Though we had prepared lesson plans in advance, we needed to reassess, take stock and recalibrate each day. We had been forewarned that we would need to stay flexible, and we had no precise idea of what would be needed, feasible or necessary. It turns out Keeping 60 teachers with limited or no computer skills on the same page while doing hands-on exercises is no small feat! Every morning we met with the “fab four” Karibu field teachers to review the previous day’s outcome, then agree upon and prepare for that day’s session. We had come armed with a lot of training materials, but almost everything after day 1 had to be modified. And the personal irony for me…the presentation over which I agonized before embarking, ended up being thrown out of the mix. “Stay flexible” is the IESC mantra!
Deep breath, move on and tomorrow, you laugh. 🙂
Thika Tech 