As the first phase of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) project comes to an end this academic year, a final workshop has been held for all maths and science teachers in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern region.
The maiden edition of workshops will climax the first phase of the KOICA project in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service in the Municipality.
The 3 days workshop commenced on the 6th May, 2025 to 8th May, 2025 provided an in-depth and intensive activity based learner centered teaching skills on the theme “Promotion of Girls’ Competency in Maths and Science With Gender- Responsive Pedagogy”.
The beneficiary teachers from both KOICA and Non KOICA schools including Koforidua school for the deaf received training from their facilitators and mentors on handling and the use of evidence based TLRs integrating with real life examples in the teaching of maths and science in line with international standard.
After series of activities and presentations to augment the facilitation of the workshop , an evaluation test was conducted for both maths and science teachers respectively with the objective to draw feedback from the impact of the training workshop and how it will impact teaching and learning in the municipality.
The Focal Person for the KOICA project in the New Juaben South Municipality Hajia Rukaya Issah in a short address revealed the positive impact of the KOICA project since its inception saying it has been a bedrock which has accounted for the improvement of teaching and learning of the two subjects thereby improving students performance in maths and science in the municipality.
Hajia Rukaya Issah additionally indicated that as part of effort to climax the first phase of the KOICA project, the New Juaben South Education Directorate will hold similar and a final workshop at GNAT hall which will mainly focus on Teacher Learner Cycle ‘TLC’ on the 16th May, 2025.
KOICA is a South Korean Government Agency initiative responsible for providing Official Development Assistance for developing countries aimed at poverty reduction, sustainable development and international cooperation.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Ansah Stephen
