On Saturday, March 4, 2017, 6 Educators from The Global Teachers Institute set off to San Francisco for the annual teach With Africa US Educator exchange program. The program places our trainee teachers in host schools throughout six schools in the U.S. where they observed and practiced teaching in American classrooms. The program took place […]
In the 21st century, technology has changed almost every facet of our lives: Uber changed taxi services by showing how to manage a transport company without needing to have a fleet of cars. Airbnb changed the tourist industry by showing travelers an alternative way of finding accommodations without relying on hotels. Economist Clayton M. Christensen […]
Last month, the Global Teachers Institute sent South African student teachers to Chicago to participate in our annual global teaching internship. The program places our student teachers in host schools throughout the U.S. where they can observe and practice teaching in American classrooms. The Chicago program took place at Hinsdale Central High School and Hinsdale South High […]
While growing up, I attended primary school in both township and rural settings. In these schools, I was constantly taught using rote learning. As learners, we spent an incredible amount of time memorising and regurgitating information without making sense of it, analysing it or even knowing what to do with it once memorised. It […]
Mlungisi Magugula currently teaches at Kwazamokuhle secondary school. He is studying towards his Bachelors in education (B.ed) at Wits University and is also a part-time student at UNISA. During our Axis Summit this July, he presented a workshop on confronting the hard realities of teaching. In our conversation below, he speaks about his experiences as a […]
Gugulethu Radebe teaches history at the Diocesan School for Girls in Grahamstown. She presented a workshop on equality and inclusion during our Axis Summit this July. In our conversation below, she speaks about her experiences as a young educator. How did you first get interested in education? I first got interested in education when I […]
Sibusiso Sebeko is the Future Leaders Programme Site Manager at LEAP 5 in Limpopo, where he also teaches and co-facilitates Life Orientation classes. In our conversation below, he speaks about his experiences working as a young teacher in education. What are some of the biggest issues concerning education in South Africa today? Twenty years after […]
For the last several weeks, our 2016 Teaching Fellows have been busy presenting workshops at our Axis Summit, and completing teaching residencies at our partner schools across South Africa. Below are excerpts from their reflections on this personal and professional journey. “Here, instead of shunning those who do not have their own space, shared […]
Tuksie Nkwinti has taught for over twenty years. A former principal of LEAP, she now co-manages the Champion Teachers Program which serves in-service teachers from Limpopo and East London. Tell us about your upbringing and how you entered the teaching profession. I was born in Salem, which is the farm between Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown. My […]
Marguerite Callaway is Chief Executive Officer of the Callaway Leadership Institute, an international leadership development company whose mission is to help current and aspiring leaders reach their full potential. She is also a founding member of the GTI. Ms. Callaway’s life’s work has been to understand the conditions that foster leadership effectiveness and organizational success. In […]
