Dear Md Nahid, I'm sorry to hear you've had issues while completing the application form. If it's helpful, we just uploaded the recording of today's information session. You can find the video on Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Information_Session_-_ToT_for_Reading_WP_in_the_Classroom%2C_2022_cohort.webm?useskin=vector-2022) and you'll find the following relevant information on these corresponding minutes in the video:
- 18:57 - Overview of the Training of Trainers program - 32:14 - A walkthrough of the application form - 41:38 - Panel interview with 3 graduate participants from the ToT 2021 cohort I hope this information can still be helpful for you and other people interested in the program! All the best, Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her) Senior Program Officer, Education Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:01:10 +0300 > From: Md Nahid Islam <[email protected]> > Subject: [Wikimedia Education] Re: 🎉 Applications open: Training of > Trainers for Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom > To: "Mailing list for anyone interested in Wikimedia + education!" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > < > cap8xfxmyfdn+f2uopfmfrcd5pbiar_0g-k39pce+dawcvwe...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hi Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her) > > Application form - Training of Trainers for Reading Wikipedia in the > Classroom. > > The application process is much longer. Update it. I opened the > application and went to submit, but the application was canceled due to > various problems. I will not submit. > > Thank You > > On Thu, 10 Feb 2022, 11:33 pm Melissa Guadalupe Huertas, < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi everyone! > > > > Kind reminder: the information session about the Training of Trainers > > program is taking place tomorrow Friday February 11, 2022 at 13:00 UTC. > > Join us to get an overview of the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom > > program, learn about the curriculum and application process of the > Training > > of Trainers, and hear about the experience of 3 graduates from El > Salvador, > > Bangladesh and Nigeria who will be joining us then. > > > > The information to join this session and to apply to the Training of > > Trainers can be found on Meta-Wiki: > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom/ToT > > Remember that applications for the second cohort are open until February > > 20th! > > > > If you can't make it, come back for the recording of the session later > and > > check out this article on Diff about the experience of the first cohort > in > > 2021: > > > > > https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/02/10/expanding-the-reading-wikipedia-in-the-classroom-program-become-a-certified-trainer/ > > > > > > Hope to see you there! > > > > > > > > Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her) > > > > Senior Program Officer, Education > > > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 5:56 PM Melissa Guadalupe Huertas < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > tl;dr: Looking for a way to engage secondary school teachers with > > > Wikipedia? Become a certified trainer of the Reading Wikipedia in the > > > Classroom program! Apply from Jan. 31 - Feb. 20. Information session > > coming > > > up on February 11, 2022 at 13:00 UTC > > > > > > Hola everybody! > > > > > > The Education team at the Wikimedia Foundation is happy to announce > that > > > applications are open for the second cohort of the Training of Trainers > > > (ToT) program for “Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom”! This call is > open > > > for Wikimedians, educators, and members of mission-aligned > organizations > > > who believe in the value of Wikipedia to advance key 21st century > skills > > > [1] and who are interested in implementing the “Reading Wikipedia in > the > > > Classroom” program in their countries. > > > > > > Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom[2] is a professional development > > > program for secondary school teachers that aligns a critical approach > to > > > Wikipedia with UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy framework. You > can > > > read more details about the impact of the pilot experience in our > report > > > [3]. The educational resources created for the program are available on > > > Wikimedia Commons [4] in four languages. > > > > > > The Training of Trainers program is a 9-week online learning experience > > > that prepares participants to implement the Reading Wikipedia in the > > > Classroom program locally - by the end of the ToT, successful > > participants > > > will be certified to lead the program in their countries. Participants > > who > > > complete the ToT will also have access to a pool of funding that can > > > support their local implementation of the program. Applications are > open > > > from *January 31st to February 20th*, 2022. You can find the > application > > > form, important dates, and general guidance on Meta-Wiki [5] and check > > out > > > this newsletter article [6] to learn about the experience and learnings > > of > > > the first ToT cohort in 2021. > > > > > > You’re also invited to join our information session on February 11, > 2022 > > > at 13:00 UTC where we’ll share more details and answer any pending > > > questions (find the link to join on Meta-Wiki [5]). If you have any > > > questions ahead of this event, please don’t hesitate to reach out to > the > > > team: [email protected] > > > > > > We look forward to seeing you at the information session! > > > > > > - Melissa (on behalf of the Education team) > > > > > > [1] http://www.battelleforkids.org/networks/p21 > > > [2] > > > > > > https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/education/reading-wikipedia-in-the-classroom/ > > > [3] > > > > > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reading_Wikipedia_Final_Report.pdf > > > The program report shows us how teachers’ attitudes towards Wikipedia > > > changed as they moved through the program. For example, one teacher > 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 Wikimedia affiliates in Bolivia and Morocco > > are > > > working on second editions of the program. > > > [4] > > > > > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_classroom > > > [5] > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom/ToT > > > [6] > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/January_2022/Welcoming_new_trainers_of_the_Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom_program > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her) > > > > > > Senior Program Officer, Education > > > > > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her) > > > > Senior Program Officer, Education > > > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > _______________________________________________ > > Education mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Education Digest, Vol 129, Issue 4 > ***************************************** > -- Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her) Senior Program Officer, Education Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> _______________________________________________ Education mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
