Central to all KTWG activities is our training manual, ‘In the Hands of Teachers’ which we developed and have been refining since 1998. The training manual and trainee’s guide, attempt to bring together modern educational theory with Karen cultural teaching-learning processes. The training manual provides instructions for the trainer as well as content and activity materials to be used during training workshops . The curriculum challenges teachers to reflect upon their classrooms and critically examine the feasability of new educational practices being introduced. You are welcome to download our manual. We ask that you contact us if you plan to use the manual for training teachers. We also welcome comments and suggestions about how we can improve the manual.
‘In the Hands of Teachers’ – Sgaw Karen version (PDF format)
Entire manual in Karen (1.7 Mb)
Participatory Methods for Trainers – Karen version (0.2 Mb)
‘In the Hands of Teachers’ – English version
Entire manual package in English (3 Mb)
or download by chapter/section:
Introduction (Including Participatory Training Guide)
CHAPTER 1 – EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Section 1 – Child as Natural Learner
Section 2 – Areas and Stages of Child Development
Section 3 – Learning Styles
Section 4 – Language Acquisition
Section 5 – Teacher as Decision Maker
CHAPTER 2 – LESSON PLANNING
CHAPTER 3 – WRITING OBJECTIVES
Section 1 – Writing Objectives
CHAPTER 4 – CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Section 1 – A Personal Classroom System
Section 2 – Alternatives for Managing Student Behaviour
Section 3 – Determining When to Intervene
Section 4 – Classroom Discipline
CHAPTER 5 – LESSON PRESENTATION
Section 1 – Lesson Presentation
CHAPTER 6 – QUESTIONING SKILLS
Section 1 – Introduction to Questioning Skills
Section 2 – 6 Categories of Questions
Section 3 – 4 Strategies to Increase Student Response
CHAPTER 7 – TEACHING METHODS
Section 1 – Introduction to Teaching Methods
Section 2 – Specific Teaching Methods
CHAPTER 8 – EVALUATION
Section 1 – 4 Stages of Evaluation
Section 2 – Writing Good Tests
Section 3 – Grading
