We’ve begun a professional development program for teachers of Rural Literacy Solutions (RLS) in Tamale, Ghana. In partnership with RLS Director, Peter Amoabil, we’ve acquired a small portable digital server that houses all of the learning materials needed for Reading, Math and Science instruction for one classroom. The small server enables as many as thirty students at a time to connect with WIFI devices which were also acquired by RLS with SABIER’s support. We’ve begun a professional development program to support the RLS teachers in being able to use free digital educational resources for instruction. Peter hopes that with SABIER’s help the program can be expanded to other schools in Ghana where internet and digital devices have never previously existed.  

          We first met Peter  in August of 2022, he’s  now using digital materials successfully in one classroom. Peter’s students are super excited. Neither they, their families, or the school have ever had WIFI devices before. They don’t have any internet service and cell service is too expensive for any of the families. Peter has obtained free digital books from African StoryBook in both English and Dagbani, the traditional language of the families around Tamale. The students really like reading their own language on digital devices. It’s a first in the Northern Region of  Ghana.

 Our goal is to support more students and teachers with more servers, digital materials, and WIFI devices. And, we’ll assist the teachers in using them effectively. All of the learner content is directed by the teacher. Students are able to communicate with each other and their teacher both synchronously and asynchronously. Because the small portable server, which fits in a shirt pocket, is not connected to the internet, student data and privacy is very secure, and there are zero distractions from other websites.  

     We’ve begun a professional development program for teachers of Rural Literacy Solutions (RLS) in Tamale, Ghana. In partnership with RLS Director, Peter Amoabil, we’ve acquired a small portable digital server that houses all of the learning materials needed for Reading, Math and Science instruction for one classroom. The small server enables as many as thirty students at a time to connect with WIFI devices which were also acquired by RLS with SABIER’s support. We’ve begun a professional development program to support the RLS teachers in being able to use free digital educational resources for instruction. Peter hopes that with SABIER’s help the program can be expanded to other schools in Ghana where internet and digital devices have never previously existed.  

          We first met Peter  in August of 2022, he’s  now using digital materials successfully in one classroom. Peter’s students are super excited. Neither they, their families, or the school have ever had WIFI devices before. They don’t have any internet service and cell service is too expensive for any of the families. Peter has obtained free digital books from African StoryBook in both English and Dagbani, the traditional language of the families around Tamale. The students really like reading their own language on digital devices. It’s a first in the Northern Region of  Ghana.

 Our goal is to support more students and teachers with more servers, digital materials, and WIFI devices. And, we’ll assist the teachers in using them effectively. All of the learner content is directed by the teacher. Students are able to communicate with each other and their teacher both synchronously and asynchronously. Because the small portable server, which fits in a shirt pocket, is not connected to the internet, student data and privacy is very secure, and there are zero distractions from other websites.