Qué es cnbGuatemala

Background

Ministry of Education undertook education reform as a consequence of signing of the peace accords in 1996.

• Included curriculum reform: first competence-based curriculum (known as the National Basic Curriculum —CNB—) was published for the primary level starting 2005.
• Distribution of the curriculum, as many other MOE publications has had a last mile problem:
  • Insufficient copies for every school and teacher
  • No funds for shipping to schools
  • Lack of training for their use

Additionally a problem of usability: even if the curriculum is available, to what degree does it contribute to effective teaching and learning?

• What to teach - the curriculum ✔︎
• How to teach the curriculum - methodology ±
• With what to teach the curriculum - resources ✘

Development of cnbGuatemala

• Began digitizing content in 2011
• Completed curriculum (all levels and curricular areas), October 2012
• Since then, progressive expansion of resources available online.

What is included

• Curriculum – al levels, grades and modalities approved by MOE and for which published material is available
• Orientation modules
• Complementary publications
• Complementary information
  • E.g., the school calendar
• Teaching and learning resources aligned with the curriculum
  • E.g., Resources for sciences
  • E.g., CILEES collection
• Quizzes for self-testing and certification
  • Issues open badges for certification

Why does it matter

• It is used by a lot of teachers
  • See current use
• It delivers content just in time, for what the teacher is doing
• Content can grow, aligned to the curriculum and built by users themselves
  • E.g., Digeduca resources: Breves para docentes

Highlights

• USAID funded
  • Reading and writing teacher training and guidance resources
  • Bilingual intercultural education resources
  • User orientation module development and validation
  • Teacher trainer orientation
  • MOE staff orientation
  • Quizzes and certification system
• State Department Alumni Association funded
  • Sciences resources collection
• Others
  • Population Council Abriendo Oportunidades