Title: Workshop to Review and Revise the Draft Gender-Responsive Pedagogy Field-testing Methodology and Tools
Dates & Venue: 18 – 19 July 2024, Thavisouk Riverside Resort and Hotel, Vang Vieng District, Vientiane Province
Workshop Objectives:
To facilitate Core Team review of the draft methodology and tools, identify missing elements, and propose modifications to ensure that these are appropriate and feasible to implement in the local context.
To facilitate Field test Monitors discussion on their roles as mentors of teacher educators in the field test and setting up and managing a community of practice.
Workshop Outputs:
Detailed suggestions and refinements to the field-testing methodology and associated tools.
Validated approach to COP and defined tasks of mentors
Session 1.1: Recall and Updates of the Field-Testing Purpose, Objectives, Key Areas of Investigation and Roles
Session 1.2: Introducing the Field Test Investigation Framework
Session 1.3: Engaging with the Draft Tools: Part 1
Session 1.4: Feedback on Groupwork
Session 1.5: Editing of Tools
Session 2.1: Discussion and feedback on key recommendations and changes to the data collection tools
Session 2.2: Peer review of edits
Session 2.3: Reaching Consensus
Session 2.4: Validating field test methodology
Session 2.5: Providing mentoring support and managing a community of practice of field test teacher educators
Wrap-up and Next Steps
Workshop Evaluation (Link)
The GRP field-testing process was conducted from end-September 2024 to mid-January 2025, including one field trip to seven of the 16 participating TEIs to observe lessons and to conduct interviews and focus group discussions with relevant stakeholders.
Tool 1: Student Teacher's Survey on Pre-Post Implementation Period (Quantitative) : (ENG) (LAO - PDF, Word)
Tool 2: Teacher Educator's Survey on Post-GRP Field Implementation (Quantitative) : (ENG) (LAO - PDF, Word)
Tool 3: Teacher Educator's Survey on Teaching Activities from GRP Manual and Training Workshop (Quantitative) : (ENG) (LAO - PDF, Word)
Tool 4: Teacher Educator's Survey on Mainstreaming GRP in STEM and CSE Lesson Planning (Qualitative) : (ENG) (LAO - PDF, Word)
Tool 5: Teacher Educator's Self-assessment Tool on GRP Lesson Planning (Qualitative) : (ENG) (LAO - PDF, Word)
Tool 6: Monitor's Self-Reporting Tool on Reflection Circles (Qualitative) : (ENG) (LAO - PDF, Word)
Tool 7: Monitor's Lesson Observation Tool (Qualitative) : (ENG) (LAO - PDF, Word)
Tool 8: Monitor's Focus Group Discussions with Student Teachers (Separated by male/female - Qualitative) : (ENG) (LAO - PDF, Word)
Tool 9: Monitor's Key Informant Interview with Heads of TEIs (Qualitative) : (ENG) (LAO - PDF, Word)
Title: Orientation Meeting for Heads and Teacher Educators of Participating TEIs on Gender-Responsive Pedagogy Field-testing
Dates: 15 August 2024, Zoom Meeting
Meeting Objectives:
To orient Heads of TEIs and teacher educators from participating TEIs on the GRP field-testing process
To provide an overview of the field-testing methodology, roles and responsibilities, and data collection tools
To inform the expected commitments from Heads of TEIs and teacher educators
To discuss the monitoring visit plans to participating TEIs
Title: Preparation Workshop for Gender-Responsive Pedagogy Field-testing
Dates & Venue: 24 – 27 September 2024, Thavisouk Riverside Resort and Hotel, Vang Vieng District, Vientiane Province
Workshop Objectives:
To provide refresher training and build the confidence of teacher educators to teach GRP content to student teachers.
