From zoom to the room!! We're packed and planned ready to meet our colleagues in the Kingdom of Tonga on Saturday. It's quite a trip...11 of us gathering from the UK, Australia and Bali in the Friendly Islands. The #Curriculum journey ahead is sure to be colourful!!

The Kingdom of Tonga 🇹🇴 is the first to see the new light. Today is the official start of a joyful learning partnership between the Tongan Ministry of Education and Training and the CurriculumFoundation . Today is all about shining a light on the strengths of an incredible nation.

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Back from #Tonga. Learnt so much. Next thesis in the making.... Just the small matter of the existing one to crack on with this week! Thanks to CurriculumFoundation Doctor in Education (EdD) at IOE Prof Mary I Richardson colleagues for the questions, reflections & perspectives for a brighter and tighter story to tell. 🌿

New article from the e-journal ... Anne-Beathe Mortensen-Buan Merethe Roos Ommund Carsten Vareberg #textbookresearch #learningmaterials

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CurriculumFoundation is working in The Kingdom of Tonga at the mo. 'Mo-up fakapototo' is deeply embedded in communities. A way of life that is lived in harmony with people and the planet. The Curriculum is already oozing this principle - with key learning experiences rich in 🌿🌱🌏🥦

Off to Juba tomorrow! Suitcase packed with printed ideas from Ministry of General Education and Instruction SSD about assessment, generated during our visit in October '23. Can't wait to see the team! Ably accompanied by Miriam Mason-Sesay CurriculumFoundation

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We are back in Juba this week #SouthSudan to the encouraging sound of professional chatter Ministry of General Education and Instruction SSD. We're exploring the examination cycle to identify opportunities to address fairness and validity.

#EducationDay 🏵⚘🌿🌱🍀🌴🌳🌷🌺 A shout out to all my colleagues Ministry of General Education and Instruction SSD CurriculumFoundation #Tonga Doctor in Education (EdD) at IOE Energy Heroes National Curriculum Development Centre who go the extra mile to support educators to be the best that they can be for brighter futures.

IARTEM rendez-vous webinar 12th February with Subir SHUKLA iartem.org/2024/01/29/iar… **Developing High Quality, Affordable Textbooks in Low-Resource Environments – Challenges, Possibilities and Some Lessons from India.** Looks brilliant IARTEM1991 NISSEM

Can't resist sharing this from a teacher in #SouthSudan (hardly paid and unqualified): "Even when I come in with stresses I see other teachers and the learners and I feel better. This teaching is where you can release your stresses and then you can be free." #EdD #data

Schools Now! 2024 on Keynote 1 - Is an Enriched Curriculum an Entitlement? #SchoolsNow2024 - via #Whova Getting packed....can't wait for questions!

#communitymatters

Great to see these consultations in support of curriculum review in Malawi.

Zoom in the evenings with our colleagues in the Kingdom of Tonga. Connectivity patience is key🌿 Here we're planning to trial new TLMs in local schools. Issues of language, resources and expectations are colourful. 🌺 In April we'll explore side by side. What. A. Joy. ⚘

Giving heart-felt thanks to these primary school teachers in #Tonga who have trialled new T&L materials. The process has been extremely useful - an iterative approach to #curriculum design and development has been truly embraced. We're so encouraged!