Developing Capacity to Teach Math in Rural Communities

This initiative aims to strengthen the skills of educators and provide resources for teaching mathematics in three regions of Tanzania (Dodoma Iringa and Morogoro). In Tanzania a majority of children fail mathematics in the national Primary School Leaving Examinations and 25% do not attain a basic level of numeracy. This project aims to build the capacity of teachers to teach mathematics in rural and remote schools by supporting the collaboration of universities and teachers’ colleges with government departments and agencies responsible for education at the national regional district and ward levels. The project seeks to help 430 teachers improve their knowledge of mathematics and teaching skills benefiting more than 13 000 children.

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: enhanced policy environment fostering female and male mathematical literacy and teachers' professional development with an emphasis on rural primary mathematics teachers; improved teaching practices fostering mathematical literacy among female and male children in primary schools in rural communities; and enhanced community participation in support of female and male children’s mathematical literacy.