To give further practice to teacher educators on mainstreaming GRP in their STEM and CSE lessons
To familiarise the participants with the tools the teacher educators will need to complete during the field-testing period
To provide a timetable for the completion of the data collection tools, and the roles and responsibilities for this
DAY 1 Presentation (LAO, ENG)
Session 1.1: Recall and Updates of the Field-Testing Purpose, Objectives, Key Areas of Investigation and "Home Groups"
Session 1.2: Summary of the Needs Analysis of the Workshop
Session 1.3: Reflection Circles: Review of Uses and Benefits of Reflection Circles, and the First Reflection Circle
Session 1.4: Planning to Teach GRP Content
Session 1.5: What is Gender? Activity 1a) Sex VS Gender (Teaching Demo)
Session 1.6: What is Gender? Activity 1b) Gender Boxes and Stereotypes (Teaching Demo)
Session 2.1: What is Gender? Activity 1c) Gender Equality and Equity (Teaching Demo)
Session 2.2: Types of Violence (Teaching Demo)
Session 2.3: Effects of School-related Gender-based Violence (SRGBV) (Teaching Demo)
Session 2.4: Tool 3: Teacher Educator Survey on Teaching Activities from GRP Manual and Training Workshops
Session 2.5: Gender Responsive Lesson Planning
Session 2.6: Writing a Lesson Exemplar
Session 2.7: Comparing Lesson Exemplars and Deciding on Lesson Demonstration 1
Session 3.1: Demonstration Lesson 1
Session 3.2: Constructive Feedback on Demonstration Lesson 1
Session 3.3: Reflection Circle 2
Session 3.4: Feedback from the Reflection Circle
Session 3.5: Preparing a GRP Lesson Plan 2
Session 3.6: Comparing Lesson Exemplars and Deciding on Lesson Demonstration 2
Session 3.7: Lesson Demonstration 2
Session 3.8: Constructive Feedback on Demonstration Lesson 2
Session 4.1: Reminder of the Tools to be Completed by Teacher Educators, and Introduction to Tool 4
Session 4.2: Timeline and Roles and Responsibilities for Each Tool and Reflection Circles
Session 4.3: Group Discussions on Tools and Timelines
Session 4.4: Planning of Integration of GRP Content into Curriculum for Semester 1
Session 4.5: Reflection Circle 3
Session 4.6: Feedback on Key Points from the Reflection Circle
Session 4.7: Wrap-up, Next Steps and Workshop Evaluation (Link)
Tool 1: Student Teacher's Survey on Pre-Post Implementation Period (Quantitative):
Tool 2: Teacher Educator's Survey on Post-GRP Field Implementation (Quantitative) (Link)
Tool 3: Teacher Educator's Survey on Teaching Activities from GRP Manual and Training Workshop (Quantitative)
Tool 4: Teacher Educator's Survey on Mainstreaming GRP in STEM and CSE Lesson Planning (Qualitative)
Tool 5: Teacher Educator's Self-assessment Tool on GRP Lesson Planning (Qualitative) :
Tool 6: Monitor's Self-Reporting Tool on Reflection Circles (Qualitative)
Tool 7: Monitor's Lesson Observation Tool (Qualitative) (Link)
Guideline for Gender-responsive Lesson Planning (Lao)
Tool 8: Monitor's Focus Group Discussions with Student Teachers (Separated by male/female - Qualitative) (Link)
Tool 9: Monitor's Key Informant Interview with Heads of TEIs (Qualitative) (Link)
Title: Field visits to TEIs for data collection through classroom observation, gender-disaggregated focus group discussions with student teachers, and key informant interviews with Heads of TEIs
Dates & Venues: 2nd and 3rd Week of December 2024, in seven TEIs
Luangprabang Teacher Training College: 9-10 December 2024
Bankeun Teacher Training College: 9-10 December 2024
Dongkhamxang Teacher Training College: 12-13 December 2024
Faculty of Education, National University of Laos: 12-13 December 2024
Savanhnakhet Teacher Training College: 16-17 December 2024
Pakxay Teacher Training College: 16-17 December 2024
Champasack Sangha College: 19-20 December 2024
Classroom observation for GRP-integrated lessons at Dongkhamxang Teacher Training College
12 December 2024
Gender-disaggregated Focus Group Discussions with student teachers at National University of Laos
12 December 2024
Title: Validation Meeting for the Key Findings and Recommendations from the Field Testing of Teacher-Educator Training on Gender Responsive Pedagogy
Dates & Venue: 28 March 2025, Vientiane Plaza Hotel, Vientiane Capital
Workshop Objectives:
To present and discuss key findings and draft recommendations arising from the teacher-educator training on gender-responsive pedagogy (GRP) field-testing process
To engage stakeholders in dialogue that stimulates feedback to refine and finalize recommendations for sustained future approaches to the institutionalization of GRP training across TEIs in Lao PDR
To foster collaboration and partnerships among stakeholders to advance agreed recommendations for integrating GRP into teaching practices and promote gender equality and inclusion in education
Session 1: Summary of the GRP Teacher Educator Training and Field-Testing Process (LAO)
Session 2: Key Findings and Draft Recommendations from the Field Test - Summary (LAO, ENG)
Session 3: Reactions to Field Test Findings: Panel Discussion
Session 4: Group Work on Draft Recommendations (LAO, ENG)
Session 5: Group Work Reports
Session 6: Reflection on Group Work
Session 7: Next Steps and Closing
Title: Post-Validation Debriefing: Field-Testing of Teacher Educator Training on Gender-Responsive Pedagogy
Dates: 4 April 2025, Zoom Meeting
Meeting Objectives:
To reflect on the outcomes of the validation meeting
To prioritize the agreed recommendations
To initiate discussions on developing a roadmap for GRP mainstreaming, which serves as a costed implementation plan for the prioritized recommendations
Matrix (LAO)
Voting
Title: Post-Validation Meeting: Integration of Gender-Responsive Pedagogy into Teacher Education Institutions
Dates: 9 May 2025, Hybrid Meeting
Meeting Objectives:
To collaboratively review, revise, and finalize a time-bound roadmap with key milestones that action the field test recommendations for integrating GRP into teacher education institutions;
To map available resources, identify gaps, and outline potential partners for implementing the roadmap.
To detail the roadmap’s sub-activities linked to selected field test recommendations, that will be proposed for UNESCO’s support over the next twelve months