AKU's Institute for Educational Development, East Africa IED EA works closely with the Tanzanian government to enhance quality of education in the country. In recent years, there has been increased enrolment in public schools following the free education policy introduced in 2014. However, with such positive advancements comes great challenges.
In this regard, IED EA through its school-wide literacy project, famously known as Reading Clubs Project , held a training in Turiani Division ,Mvomero district, Morogoro region. Facilitated by current Master of Education students, the workshop brought together over 50 teachers from pre-primary and primary schools along with education officers from the region.
“We want teachers to make use of their surrounding resources to make materials that can be used in teaching and learning in classrooms," said Dr Jane Rarieya, Interim Dean, IED EA. “Often when teachers are asked why their students are not performing well, one of the major reasons they give is lack of resources for teaching and learning. This is despite the fact they have so many resources at their disposal that can be used to create teaching materials."
Teachers were taught how to develop low- or no-cost resources for teaching and integrate such materials in language and literacy. The training was well received with participants saying such information is crucial for their professional development.
“The knowledge we have acquired here is for lifelong teaching and learning. Most of us used to think that we can only use ready-made teaching and learning aids. We have learnt that we can create materials from using readily available resources such as sand, grass, and leaves," said Ms Gundelinda Chami, District Education Officer Academics from Mvomero district, Morogoro region.
This is part of numerous trainings and workshops that IED, EA convenes to strengthen the quality of education in East Africa.
AKU's Institute for Educational Development, East Africa IED EA works closely with the Tanzanian government to enhance quality of education in the country. In recent years, there has been increased enrolment in public schools following the free education policy introduced in 2014. However, with such positive advancements comes great challenges.
In this regard, IED EA through its school-wide literacy project, famously known as Reading Clubs Project , held a training in Turiani Division ,Mvomero district, Morogoro region. Facilitated by current Master of Education students, the workshop brought together over 50 teachers from pre-primary and primary schools along with education officers from the region.
“We want teachers to make use of their surrounding resources to make materials that can be used in teaching and learning in classrooms," said Dr Jane Rarieya, Interim Dean, IED EA. “Often when teachers are asked why their students are not performing well, one of the major reasons they give is lack of resources for teaching and learning. This is despite the fact they have so many resources at their disposal that can be used to create teaching materials."
Teachers were taught how to develop low- or no-cost resources for teaching and integrate such materials in language and literacy. The training was well received with participants saying such information is crucial for their professional development.
“The knowledge we have acquired here is for lifelong teaching and learning. Most of us used to think that we can only use ready-made teaching and learning aids. We have learnt that we can create materials from using readily available resources such as sand, grass, and leaves," said Ms Gundelinda Chami, District Education Officer Academics from Mvomero district, Morogoro region.
This is part of numerous trainings and workshops that IED, EA convenes to strengthen the quality of education in East Africa.