India- Pratham

Having spent time in India before, I was excited to begin work with Pratham in New Delhi. The organization is somewhat of a pioneer in the field of educational assessment, documenting, for the first time in India, the learning levels of children. Efforts of this kind are crucial in a country that has had to contend with increases in student enrollment, but stagnation in student learning. I found myself in the middle of this discussion during the summer of 2011. For two months, I collaborated with other members of the Capacity Building Unit to help develop a long-distance English language course. While I had previous experience interacting directly with students, this internship gave me the opportunity to tackle issues surrounding curriculum development and delivery within the sphere of distance education.