Training

RWCT is based on a "train-the-trainer" model. RWCT trainers offer a series of four or five workshops over a 12-18 month period. During this time participants practice the methods demonstrated, adapt them to their own classrooms and circumstances, and substitute national texts for those introduced in training workshops. They also meet on a monthly basis with colleagues to discuss their progress, and are observed by peers and RWCT trainers in the classroom. Although the RWCT trainers are experts in the teaching methods they present, each realizes that local educators' knowledge is critical to the overall success of the project. RWCT is designed to invite modifications that resonate within each country.

In year II of an RWCT project, the first generation participants begin to train other teachers. The cadre of trainers is increased as selected second generation participants also become part of the local leadership core. To increase the efficacy of the dissemination effort and to ensure institutionalization, an institutionalization strategy is developed within each country with the support of RWCT trainers. Designed for many different settings and contexts, the RWCT framework is:

• Classroom-based
  Participants leave RWCT workshops ready to implement the strategies in their own classrooms.
• Flexible
  RWCT is effectively implemented in primary and secondary classrooms, in pedagogical high schools, and in university classrooms, across many disciplines in over 30 different countries.
• Adaptable to local conditions
  RWCT is designed for use with existing curricula and existing materials.
• Designed to build local capacity
  Mentored by a select group of international educators, RWCT builds a corps of skilled, in-country teacher trainers giving each country the capacity for national expansion.