Hi friends,
This is a gentle reminder, that we have the information session today at
13:30 UTC (in about 2 hours). You can find more information on the Meta
page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroo…
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Best!
Sailesh
On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 1:18 AM Sailesh Patnaik <spatnaik(a)wikimedia.org>
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! Applications are open from Aug. 15 - Sept. 4.
Information session coming up on August 25 at 13:30 UTC.
Dear Wikimedians,
The Education team at the Wikimedia Foundation is happy to announce that
applications are open for the third 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
<http://www.battelleforkids.org/networks/p21> [1] and who are interested
in implementing the “Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom” program in their
own countries.
Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/education/reading-wikipedia-in-the-classroom/>
[2] is a professional development program for teachers that guides them to
approach Wikipedia through UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy
framework - leveraging the value of Wikipedia as a pedagogical tool. The
educational resources
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom#Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_classroom_program_modules>
of the program have already been adapted to 9 languages [3], and Certified
Trainers of the program have led implementations in Nigeria
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom_Nigeria>
[4], Bolivia
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/June_2022/Bolivian_Teachers_Welcomed_Wikipedia_in_their_Classroom>
[5] and Guinea <https://youtu.be/ENoQjc4IG5g> [6], to name a few
countries
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 Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program
in their countries. Participants who successfully complete the ToT will
also have access to a pool of funding that can support their first
implementation of the program. Applications are open from August 15 to
September 4, 2022. You can find the application form, important dates,
and general guidance on Meta-Wiki
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom/ToT>
[7] and check out this newsletter article
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/January_2022/Welcoming_new_trainers_of_the_Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom_program>
[8] to learn about the experience and learnings of the first ToT cohort in
2021.
You’re invited to join the information session on August 25 at 13:30 UTC
where we’ll share more details and answer any pending questions (find the
link to join on Meta-Wiki). If you have any questions ahead of this event,
please don’t hesitate to reach out to the team education(a)wikimedia.org
We look forward to seeing you there!
--the Education Team
[1]
http://www.battelleforkids.org/networks/p21
[2]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/education/reading-wikipedia-in-the…
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroo…
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom_Nigeria
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/June_2022/Bolivian_Teachers_…
[6]
https://youtu.be/ENoQjc4IG5g
[7]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroo…
[8]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/January_2022/Welcoming_new_t…
--
Sailesh Patnaik (He/Him/His)
Program Officer, Education
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
--
Sailesh Patnaik (He/Him/His)
Program Officer, Education
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>