Capacity Building Through Earthquake Emergency Education ... · vScience teacher professional development vEnglish language training for teachers vLeadership workshops for principals

Capacity Building Through Earthquake Emergency Education

to Teachers in Du Jiang Yan, China

Teachers Without Borders – China

2008-2009

The Power of a Teacher

“I was on the beach and the water started to go funny. There were bubbles and the tide went out all of a sudden. I recognized what was happening and had a feeling there was going to be a

tsunami. I told mummy.”

Tilly Smith

Teachers Without Borders

At over 59 million, teachers are the largest group of trained professionals in the world.

Teachers Without Borders supports teacher leaders, worldwide, so that they may play a more vital role in

their communities.

Teachers Without Borders: Supporting Teachers in Sichuan

v Science teacher professional development

v English language training for teachers

v Leadership workshops for principals

v Earthquake relief and recovery operations

v School safety and disaster prevention education

Ø Earthquake emergency education

Ø Structural vulnerability assessment

Ø Psychosocial support

Core Programs in Sichuan:

Earthquake Emergency EducationDu Jiang Yan Teachers Training School

v Objectives

v Curriculum Structure Ø AssessmentØ Earthquake ScienceØ Earthquake Hazards & Mitigation

10 Days

60 Schools

500 Teachers & Administrators

Objectives

v To equip teachers with knowledge that protects the school community

v To incorporate earthquake education into classroom curricula

v To train teachers in using an inquiry approach to earthquake education

v To address teachers’ concerns about earthquakes

Curriculum Structure

Earthquake Science Activities

v Goals

v Activities

Ø Earth Interior & Plate Tectonics

Ø Plate Boundaries

Ø Properties of Earth’s Materials

Ø Plate Motions & Faulting

Ø Earthquake Machine

Ø Seismic Waves

Hazards & Mitigation Activities

v Goals

v Activities

Ø Liquefaction

Ø Landslides

Ø Structural Hazards

Ø Non-structural Hazards

Ø Drill & Emergency Plan

Drill and Emergency Plan

v Goals

v Activities Ø Developing an emergency response planØ Testing, evaluating, and improving the plan

Workshop Outcomes

vActive participation of 500 teachers & administrators

vEvaluation of emergency response plans for 60 schools

vAccess to science-based earthquake information

vIntroduction to inquiry teaching and learning

vNext Steps: ØStructural Vulnerability AssessmentØPsychosocial Support

Acknowledgments

Du Jiang Yan Education Bureau

Du Jiang Yan Teachers Training School

The Cisco Systems Foundation

The Agilent Foundation

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

The Kwok Family Charitable Fund

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