WATER COURSE FOR TEACHERS STARTING IN FEBRUARY 2010

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ONLINE WATER COURSE FOR TEACHERS
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RATIONALE
The course will help participants to get a broader understanding of problems and issues related to water shortage in schools and our communities within the framework of education for sustainable development, and to analyse information and find workable solutions.Specific objectives of the training course are to share experiences in contextualization of teaching and learning using natural resources,to demonstrate how concepts and principles of water management can be made relevant to secondary schools and their communities,and to identify opportunities for and constraints to school-community linkages related to water and natural resource management projects.

INTRODUCTIONS
Online introduction of self and interests, stating what motivated them to join the course. They also indicate their expectations.Participants respond to at least three postings.

DISCUSSION OF LOCAL SETTINGS
Individual teachers report on the water availability in their local settings including:
 * Water availability, sources and usage
 * Water harvesting
 * Overall planning of water sustainability in the local settings.
 * Use of photos and videos will be encouraged

CONTEXTUALISING TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH A FOCUS ON A RAIN WATER HARVESTING RESERVOIR
Teachers begin to discuss how a rain water harvesting reservoir can be used to teach a particular topic within their subject curriculum.

FORMATION OF STUDENT GROUPS
Teachers form classes and introduce the students to water management issues. -The students make a trip to the available natural water source and discuss how it can be improved and sustained. The students further discuss how the available water can be retained, reused and recycled
 * The students report about the trip and their views.
 * The teachers posts this report to the course forum.
 * The teacher downloads the other reports for the benefit of his/her students
 * Students comment about at least three other postings and the teachers makes available such comments to the forum
 * Use of photos and videos will be encouraged

TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS PLAN PROJECTS
Teachers engage students to plan a project that would enable their school to;


 * harvest and retain more rain water
 * reuse the available water
 * recycle the available water

Teachers post these plans in the course forum and the students discuss other group projects and make comments.

'GENERAL REVIEW OF THE E-LEARNING COURSE
Teachers report about what they have gained, liked and disliked most during the course.This session will act as an evaluation of the course objectives and expectations.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR PARTNERS TO HELP US FACILITATE THIS COURSE STARTING FEBRUARY 2010
Gayaza High School hopes to find partners with an experience in conducting online courses in water education or organisations dealing in water education to support us and we realise this training for teachers. Please send an email to ronaldddungu@yahoo.com