Tambacounda English Teachers

 This site was created in October 2011, and it is administered by Meredith McKee, a teacher trainer for English teachers from the United States of America.  Meredith is currently posted in Tambacounda, Senegal at the Pôle Régional de Formation.  She is a volunteer educator in the International Educators for Africa program with the International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH), a non-governmental organization (NGO).  The mission of IFESH is to improve teacher training in the countries where it works, and it is in support of this mission that Meredith serves as an intructional trainer in Tambacounda.     

Please note that this site is a work in progress, and as such you can expect to continually find new resources here!

What is an instructional trainer?

• An on-site professional teacher who works in a partnership role to help educators improve instructional methods
• The trainer serves in a support role for teachers through collaboration and workshops on methods to enhance teaching strategies and create interactive learning environments
• Facilitator of a repository for best practices for teaching and learning