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Facilitating high-quality professional learning on a large scale poses financial and logistical challenges, especially in the developing world. However, in the West African nation of Ghana, amid the national expansion of access to public secondary education, a private sector-led teacher leadership program shows how peer support and train-the-trainer models can build capacity to improve teachers’ instruction and students’ learning. The Institute of Teacher Education and Development (INTED) was founded in Accra, Ghana, in 2011, thanks to a fellowship from Stanford University. The institute is a nongovernmental organization whose objective is to improve learner outcomes by supporting the professional growth of educators. At the center of INTED’s model is a professional learning initiative for teacher leaders called the Master Fellows Program. The Masters Fellow Program builds

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Kwabena amporful
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Kwabena Amporful (kwabena@intedafrica.org) is executive director at INTED. He is also a Co-founder of Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) Africa and Director of KEA & Associates, a global investment consulting firm. He has served as an Independent Consultant to the Stanford University’s Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (Stanford Seed), as well as to many Seed-trained entrepreneurs. Kwabena received an MBA from Stanford University and a BA in Social Science from Hampshire College.

 

Julius kofi agbeko
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Julius Agbeko (julius@intedafrica.org) is impact director at INTED. An Experienced Educationist, he is a quality assurance and evaluation expert with a track record of quality publications. Julius has over 15 years of Project Management and Leadership Experience. Holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, an MSc in Science Education, an MPhil in Environmental Science, BSc. in Chemistry and a Diploma in Education.

Jophus anamuah mensah
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Jophus Anamuah-Mensah (jophus@intedafrica.org) is board vice chairman at INTED and executive chair of teacher education in Sub Saharan Africa (TESSA). He brings over 45 years of experience as a science education expert and tertiary education consultant. With over 70 publications and contributions to 60+ national and international conferences, he's held various leadership roles in academia, including Dean of Faculty of Education, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, and Principal and foundation Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), and Director of Institute of Educational Research and Innovative Studies, and was chair of President’s Educational Review Committee in 2002. Currently, he’s Chair of Transforming Teaching Education and Learning (T-TEL) in secondary education, Learning Generation Initiative (LGI) Champion.

Koomson
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Louisa Koomson (louisa@intedafrica.org) is programmes director at INTED. She has spent ten (10) years of her career in the education space, spanning administration, operations management, and business development, resulting in supporting over 4,000 teachers and heads to deliver 21st Century teaching practices.  Louisa holds a Bachelor of Education degree in Economics and Geography from the University of Cape Coast, and a Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration Programme at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Israel titi ofei
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Israel Titi Ofei (tofei@intedafrica.org is board chairman at INTED and principal of International Community School, Accra since September 2021 and has a Bsc in Biochemistry with Chemistry and attended the MA in Education programme at Oxford Brookes University, UK. He has been a teacher of long standing and for 12 years, was principal of the Hermann Gmeiner International College in Tema Ghana. He also served as the Director of Institute at the Design and Technical Institute (DTI).

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Susan O’Hara (sohara@epfteach.com) is co-founder of EPF for teaching. She was formerly a research center director at University of California Davis and professor of education and center director at Stanford University. She has served as a Principal Investigator on numerous large federal grants and projects funded through private foundations. She has more than 50 publications, including three books, the most recent through Teachers College Press.

R pritchard
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Robert Pritchard (rpritchard@epfteach.com) is professor emeritus of Education at Sacramento State University, is a language and literacy specialist who has worked extensively with schools, school districts, and state departments of education on a wide range of professional learning projects. A classroom teacher and reading specialist for 13 years, Bob also worked internationally for nine years as an ESL teacher, teacher trainer, and curriculum specialist. He has authored numerous publications related to English learners, innovative uses of technology, and professional learning for teachers, including Common Core Standards in Diverse Classrooms: Essential Practices for Developing Academic Language and Disciplinary Literacy, Kids Come in All Languages: Reading Instruction for ESL Students, and Teaching Vocabulary with Hypermedia.

 


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