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TEACHER TRAINING CENTER FOR BURMESE TEACHERS
Promoting Active Learning and Critical Thinking …
Teacher Training Center for Burmese Teachers (TTBT) is a non-profit
educational institute operating independently in exile, currently based in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand since 2001. It seeks to improve the quality of
education in refugee camps, ceasefire regions, remote areas of Burma and migrant workers in Thailand, by training new teachers,
promoting active learning, critical thinking and democratic practice in
schools, providing professional development opportunities for existing
teachers, and developing educational policy and practice. TTBT is launching a three-year project from
2008 to 2010 called, "Prospect Burma Education Project." The components of this project are:
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Teacher Preparation and Professional Development
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Education Leadership and School Management
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Education Policy and Curriculum Development
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Skills Development for Refugees and Migrants
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Adult (Migrant) Learning Center
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Children’s Learning Center / Pre and Primary Schools
These are our
current priority because we need qualified teachers who help students to
promote active learning and critical thinking; we need educational leadership
for a democratic educational reform; we want to help educators to develop
education policy and curriculum development in every region of Burma; we want
all children in school; and we want to help young people to equip required
skills for their job opportunity.
MIGRANT LEARNING CENTER
Skills Development for Migrant
Workers …
A Learning Center has been operating in Chiang Mai, Thailand for migrant workers from Burma since October 2005. The center offers
Thai Language, English Language, and Computer training. Anybody regardless of
race, gender, age, language, education, religion, political belief and social
background can apply for the courses. Tuition is free. The course starts from
basic to advanced levels. The courses design two sessions – morning 9:00-11:00 and evening 18:00-20:00. We provide new courses every
three months. Over 2000 students have completed the courses within three
years.
PRIMARY SCHOOLS / CHILDREN LEARNING CENTER
Education for All
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TTBT has
been providing financial and technical support to a primary school in Yinphan, Wa State of Burma since 2004. There are many
children inside Burma, in the ceasefire regions, remote
areas of Burma and children of Burmese migrant
workers in Thailand who have little opportunity to
attend school. We are looking for
more funding to provide primary education for these children. We have
trained teachers and they will teach at these schools.
The Children Learning Center in Chiang Mai has started on 17 April 2008 for those children of Burmese migrant workers who do not
attend any other schools. We organize three levels this year –
pre-school, grade one and grade two. We teach Burmese, English, Thai, Math,
Natural Science, Social Studies, Physical Education, Health Education, Art
and Music. Ethnic minority languages (children’s mother tongue) will be
taught after school hour and in the weekend. Tuition is free for all
children. Children are provided books, learning materials, school dresses and
lunch. It is a multi-ethnic school. The school mission is ‘promoting
critical thinking and moral development’.
For
Further Information, Please Contact:
Dr. Thein Lwin,
EdD
Program Director
edubur@gmail.com
First Published: 10 November 2003
Last Updated: 20 September 2008
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