Peace Corps Rwanda Project Framework

TEFL and Teacher Support

Post
Sector
Project

Rwanda
Education
TEFL and Teacher Support

PM
Completed by

Kanyankole Rukundo
Kanyankole Rukundo
Reviewed by Bryan Dwyer

Purpose

Rwandan students and teachers will gain access to personal, professional, and academic
opportunities through English and gender awareness in the school and larger community.
Project Framework Outline
Goal 1: Improve Learning
Rwandan Students will improve English language proficiency, raise academic success, and
develop leadership skills in the English classroom or in extracurricular activities in English.
Objective 1.1: Improve Achievement and Participation in English Class
Objective 1.2: Improve Student Achievement, Participation, and Leadership Skills
Through Extracurricular Activities
Objective 1.3: Increase Access to Resources
Goal 2: Improve Teaching
Rwandan teachers will improve their English language proficiency and implement studentcentered teaching techniques.
Objective 2.1: Improve Teachers Communication Skills
Objective 2.2: Improve English Teachers Instructional Practice and Resource
development
Goal 3: Improve the Community
Objective 3.1: School Community Projects
Objective 3.2: Larger Community Projects
Full Project Framework with Associated Output and Outcome Indicators
Goal 1: Improve Learning
Rwandan Students will improve English language proficiency, raise academic success, and
develop leadership skills in the English classroom or in extracurricular activities in English.
Objective 1.1: Improve Achievement and Participation in English Class
By 2016, 4101 Rwandan students will show improved achievement and confidence in English
and increased participation in the English language classroom.
Activities
Each year 31 PCVs and their partner (s) will
1. Teach 1240 students in English learning in their classes so that they demonstrate

increased achievement in English skills.

2. Support 1240 students in critical thinking so that they engage in more structured
decision making, planning, problem solving and generate a series of options before
choosing the best, based on analysis.

3. Support 1240 students in English learning so that students participate more actively in

lessons, classroom interactions, activities, and have fewer absences or late arrivals.
SI/PDI

Targets

Output Indicator

SI/PDI
SI

Targets
4687
Students

Outcome Indicators
Students: English Proficiency - Number of students, out of the total

number of students the Volunteer/partner worked with, who

demonstrated improved English proficiency based on class content
through formal or informal assessment. (ED-004-C)
SI
4687
Students: English Literacy - Number of students, out of the total number
Students
of students the Volunteer/partner worked with, who demonstrated
improved performance in reading or written composition in English for
academic or professional purposes (based on class content), through
formal or informal assessment. (ED-005-C)
SI
4687
Number of students out of the total number of students taught by the
Students
Volunteer over the school year that demonstrated at least one new or
improved critical thinking skill. (ED-034-C)
Objective 1.2: Improve Student Achievement, Participation, and Leadership Skills Through
Extracurricular Activities
By 2016, 3100 Rwandan students will show improved achievement and confidence in English
and increased participation and/or leadership skills in an English club, camp, or other
extracurricular activities.
Activities
Each year 31 Volunteers and their partner (s)

1. Will support English extracurricular activities so that 620 students participating in the
activity demonstrate increased use of English both in their classes and real life
situations.
2. Will support English extracurricular activities so that 620 students participating in the
activity demonstrate improved confidence, motivation, or participation through more
actively engaging in the events group interactions, activities, and demonstrating
willingness to take on more specific responsibilities in the activity or in school (including
peer teaching, tutoring, or homework.
3. Will support English extracurricular activities so that 620 students participating in the
activity will exhibit leadership traits, such as exhibiting a visionary outlook;
demonstrating a drive to see things through; becoming a more effective communicator,
motivator, planner, or creative thinker; setting examples for others; supporting other
students in need or organizing activities and events for other students.
SI/PDI

Targets

Output Indicator

SI/PDI
PDI

Targets
2344
Students

Outcome Indicator
Number of students, out of the total number of students the
Volunteer/partner worked with, who demonstrated improvement in English
usage through participation in additional extra-curricular activities in English.

SI

2344
Students

Number of students, out of the total number of students the

Volunteer/partner worked with, who demonstrated improved achievement in
the content of the class, club, or camp, as determined by a formal or informal
assessment. (ED-032-C)

Objective 1.3: Increase Access to Resources

By 2016, 3100 students will participate in school more effectively through improved access to
library or electronic resources.
Activities
Each year 31 Volunteers and their partners will
1. Support libraries and/or ICT resources so that 620 students will be able to better access

and use reading materials or electronic resources as the result of the creation or
expansion or organization of a school library or computer facilities.
SSI/PDI

Targets

SI

2344
Students

Output Indicator
Outcome Indicator
Students: School Libraries and/or ICT resources: Number of students, out of
the total number of students the Volunteer/partner served, who gained access
to more reading materials or were better able to use and access electronic
resources due to the creation or expansion of a school library or computer
center. (ED-036-D)

Goal 2: Improve Teaching

Rwandan teachers will improve their English language proficiency and implement studentcentered teaching techniques.
Objective 2.1: Improve Teachers Communication Skills

By 2016, at least 144 teachers will demonstrate improvement in English teaching and teaching
in English
Activities
Each year 16 Volunteers and their partners will

