Republican workshop on best practices of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region
On July 12, 2023, in order to share the best practices, Education Administration of the region held a workshop “Inclusive education development in East Kazakhstan region”, the experience of Akniet Boarding School, “Homestay project implementation”, “Children’s University” in the following areas: STEM laboratory (Robotics, Junior, Augmented Reality, Modeling, Design).
The participants of the workshop were the representatives of educational organizations of Aktobe, Almaty, Zhambyl, Pavlodar, Kostanay, Kyzylorda regions.
They presented their developments in four areas.
The model for identifying and developing the giftedness of pupils starting from preschool age “Children’s University”, presented by the headmaster of Valeological Specialized School-Complex for Gifted Children N.V. Akhayeva.
The implementation of IT projects among students of schools and colleges of the region was presented by the acting director of East Kazakhstan Scientific and Methodological Center for Informatization and Education Development Zh.T. Sagandykova. I.M. Uvaliyeva, PhD, Associate Professor of D. Serikbayev EKTU, talked about the scientific supervision of schoolchildren’s StartUp projects.
R.T. Baichinov, acting head of Regional Psychological, Medical and Pedagogical Support Centre, talked about the establishment and development of inclusive education in East Kazakhstan region.
The head of “Dana Bala” Continuous and Inclusive Education Center at S. Amanzholov EKU A.K. Alipova introduced the close cooperation with the only pedagogical university in our region, which is the alma mater of almost every teacher working at schools of the region, and also discussed how the university contributes to the development of necessary professional competencies of teachers working with children with special educational needs.
A methodologist of Methodological Center G.M. Abysheva shared about the implementation of a new project in June of this year, aimed at developing the practical Kazakh language skills of learners. This project, which has captured the interest of both children and their parents, exceeded all expectations. The idea itself was simple and obvious. Homestay institutes have long been developed abroad, but they were used only for learning foreign languages. However, our region was first to apply them for learning the Kazakh language.
The success of the Homestay Project was largely due to the host families of Katon-Karagai district. It was their enthusiasm, creativity, open hearts, and, of course, professionalism that helped engage children, increase their motivation to learn the Kazakh language and the history of their homeland.
A.E. Mergazina, a teacher of geography of S. Lastayev Secondary School of Education Department of Katon-Karagai district, shared her experience of participating in the project. Her family became almost a second home for the children.
In the second part of the workshop, the participants got acquainted with the practical experiences of educational organizations of Ust-Kamenogorsk city by visiting Zhanartau Nursery-Kindergarten with groups for children with disabilities, Asyl Miras Autism Support Center (autism-center), “Danabala” Continues and Inclusive Education Center at S. Amanzholov Eat Kazakhstan University and Akniet Boarding School.