SVP Evaluation Meeting Day 1

Today was the first day of a two day SVP evaluation meeting. In the morning, each team gave a report of their experience and the main lessons learned. They also prepared a Powerpoint meant to share the experience and raise awareness about rural China amongst friends and family back home. In the afternoon, we split into groups by overseas volunteers, mainland volunteers, rural teachers who actively taught as main teachers in the SVP, and rural teachers who were teaching assistants. Each group discussed the goals of SVP, ranked them from their personal preference, and scored them accordingly to how well they felt they reached the goals this year. The goals were different for students, volunteers, and rural teachers. The groups then discussed reasons that helped and hindered achieving the goals. Finally, each group brainstormed what other possible ways to structure a summer program that might better help reach the goals. This was not limited to the “summer camp teaching” model. Below is a copy of the guidelines we gave to all the participants。

(翻译:Mustang Ren) 今天暑期支教项目评估会议的第一天。早晨,每个队员汇报了他们的体验和所教的主要课程。他们也准备了幻灯片文件,主要目的是分享他们的体验以及在他们的朋友和家庭中提高对中国农村的认识。下午,我们按照海外志愿者、大陆志愿者、农村教师的方法进行了分组。每个小组讨论了暑期支教项目的 目标,并且根据个人的观点进行排列先后等级,以及根据今年他们实现目标的程度进行打分。学生、志愿者、农村教师都有不同的目标。每个小组然后讨论了在实现 目标的过程中有利的条件和不利的条件。最后,每个小组集体讨论是否通过其他的模式(不一定是夏令营的模式)可以更好的实现这些目标。以下是我们给所有参与 者的目标参考。

暑假支教项目有在乡村教育促进会中的定位与作用是什么?

What is the role of the Summer Volunteer Program in RCEF?

乡村教育促进会使命 / RCEF Mission

为中国农村地区的群众提高教育质量,使他们能够改善自己的生活以及自身所处的社区状况。To promote education in rural China that empowers students to improve their lives and communities.

综合乡村教育探索平台的目标/ Overall Goal of Integrative Rural Education Program (IREP)

跟有强烈意愿进行教育改革但是又缺乏能力或资源的农村学校合作,支持教师探索、实践和分享满足农村学生和农村社区的需要的教育方法。This program partners with progressively-minded schools who have the will but need assistance with methods and resources to reform their schools in order to develop and share educational approaches that are responsive to the needs of rural students and their communities.

暑假支教项目的目标 / Overall Goal of Summer Volunteer Program

在一个没有考试压力的环境下,补充和促进综合乡村教育探索平台的目标。To complement and advance the IREP (see above) in an environment free from test pressures.

目标 Goal

排序Rank

评分Score

学生 Students

让孩子们在暑假感觉更高兴 Make students happy

丰富孩子的暑期学习,学些对他们生活有用的东西Teach students things useful to their lives

志愿者Volunteers

加深外来志愿者对当地农村孩子、农民以及农村教育状况的理解 Increase outsiders’ understanding of rural students, rural people, and rural education.

为以后外来志愿者可以继续支持当地教育的工作打下基础 Establish a foundation for future volunteers to work in this area.

在没有考试压力的环境下亲身探索一些新的课程和方法可能会对发展有效的短期支教模式有帮助 Test out ideas in a test-free environment that will be useful for the short-term summer camp model.

在没有考试压力的环境下亲身探索一些新的课程和方法可能会对常年学校内的教学有帮助 Test out ideas in a test-free environment that will be useful for regular, year-round education

有机会跟当地老师接触与合作,可以设计更适合学生的课程 Cooperate with local teachers to design more suitable curriculum for rural students

有机会认识当地教师,可以了解如何持续的支持当地教育(比如和老师保持联系并提供帮助) Get to know rural teachers so I can know how to support and help them more in the future.

加深对RCEF的了解,以便考虑是否长期参与、如何参与 Understand RCEF better so that I can decide whether and how to continue contributing to its cause.

为自己以后的研究或工作方向积累经验 Give myself a better idea of what areas of research or career I’m interested in

当地教师 Local Teachers

通过与培训老师的交流接触到新的东西。(不限制在教育方面,也包括生活方式、理念、思考和做事方式,文化,语言等) Learn new and interesting things from the trainers (not limited to education)

通过与外来志愿者的交流接触到新的东西。(不限制在教育方面,也包括生活方式、理念、思考和做事方式,文化,语言等)Learn new and interesting things from outside volunteers (not limited to education)

通过与其他农村老师的交流接触到新的东西。(不限制在教育方面,也包括生活方式、理念、思考和做事方式,文化,语言等)Learn new and interesting things from other rural teachers

在没有考试压力的环境下亲身探索一些新的课程和方法可能会对发展有效的短期支教模式有帮助 Test out ideas in a test-free environment that will be useful for the short-term summer camp model.

在没有考试压力的环境下亲身探索一些新的课程和方法可能会对常年学校内的教学有帮助 Test out ideas in a test-free environment that will be useful for regular, year-round education

 

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  1. I suddenly get this idea. Can we contact some famous people and experts, ask them to become our volunteers, invite them to stay some time with the children in Guan Ai, and share their experience in Childhood, their life, and knowledge of the fields in which they have achieved great success?
    I think children can really learn something from these people, get new perspective of future life, and they would like this kind of study.

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