Eleventh Quarterly Report: Interactive Teaching & Learning Program in Pakistan

The program aims to improve the quality of education in public sector educational institutions, particularly for marginalized segments of society. Since its inception in February 2006, the program has been implemented in the Islamabad Capital Territory, as well as selected schools in Rawalpindi and Karachi. The program's Basic Education component has been successfully implemented in 393 partner schools, with 4,174 head and teachers of grades KG to V trained in child-centered teaching methodologies. Additionally, 2,431 partner classrooms have been equipped with active learning materials, including wooden shelves, Geo-boards, and consumable stationery material. The program has benefited 102,620 children in partner schools. Technical assistance is a key component of the program, with Master Educators from CGN-P visiting partner schools to assist teachers in implementing child-centered practices. The Family Literacy Program, another important component, educates parents, siblings, and relatives of children in partner schools on literacy, math, and livelihood skills. So far, 672 partner school teachers and heads have been trained as Family Literacy Trainers, who have educated approximately 4,441 parents and family members. The program is being regularly assessed and monitored by its monitoring and evaluation unit, which continuously carries out monitoring and evaluation activities to appraise the outcomes of the program. The Higher Education Program is another important pillar of CGN-P, building capacity of teacher training institutions by training their faculty members as Master Educators. The Interactive Teaching & Learning Program is under the mission's Strategic Objective (SO) 3, which aims to increase knowledge, training, and infrastructure to improve the quality of education for females and males throughout Pakistan. The program's goals include expanding interactive teaching and learning methodology to all schools run by the Federal Directorate of Education in Islamabad Capital Territory, extending interactive teaching and learning methodology from fourth through eighth grades in targeted schools, supporting Family Literacy Program for parents of children in targeted schools, and faculty development in targeted public universities. USAID and CGN-P have identified several indicators to measure the achievement of the program's results, including the number of administrators and officials trained, the number of learners enrolled in USG-supported schools, the number of adult learners enrolled in USG-supported schools, and the number of textbooks and other teaching/learning material provided with USG assistance. The program's results framework is aligned with USAID/PAKISTAN's SO 3, which aims to increase knowledge, training, and infrastructure to improve the quality of education for females and males throughout Pakistan. The program's indicators are designed to measure the achievement of this objective, including the annual percent increase in student enrollment, the number of laws, policies, regulations, or guidelines developed or modified to improve equitable access to or the quality of education services, and the improved capacity of teachers and education administrators.