Global Staffroom:Zimteachnet

Zimteachnet is a platform developed to facilitate the interchange of ideas between educators and non-educators around the world. Zimteachnet offers information, teaching resources and a platform for productive debate. Zimteachnet is complemented by a member’s page which has member’s profiles and email and a facility for online discussions. At the moment Zimteachnet has over 70 members from around the world.

Who can join? All are welcome. You don’t have to be a teacher or a student BUT you have to be interested in changing lives through education.
Register at www.zimteachers.com

Zimbabwe Teachers Network is an organisation dedicated to enabling a productive education system in disadvantaged Zimbabwe schools, which through: teacher professional development, provision of essential education needs, and harnessing of human resources through interchange with other educators and students worldwide, produces a capable, innovative and self- reliant future generation.

Objectives:

1. Improve learning and teaching in schools through the provision of resources, and promoting self-reliance to disadvantaged schools in Zimbabwe
2. Restock or create libraries or resource centers in needy schools and communities
3. Twin schools in Zimbabwe to schools in other parts of the world with a view to encouraging the interchange of ideas aimed at improving teaching and learning
4. Provide a platform for the interchange of ideas between educators, non-educators and students
5. Support efforts to improve teaching and learning around the world
6. Promote good practice through the provision of information and on-going professional development to teachers
7. Undertake research on sociological, psychological and philosophical issues affecting teaching and learning in Zimbabwe with a view to improving education.

View Promotional Video here

The Zimbabwe Teachers Network will be officially launched in Birmingham on the 31st of October 2009. The venue is Malika House, 81 George Street, Lozells, B19 1NS. Zimbawean musicians: Albert Nyathi, Jusa Demento, Primrose Urombo, Afro Face will be performing at the launch.

For more details contact:

Munashe Moyo-Godo on 07795233614
Barbara Nyagomo-Mambo on 07717164590