1. Engage 32 teachers so that they reflect mutually on experience to change their teaching
practices, talk shop about teaching English and teaching in English (that is, discuss the
craft of teaching), increase occasions of co-teaching and co planning (or time devoted
to it), participate in a greater number of informal teacher professional development
sessions or a greater number of formal professional development events in English
(such as seminars, workshops, or other informal or formal professional development
sessions.
2. Engage 32 teachers so that they carry out a higher proportion of classroom procedural
language in English (that is, they use English to manage the classfor example,
instructions are given in English).
SI/PDI

Targets

Output Indicator

SI/PDI
SI

Targets
144

SI

144

SI

144

Outcome Indicator
Teachers: Teacher English Proficiency - Number of teachers, out of the total
number of teachers the Volunteer worked with, who conducted a higher
proportion of their class procedural language in English (procedural language is
the language used to manage and explain the lesson). (ED-003-A)
Teachers: Classroom Management - Number of teachers, out of the total
number of teachers the Volunteer worked with, who introduced improved
structures or routines to manage classroom interactions in English more
effectively. (ED-025-A)
Teachers: English Teacher Communities of Practice - Number of English
teachers, out of the total number of teachers the Volunteer worked with, who
increased their participation in teacher professional development activities in
English. (ED-002-B)

Objective 2.2: Improve English Teachers Instructional Practice and Resource development
By 2016, at least 100 Rwandan teachers will implement more gender equitable student centered English
teaching.
Activities
Each year 25 Volunteers and their partners will
1. Work with at least 25 teachers so that they engage in new techniques for teaching language
skills, including grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or functions, or more effectively apply
established language learning principles.
2. Engage at least 25 teachers so that they utilize practices that permit classroom trust, respect,
and vary instructional activities that engage different senses (including hands-on learning).
3. Will engage at least 25 teachers so that they create new teaching and learning aids, use
available resources, or develop new means to track, catalogue, or store those resources and
make them accessible to students and teachers.
SI/PDI
Targets
Output Indicator
SI/PDI
SI

Targets
100
Teachers

SI

100
Teachers

SI

100
Teachers

Outcome Indicator
Teachers: English Teaching Methodology - Number of teachers, out of the total
number of teachers the Volunteer worked with, who improved their English
instruction in one or more of the following ways: used new techniques
(student-centered) for teaching language skills or more effectively applied
established communicative language learning principles. (ED-001-A)
Teachers: Resource Development - Number of teachers, out of the total
number of teachers the Volunteer worked with, who increased their use of
learning resources or classroom materials by creating, improving, or managing
items such as lesson plans, posters, handouts, library books or other materials
that support classroom learning. (ED-029-A)

Teachers: Promoting Gender-Equitable PracticesNumber of teachers

(male and female), out of the total number of teachers the Volunteer
worked with, who used improved gender equitable classroom practices.
(ED-027-A)

Goal 3: Improve the Community

Objective 3.1: School Community Projects

By 2016, 310 Rwandan community members, including teachers, students, staff, and
administration, will participate in activities that enhance the school environment and/or
operations and support student learning and gender awareness.
Activities

Each year, 20 Volunteers and their community counterparts will

1. Engage 30 school community members so that they participate more in improved
administrative procedures, such as computer-based class schedule or grade calculation
for English teachers; increased student learning opportunities through tutoring systems
or school English clubs, or other after school programs.
SI/PDI
PDI

Targets
80

Output Indicator
Number of school community members (e.g. teachers, students, staff and
administration) who worked with Volunteers to support student English
learning and gender awareness.

SI/PDI
SI

Targets
60

SI

60

Outcome Indicator
Community Engagement: Support for Learning - Number of school community
members, out of the total number of community members the
Volunteer/partner worked with, who increased their participation in activities
that support their school or enhance student English learning and gender
awareness. (ED-008-F)
Community Engagement: School Administration - Number of school
community members, out of the total number of school community members
the Volunteer/partner worked with, who improved school administration in
one or more of these ways: strengthened school administrative procedures for
English teachers, improved school facilities to expand English use, or enhanced
student English learning opportunities. (ED-007-F)

Objective 3.2: Larger Community Projects

By 2016, 60 community members, including parents, community or business leaders, NonGovernmental Organizations, and youth, will participate in activities that enhance and support for
learning, gender awareness, and capacity building.
Activities
Each year 31 Volunteers and their partners will engage 60 members of the larger community so that
they participate more in children schooling and human capacity building.
SI/PDI
Targets
Output Indicator
PDI
80
Number of community members (parents, community or business leaders,
Non-Governmental Organizations, and youth) who worked with the Volunteer

to support larger community projects such as enhancing student English

learning or increasing capacity building for teachers or community members,
or increasing gender awareness or increasing HIV awareness/reducing stigma
or life skills training, etc
SI/PDI
SI

Targets
60

SI

60

PDI

60

Outcome Indicator
Community Members: Maintain Community Libraries and/or ICT resources:
Number of individuals, out of the total number the Volunteer/partner worked
with, who demonstrated increased capacity to establish or maintain a
community library or computer center. (ED-038-D)
Community Members: Use of Community Libraries and/or ICT resources:
Number of school community members, out of the total number of
community members the Volunteer/partner served, who gained access to
more reading materials or were better able to use and access electronic
resources due to the creation or expansion of a community library or
computer center. (ED-037-D)
Community Engagement: Support for learning, gender awareness, and
human capacity building number of community members, out of the total
number of community members the Volunteer/partner (s) worked with, who
increased their participation in activities that support a school or enhance
student English learning or increase capacity building for teachers or
community members, or increase gender awareness or increase HIV
awareness/reduce stigma, or increased their participation in any community
development programs.