CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR IMPROVING LITERACY INSTRUCTION IN RWANDA

Earning a degree from a Teacher Training College, or from the University of Rwanda-College of Education, is just the beginning of the learning process needed to develop effective teachers. When teachers—even those with the correct formal qualifications—enter the classroom for the
first time, there is a great deal that they still need to learn about effective instruction. Though they will gain some of these skills simply through experience, they would hone their knowledge and abilities to a much greater degree through formal continuing professional development opportunities that link the study of theory to systematic changes in practice.