Dear Wikimedians and friends,

*We have an important announcement! * We have extended the deadline for the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Training of Trainers for underrepresented regions.

One of our goals for each cohort of the Reading Wikipedia ToT is to form a diverse cohort where people representing different regions, countries, languages, and education systems can learn from each other and share with one another. We've received an overwhelming response to our call for applications, but there are some regions that are underrepresented. We want to extend the deadline to ensure we have a cohort representative of the world.

If you are from Latin America, MENA, East Asia and the Pacific (ESEAP), or South Asia, you still have until *September 9, 2022*, to apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBt_tKvgQ5WbHa5TyOA-aROEC76jeID_km... This survey will be conducted via a third-party service, which may subject it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data handling, see the survey privacy statement https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom_-_Training_of_Trainers_Application_Cohort_3 .

Are you curious about how to get started? We have all the details and recording of the latest information session on Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom...

Please help us share this opportunity in your circle.

Best! Sailesh

On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 1:18 AM Sailesh Patnaik spatnaik@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@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_Classroom...

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom_Nigeria

[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/June_2022/Bolivian_Teachers_W...

[6] https://youtu.be/ENoQjc4IG5g

[7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom...

[8] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/January_2022/Welcoming_new_tr...

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Sailesh Patnaik (He/Him/His)

Program Officer, Education

Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/