Uzbekistan’s education system has historically followed a teacher-centered, modelo baseado em livros didáticos, onde se espera que todos os alunos aprendam o mesmo material no mesmo ritmo.
Todas as Crianças com Sucesso, financiadas pela USAID (ACS) A atividade está a trabalhar em estreita colaboração com o Governo do Uzbequistão para promover a educação inclusiva e melhorar o acesso educacional para todos os estudantes, incluindo pessoas com deficiência.
Financiado pelo NÓS. Agência para o Desenvolvimento Internacional, the All Children Succeeding activity supports Uzbequistão’s mandate to improve teacher training, expandir o acesso a materiais educacionais flexíveis, pilot new approaches and staff positions to support inclusive education, and secure the rights of children with disabilities.
The program focuses on improving foundational skills and inclusion from kindergarten to grade 5. It works in 1,000 escolas nas regiões de Namangan e Sirdaryo, no Uzbequistão, with the possibility of expansion during the project’s second year.
All Children Succeeding is implemented by Creative Associates International, which leads a consortium of local and international practitioners, including The American Councils for International Education, Syracuse University’s Center on Disability and Inclusion, the Nationwide Movement Yuksalish, and social enterprise Praxis Plus.
Metas do programa
Incorporating Universal Design for Learning to support flexible learning environments, ACS is supporting the Government of Uzbekistan in revising and building upon teaching and learning materials that integrate principles for inclusive education, including social-emotional learning and diverse representation. The program also plans to support distribution of assistive technology and devices along with training teachers and parents to help children with disabilities effectively learn.
ACS strengthens professional development opportunities for teachers, school leadership and experts, focusing on curricula that integrate inclusive and learner-centered classroom pedagogy. This training includes individualized support plans and best practices so that educators can work effectively with children with disabilities.
ACS works closely with the Government of Uzbekistan and the Local Education Group to establish policies, procedures and practices for advancing quality inclusive education. The project encourages ongoing partnerships between the government, civil society and disabled persons organizations to generate greater understanding and support of inclusive education.
