One of the ways of ensuring
sustainability of the C4C project is by training center coordinating tutors so
that they can offer continuous teacher development in secondary schools and
also train and orient teachers of primary schools in the use of ICTs. In the
first phase of the trainings, teachers of secondary schools were trained on the
use of ICT for lesson planning and delivering lessons. In the second phase PTC
tutors were trained but since center coordinating tutors are in charge of
following up implementation of programs in primary schools, it was found
necessary to train them so that they could offer continuous teacher development
to teachers and also help roll out the C4C programme in primary schools.
The tutors discussed ways how
they would help teachers in primary schools use ICTs for teaching and learning.
Probable challenges were also discussed and ways how to mitigate them. The achievements
so far were brought forward and some of them were; since the training of center
coordinating tutors, they have also trained eighteen other teachers (4F, 14M) in
the use of ICTs to teach effectively and monitor the usage of ICTs in primary
teacher colleges and primary schools. These trainings were carried out at the
centers and at least 2 teachers were trained from each of the center schools.
One
CCT, Mr. Dumba suggested that since CfSU has been working with an experienced
tutor, there should be and endeavor and emphasis to relate the stories to the
curriculum and guide the teachers accordingly.
Members identified areas of
emphasis where digital stories can be used as teaching vocabulary, tenses,
summary, picture interpretation etc.
some of the CCTs in a group discussion during the workshop
Reactions
from Participants
The CCTs were very enthusiastic
about rolling out the program in primary schools and pledged to offer their
support to see the project successfully implemented in the schools.
Although electricity shortage was noted as one
of the challenges that would affect the implementation of the program in
primary schools, one of the CCTs, Mr. Sesanga, suggested that as part of their
responsibility as tutors and over seers, they should ensure that schools have at
least one ICT enhanced lesson in their schemes of work and will gradually
improve the frequency of use of ICT for teaching English language as schools
adopt alternative means of acquiring
power.
No comments:
Post a Comment