Developers and Implementers
Who are the ‘Developers & Implementers’ and what could be their role as Partners in this Programme?
- Curriculum developers; resource writers; teacher trainers/professional development providers; education inspectors; advisory teachers; head teachers, principals and directors of educational establishments; teachers, lecturers and classroom support paraprofessionals; other educational professionals (e.g. educational psychologists); education academics, researchers in universities and educational institutes, etc.
- Partnerships are voluntary and flexible. WSPA and a Partner would work to a mutual agreement which whilst allowing autonomy would contribute to the implementation of AWE in the curriculum, the development of methodologies, resources and training support.
- Developers and Implementers generate good practice in Animal Welfare Education (AWE) or Humane Education (HE) in the classroom which can be evaluated, promoted and shared with other partners.
What type of activities could be supported by ‘Developer & Implementer’ Partners?
- Securing approval for animal welfare based humane education in schools
- Opening up networking opportunities with other Partners
- Carrying out innovative educational research into this area
- Developing, evaluating and promoting animal welfare units of work, modules, courses, and lessons
- Implementing and evaluating animal welfare within other values education/humane educational programmes
- Teaching animal welfare, assessing learning and sharing best practice
- Developing and delivering training courses and other forms of professional development in AWE for education professionals
- Developing, promoting and evaluating AWE resources to be ‘quality assured’ for use in schools.
Some of the developers and implementers that WSPA work with include:
- Primary school teachers in Costa Rica, Chile, Peru, Brazil (and from 2008 in Kenya and Thailand)
- Independent education consultants who carry out one or more of the following: curriculum analysis, curriculum development, resource development and teacher training in Costa Rica, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Kenya, Thailand
- Omar Dengo Foundation (IT based innovative education solutions) in Costa Rica
- University of Costa Rica, Education Institute
- Universidad de las Américas in Chile
- Escola da Natureza (EN): “Parceiros da Escola" (Schools' Partners) in Brasilia, Brazil
- The Kenya Institute of Education (KIE)
