Improving Access to Interactive, Mother-Tongue Digital Science Content for Early Grade Learners in Rural Haiti
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2023-09
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Digital Promise & Blue Butterfly Collaborative
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Digital Promise and Blue Butterfly - along with our partners, Anseye Pou Ayiti (APA), Summits Education/Model School Network (MSN), Education Development Center (EDC), and Learning Equality - are implementing a blended learning pilot program in primary schools in rural Haiti. Our model aims to implement an active, learner-centered approach in Haitian classrooms through (i) development and delivery of culturally relevant, mother-tongue digital content; (ii) strategic use of technology; and (iii) integrated professional development focused on pedagogy, content knowledge, and technology.
We are using Learning Equality’s open-source Kolibri learning platform to deliver Eksploratoryòm, Blue Butterfly’s locally developed, Haitian-Creole science education series. The Eksploratoryòm series promotes early literacy and social-emotional learning skills by encouraging children to engage with fun, interactive science audio and visuals. Kolibri is also designed for offline or low-bandwidth settings and optimized for a variety of low-cost and legacy devices.
By improving the capabilities of Haitian teachers through local training and coaching; expanding the availability of culturally relevant, standards-aligned, Haitian-Creole digital content; and improving access to electricity, devices, and connectivity for Haitian schools, we aim to provide Haitian students quality and continuous education that is a pathway to economic opportunity, wellbeing, and agency.
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