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TESSA materials
enhance and improve teaching
and focus on developing
teachers classroom practice in
the key curriculum areas of
literacy, numeracy, science,
social studies/arts, and life skills.
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1. Where can TESSA fit into your curriculum?
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TESSA is a consortium of 18 institutions engaged in teacher education and was established in 2005
by The Open University, UK.
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Literacy
Using community
voices in the classroom
Promoting communication
in an additional language
Numeracy
Investigating number
and pattern
Investigating measurement
and data handling
Science
Looking at life
Investigating materials
Social Studies
and the Arts
Developing an
understanding of place
Investigating history
Life Skills
Personal development
Exploring social
development
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Key Resources can also be found on the TESSA website under your country
area. These include ideas for teaching techniques such as brainstorming
as well as advice on how to cope with specific issues like large classes.
Before starting to use the TESSA materials we suggest you print out one
section to look at whilst reading this explanation.
You will see that a section contains:
learning outcomes (these are for you, the teacher, and show the
skills and knowledge you are expected to develop during these
activities)
activities (for you to do in the classroom with your pupils)
case studies (describing how other teachers have done this
activity or a similar activity)
resources (these are to help you use the activities with your pupils)
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The following steps are recommended for selecting and preparing to use
TESSA activities in the curriculum:
4. Read the TESSA activities and related case studies and resources.
5. Select the relevant TESSA activities or case studies that match what
you planned to achieve. Find the resources you need (Section 2, p.5).
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TESSA Snapshot:
TESSA literacy module use
in Kenya
Mrs Jenestar Wanjiru, an
upper primary school
teacher in Kenya,
realised that her learners
were not performing
well in creative writing.
6. Adapt the TESSA activities to suit your pupils and your surroundings
(Section 3, p.6)
Some of the things you will need to consider are:
TESSA Think:
Now I know where
the TESSA materials
fit into my curriculum,
but I need to think about
preparing the materials
for my classroom
context...
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It wont always be easy to use new materials and ideas because you may
need to share what TESSA is about before introducing something new
into the school. See Section 7 Why and How to share TESSA? (p.11).
TESSA Snapshot:
Using local resources
TESSA Think:
Ive talked to other
teachers and parents
and found some really
useful ideas and resources.
Now I need to think about
changing the materials
for my pupils
context
TESSA Snapshot:
Translating the TESSA
materials
Mrs Paulina Nghikembua,
a teacher in Namibia,
wanted to teach a literacy
lesson in Oshindonga
but could not find any
TESSA materials in that
language. So Mrs
Nghikembua selected
the TESSA activity from
Literacy Module Area 1
that she wanted to do,
from the materials
available in English, and
then translated the parts
of the activity that pupils
would use in Oshindonga.
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TESSA Think:
Ive adapted the
TESSA materials to suit
the grade and language
of my pupils. Now I must
write my lesson plan
with TESSA
materials
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interested if they are not, nothing of any value will take place
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For your pupils to learn from your lessons they need to be:
TESSA Snapshot:
Facilitating small group
work
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Mr Obafemi Adamu, a
teacher in Nigeria,
divided his pupils into
groups to design some
posters.
TESSA Think:
The lesson with
TESSA materials is
going well but I also
need to think about
what learning is taking
place
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TESSA Think:
The pupil feedback
was very successful.
What else have I learned
from using the TESSA
materials?
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Now you have responded to these questions, how do you feel about
the activity and the way in which you use it?
TESSA Think:
Im finding it very
useful to integrate the
TESSA activities in my
lessons. It would be a
good idea, to share
with colleagues
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Teachers in other
schools;
Friends;
Student teachers;
District education
officials.
Module Area
Pan Africa
Literacy
Numeracy
Science
TESSA Share
Use TESSA Share to explore, share, adapt and add your own resources
for teacher education.
Key Resources
Audio Resources
TESSA Forum
Teacher Educator
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Explore materials shared by the
Guidance
TESSA Share
Tools
The TESSA community has
selected a number of tools to
assist in the creation, adaptation
and use of TESSA materials >>
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Your colleagues
in your school;
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Your school
leadership;
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villages in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Sudan, and understand
the challenges that many rural teachers face.
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Classification
Collaborative activities
Debate
Demonstration
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Discussion
Displaying real items
(exhibitions)
Games
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Group work
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Investigation/inquiry
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Making deductions
Mind mapping/
brainstorming
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Observation/identification
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Prediction
Problem solving
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Project method
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Questioning
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Reporting/oral presentation
Researching/exploration
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Role play
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Simulation
Story telling/folk tales
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Think-pair-share
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8. Glossary
Assessment: Finding out what pupils have learned and using this
knowledge to help you plan the next step in their learning. You can
use TESSA materials as assessment activities.
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Resources: The equipment and materials you need for your lessons
this might include TESSA materials, books, pens, other people and
local materials such as boxes, newspapers and food containers. You
can use resources to help you teach and your pupils learn.
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