting. I will try to Join.

Best, Elly

Sailesh Patnaik <[email protected]> schrieb am Do., 22. Juli 2021,
20:49:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> Last year, the Education team at the Wikimedia Foundation launched a pilot
> teacher training program that helped teachers use Wikipedia in their
> classrooms. Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom
> <
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/education/reading-wikipedia-in-the-classroom/
> >
> provided a professional development opportunity to over 500 teachers in
> Bolivia, Morocco, and the Philippines with a localized curriculum and
> resources aligned with UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy framework.
> Throughout this 9-week program, teachers developed vital media and
> information literacy skills for the 21st century, including understanding
> how information is produced, accessing and evaluating content online, and
> identifying biases and knowledge gaps. All through the power of Wikipedia
> <
> https://www.k12digest.com/changing-the-narrative-the-power-of-wikipedia-to-foster-21st-century-skills/
> >!
> You can read more details about the pilot program and its impact in our
> final report
> <
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reading_Wikipedia_Final_Report.pdf
> >
> [1].
>
> Now, we are opening up the opportunity to more Wikimedians, mission-aligned
> organizations, and individuals to participate in a Training of Trainers
> (ToT). By the end of the ToT, participants will be certified to lead
> training for Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom. They will be able to adapt
> & implement the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program in their local
> contexts to help teachers use Wikipedia as a pedagogical tool. Participants
> who successfully complete the ToT will also have access to a pool of
> funding that can support their local activities. You can learn more about
> the ToT timeline and curriculum on Meta
> <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom/ToT
> >
> .
>
> We think you or members of your community would be a great fit! We invite
> you to attend an information session on Thursday, July 29 at 13:00 UTC via
> Zoom <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/95280050770>. The team will share more
> detailed information, answer questions, and announce the open call for
> applications. If you have any questions ahead of this event, please don’t
> hesitate to reach out to the team at [email protected]
>
> We look forward to seeing you at the information session!
>
> --the Education Team
>
> [1]The program report
> <
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reading_Wikipedia_Final_Report.pdf
> >
> shows us how teachers’ attitudes towards Wikipedia changed as they moved
> through the curriculum, responded to practical assignments and reflection
> questions, and participated in synchronous sessions led by local
> coordinators of the program. For example, one of the participating teachers
> from Bolivia said that at first he “thought that Wikipedia was a platform
> like Google, but now I value all the volunteer work done by the community
> behind it”. The program model also supported members of the local Wikimedia
> affiliates to improve their capacity to organize and lead education
> initiatives. Currently, the Wikimedians of Bolivia
> <https://twitter.com/wikimedia_bo/status/1415057167804162049> user group
> is
> launching the second edition of the program! The resources
> <
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_classroom
> >
> created for the program are available on Wikimedia Commons in English,
> Spanish, Arabic, and Tagalog, and they are free for anybody to use, adapt
> and share.
> --
>
> Sailesh Patnaik (He/Him)
>
> Program Officer, Education
>
> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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