Competition to choose the best teacher user and integrator of ICTs by MINESEC–MTN FOUNDATION Partnership

The 2^nd phase of the competition to choose the best teacher user and integrator of ICTs of each region has been launched. The competition was launched on April 23, 2015.
The registration of candidates began on that day and will end on 30^th June 2015. The evaluation of application files will be done in July–August and the results published in September 2015. The organization of official ceremonies to give awards to the best teachers will be done in October 2015.

The competition is open to all secondary school teachers public or private, who manifests interest and is registered for free by downloading the application form on the website of the MTN Foundation at http://www.mtnfoundation.cm/concours/

The download application form is then filled and submitted electronically on the above site, with a copy to the Projects Division of Planning and Cooperation of the Ministry of Secondary Education.

TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE SECOND EDITION OF THE COMPETITION TO SELECT IN EACH REGION THE BEST TEACHER IN USING AND INTEGRATING ICTs IN SECONDARY EDUCATION

I-             Contextand  justification

In order to support efforts deployed by the Government to improve quality education, the MTN FOUNDATION has engaged, through an agreement signed with the Ministry of Secondary Education, to support innovation in teaching by recognizing, based on a competition, teachers who have distinguished themselves in using and integrating ICTs in teaching methods and techniques.

The competition is open to public and private secondary school teachers of all disciplines, regardless of neither grade nor status.

II-            Objectives

Through this competition, the Minister of Secondary Education and MTN Foundation intend to:

-          Stimulate learners to research in the improvement of teaching and learning techniques as well as methods

-          Support the exchange of pedagogic resources and practices within the education community

-          Increase the production and access to digital pedagogic resources

-          Create  healthy emulation amongst secondary school teachers in the use of Information and Communication Technologies 

-          Enhance  the school performance of learners

III-           Expected outcomes

-          Increased number of teachers using ICTs in preparing and teaching  their lessons;

-          Increased number of pedagogic resources produced and digitalized by the teachers ;

-          Enriched digital resources bank.

IV-          Stages of the competition

The programme shall be implemented through the following stages:

-          Launch of  2^ndedition of the competition:

o   Joint MINESEC/MTN FOUNDATION press release;

o   Launch ceremony in a school;

-          Publication and broadcast of  the competition terms of reference : press insert, letter by MINESEC to Regional Delegations of Secondary Education, Divisional Delegations of Secondary Education and Principals ; posters; online publication of registration forms;

-          Registration of candidates ;

-          Counting of candidatures ;

-          Assessment of  candidates and publication of results;

-          Official prize award ceremony to the winners.

V-           Registration of  candidates

The competition is open to any interested public or private secondary school teacher who freely registers by downloading the application from the MTN FOUNDATIONsite. The downloaded form is then filled and submitted via foundation@mtncameroon.net.

VI-          Selection modalities

(1)  Candidates shall be assessed, classified and recognized in two separate groups:

-          1^st group : Teachers in computer science,  industrial techniques as well science and technology of the tertiary sector;

-          2^ndgroup:Teachers of the other disciplines.

(2)  The assessment shall be done by a joint MTNF/MINESEC panel, the composition of which shall be evidenced by the Minister of Secondary Education. Such jury shall be made of :

President: Pedagogic Inspector Coordinator in charge of Computer Studies

Vice-President:MTN Foundation & Sustainability Manager

Members:

-          03 representatives of the  MTN Foundation

-          03representatives of MINESEC

-          01 representative of private secondary education.

Rapporteur:representative of the Divisionin charge of Projects, Planning and Cooperation

(3)  Assessment criteria:

The following criteria shall be considered by the panel:

N°	Criteria	Points
1	Knowledge of ICT media that can be used and incorporated in teaching (list the ICT media by specifying their use in teaching and learning)	20
2	Use of ICT media in preparing lessons, learning, assessment, etc. NB : The candidate shall present with precision their  experiences in using ICTs by providing verifiable information   -  Use of ICTs in preparing lessons (title of the lesson, ICT used, example: sites consulted, digital resources used, etc.) -  Use of ICTs in presenting lessons (title of the lesson, class, day, ICT used, etc.) -  Other uses of ICTs in teaching (activity carried out, venue and date, ICT used, etc.)	30
3	Production of digital  pedagogic  resources : -  Digitalized lessons (title of the lesson, class involved, discipline, compliance with the programme) -  Digitalized examination questions (discipline, class, sequence, compliance with the programme) -  Other digital pedagogic  resources produced	40
4	Professional awareness, longevity, discipline and  assiduity (opinion by hierarchy : pedagogic facilitator, Vice-principal and Principal)	10

NB:Members of the panel shall under no circumstance be candidates of the competition.

VII-        Planning

N°	Activities	Due dates
1	Launch of competition	23 April 2015
2	Registration of candidates	23April-30 June 2015
3	Assessment of candidatures	July –August  2015
4	Publication of results	September 2015
5	Organisation of the official ceremony to award prizes to the best teachers	October2015

           

VIII-       Prize award ceremony

1.    Definition of the prize

For each region, two (02) prizes shall be staked with 1 for each group of candidates:

·         1^st group : Teachers in computer science,  industrial techniques as well science and technology of the tertiary sector;

·         2^nd group: Teachers of the other disciplines.

The prizes:

-          1laptop or  1 smartphone

-          1free internet connection for  12 months

NB:A smartphone shall complete the prize for the first 02 national winners per category.

2. Organisation of the ceremony

The prize award ceremony shall be organised in Yaoundeor any other town jointly chosen by the partners.The programmeand listof guests shall equally be jointly determined.

Project Team