Kidlink in Jordan: Main Project Outline

1st Half 2006

Prepare Standard Arabic language infrastructure and user support

Translate educational programs
Recruit and train Arabic language user support (Kidlink program mentor)

Translate educational programs, including teacher support information, teacher training material, interactive forms, development of links to Jordan's national curriculum, and supporting Arabic language contents resources.
It is important to let some teachers start early, and recruit volunteers!

Develop connections by grade level between Jordan's current curriculum guidelines and Kidlink's life-skills programs

Arabic (9), English (7), Math (5), Science (5), Social studies (3).
For students from grade 3 (9 years) to grade 9 (15).

Upgrade 10 schools with supplemental laptops, Internet, camera, printer/scanners

2 Bedouin schools
half of schools are outside Amman

Sign agreements with participating schools:

Agreements about responsibility for technical support and coordination (KHouse manager), including protection against theft/destruction.
Schools will get ownership to equipment after 1 - 2 years if targeted contributions in terms of registrations and student works by grade levels and curriculum areas are reached.
The Al Harsh Society Chairwoman will coordinate between Kidlink and the Society's activities in every aspect, and to help assess the needs of the Beduins in the area.

Train 1 program technical support person per school.


2nd Half 2006

Train teachers, 1 program coordinator per school, teacher trainers.

Teachers must learn how to deal with the technical aspects of ICT, determine new ways to manage their classes, and learn new ways to teach.

Laptop/Internet at home for schools' program coordinators, and Arabic language user support.

Establish basis for subsequent action research

Purpose: to measure actual effects of program.

Report 2H2006 study

Startup in classrooms throughout Jordan

Sample student registrations.
Art submitted with registrations.
Work by Soso from the Al-Jubaiha School (right)

2007-2008

Increase number of computerlabs, students

Measure actual effects of program (research)

Example.

10.

Transfer ownership of equipment to local stakeholders