Andrew Bethell Associates is currently working with South Africa-based not-for profit Mindset.
Mindset currently produces free educational content, aimed at the learner, through video, print and computer-based lessons. The channel is broadcast on DSTV (the digital subscription TV service in South Africa) and through Mindset’s free Compujector and Datacast methods into schools. It is used in over 2,000 schools. The latter two methods allow schools to upload programmes from the satellite onto a TV set for use in school. All content is also available at www.mindset.co.za.
Mindset is now working to develop a Teachers TV service in South Africa. ABA Ltd is providing consultancy and production personnel to deliver a 10-video pilot for the Ministry of Basic Education. The pilot has been funded by the Flora Family Foundation in the US.
See two sample videos from this pilot below:
Great Lesson Idea: group work in South Africa from Andrew Bethell on Vimeo.
Privilege Chimanyiwu shows how he uses group work to help his pupils revise for their exams. He emphasis the way in which this method allows for far greater pupil engagement and improves motivation.
This video is part of pilot produced by Mindset (SA) and Andrew Bethell Associates (UK) to demonstrate the power of high quality video to promote good pedagogy and improve professional development of teachers. This model is based on the successful Teachers TV service that ran for seven years in the UK.
Angela Scott is an experienced coach working with teachers across South Africa. In this video she coaches a teacher who wants to improve her English language teaching. Angela mainly focusses on her questioning technique advising on ways to make the questions more open and considering other ways to encourage pupil engagment in the lesson.
This video is part of pilot produced by Mindset (SA) and Andrew Bethell Associates (UK) to demonstrate the power of high quality video to promote good pedagogy and improve professional development of teachers. This model is based on the successful Teachers TV service that ran for seven years in the UK.
