Science of Teaching (SoT) supported the improvement of foundational learning (FL) in local contexts by building on current FL policy efforts and helping to equip governments, donors, and implementers with the skills and resources needed to improve both pedagogical rigor in FL instruction and systems alignment. To do this, SoT worked through its network of global experts to provide technical assistance (TA) to strengthen capacity within sub-Saharan African and South Asian organizations and governments to embed SoT-informed practices and policies in their contexts.
To-date, TA has spanned from supporting efforts to shift instructional practice in the classroom all the way to preparing and facilitating policy reform to support the successful uptake and dissemination of FLN best-practices across an education system. Check out our interactive map below to learn more about the organizations, governments, and donors we have supported in ten countries.
This guide is designed as a practical tool for those funding, designing, and administering TA programs on foundational learning. It organizes TA delivery into three categories—pre-, during, and post-TA—and provides guiding principles for each category.
The guiding principles reflect the learnings from Science of Teaching, Engeza, and uBoraBora and were derived from monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) data from each administrator.
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Technical Assistance How-to Guide
TA Client: Grassroots Nest for Innovation and Change (GRiC)
TA Provider: Brenda Anjuri & Sarah Koko
TA Requestor: Bridges Outcomes Partnership
TA Clients: Street Child, Rising Academies, EducAid
TA Provider: School-to-School International
TA Client: Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (Delivery Team)
TA Provider: Sofia Cozzalino
TA Client: EducAid
TA Provider: Science of Teaching & Better Purpose
TA Requestor: World Bank
TA Client: Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education
TA Provider: SIL Africa, Better Purpose, Norma Evans, Dr Eva Nderu & Dr Agatha Van Ginkel
TA Client: Zanzibar Ministry of Education and Vocational Training
TA Provider: Dr Stephanie Simmons-Zuilkowski
TA Client: World Bank & Ministry of Education
TA Provider: Dr Annie Savard & Karon Harden
TA Client: Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture;
TA Provider: Science of Teaching (Dr Wendi Ralaingita) and Engeza (Linda Akach & Dr Yasmin Sitabkhan)
TA Client: STiR Education
TA Provider: Bess Long, Lydia Nakijoba & Better Purpose
TA Client: UK Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) & Cambridge Education
TA Provider: Dr Ingrid Sapire & Dr Annie Savard
TA Client: Ministry of Education;
TA Provider: World Bank
TA Client: The Citizens Foundation.
TA Provider: Dr. Barbara Trudell & Leila Schroeder.
TA Client: World Bank & Ministry of General Education and Instruction
TA Provider: Dr Eva Nderu