{"id":24433,"date":"2019-05-07T11:56:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T08:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/?p=24433"},"modified":"2019-06-04T16:17:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T13:17:54","slug":"teachers-and-principals-from-stara-zagora-exchanged-good-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/en\/teachers-and-principals-from-stara-zagora-exchanged-good-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers and Principals from Stara Zagora Exchanged Good Practices on Student Retention"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The forum was organized by Teach For Bulgaria for a second year in a row<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to successfully enroll and retain students in Stara Zagora Province? Are there any tried and true practices out there? This was the main focus of the half-day forum organized by Regional Management of Education &#8211; Stara Zagora and Teach For Bulgaria participants and alumni. It took place on March 27 at Primary School \u201cGeorgi Raychev\u201d and allowed teachers and principals from the region to exchange good practices and share their experience in student engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis forum \u2018went viral\u2019 last year. Regional Managements of Education all over the country organized similar events and the feedback we all got was great,\u201d Tatyana Dimitrova, Head of Regional Management of Education &#8211; Stara Zagora, stated in her opening speech and thanked the organizers. \u201cI\u2019ve had the opportunity to learn more about Teach For Bulgaria and their teachers who work in our region and I know that they are doing their best to provide excellent education to our students and to keep them in our classrooms,\u201d Mrs. Dimitrova added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Denitsa Sacheva, also addressed the guests with a video message. She thanked them for their hard work and effort to re-enroll students who have dropped out, to make sure they are engaged in class, and that they are provided with excellent education.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24280\" style=\"width: 359px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24280\" src=\"https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55519479_10156663842448937_1728497764230234112_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55519479_10156663842448937_1728497764230234112_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55519479_10156663842448937_1728497764230234112_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55519479_10156663842448937_1728497764230234112_n-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55519479_10156663842448937_1728497764230234112_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The goal of the forum was to provide space for the professional exchange of best practices.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Denitsa Sacheva, also addressed the guests with a video message. She thanked them for their hard work and effort to re-enroll students who have dropped out, to make sure they are engaged in class, and that they are provided with excellent education.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYour hard work pays off,\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mrs. Sacheva added and reminded everyone that over 40 thousand students had been re-enrolled the previous year.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is a huge success &#8211; 40 thousand lives are at stake,\u201d the deputy minister concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Why This Forum Matters<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal of the forum was to provide space for the professional exchange of best practices among principals, teachers, public and municipal institutions, business and NGO organizations and thus to contribute to higher levels of student engagement and lower dropout rates.\u00a0<\/span><i><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTruancy is not an entirely educational problem. It has many layers &#8211; social, economic, cultural, political, national, and even international. But we must come to terms with the fact that time is running out,\u201d Denitsa<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24434\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24434 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/54256454_394279521391132_1311233380662116352_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/54256454_394279521391132_1311233380662116352_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/54256454_394279521391132_1311233380662116352_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/54256454_394279521391132_1311233380662116352_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/54256454_394279521391132_1311233380662116352_n-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">15 school teams from the region led workshops and round tables.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Todorova addressed the guests on behalf of Institutional Partnerships at Teach For Bulgaria. \u201cProblems like this one progress quickly. With the shortage of functionally-literate and competitive graduates who enter the labor market and who are able to somewhat revive our flagging economy, and considering the high levels of emmigration, the future of our country doesn\u2019t look so bright. Our personal future doesn\u2019t look much brighter either. This is why it is extremely important to do something about it now,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I would like to thank all of you for putting the time and effort into this opportunity to share your experience with your colleagues and to learn something from them in return.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24436\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24436 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/55458238_10215953360439822_8635111639294672896_n-300x225-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Extracurricular activities were among the most frequently discussed strategies for student retention.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Tips from Teachers for Teachers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 school teams from the region led workshops and round tables. Extracurricular activities were among the most frequently discussed strategies for student retention, boosting children\u2019s motivation to learn languages, inclusive education, or need-based education. Guest organizations and institutions had the opportunity to present their work at an organizations fair. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The forum was organized by Teach For Bulgaria for a second year in a row How to successfully enroll and retain students in Stara Zagora Province? Are there any tried and true practices out there? 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