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THERE continues to be collaboration with the leading science and education experts to spearhead projects aimed at overhauling the way mathematics and science are taught in schools in the Caribbean, as part of a regional and national strategy geared for a globalised world, where skills in these two areas are crucial.
The idea behind the collaboration is to teach the subjects in a fun way with the hope that the change in style will bring about better comprehension of the subjects and stop the under – performance in both areas.
It is against this background that the three-day regional secondary teachers’ workshop was conducted from October 8 to 10 at the National Centre for Education Resource Development (NCERD), Kingston.
The workshop, organised by the Caribbean Academy of Sciences, under the theme, “Hazard Mitigation: Protecting Caribbean Infrastructure-Securing Caribbean Communities” concluded on Wednesday with participants receiving certificates.
The occasion was also used to officially launch the instrumental Guyana Association of Mathematics and Science Teachers (GAMST,) that will play a great role in intensifying the Mathematics and Science agenda nationally.
Presidential Advisor Navin Chandarpal spoke of the challenges that teachers face in the teaching of mathematics and science, and how these challenges were the reason that many students seem to see these subjects as beyond their reach and build up a fear of them.
He said that it is expected that the workshops and the launch of the GAMST will counter these challenges and will assist in moulding the way teachers deliver science and math content.
Chandarpal advised that the association become aware of the fact that many associations and such groups, after a strong beginning, fade away. He also assured of the Government of Guyana’s support to the association to move it forward.
The workshop was facilitated by a number of renowned educators, including Professor Emeritus Winston Mellowes and Dr. Julianna Alexander of the University of the West Indies, and Professor Arnoldo Ventura of Mico University College in Jamaica.
Dr. Alexander said that while participants have shown their interest in being part of the drive to change the understanding and importance of science and mathematics in the Region, they must realise this is just a first step, something to whet their appetite.
She urged that teachers return to their respective schools and continue their professional development and seek to make an impact.
Government has been investing in science and technology and encouraging more students to take studies in natural sciences, technology and mathematics, as it values sciences and mathematics as the main development tools for the country’s further advancement.
Government, in its effort to push science and technology, had for a month hosted an Indian science and technology fair. (GINA)
The idea behind the collaboration is to teach the subjects in a fun way with the hope that the change in style will bring about better comprehension of the subjects and stop the under – performance in both areas.
It is against this background that the three-day regional secondary teachers’ workshop was conducted from October 8 to 10 at the National Centre for Education Resource Development (NCERD), Kingston.The workshop, organised by the Caribbean Academy of Sciences, under the theme, “Hazard Mitigation: Protecting Caribbean Infrastructure-Securing Caribbean Communities” concluded on Wednesday with participants receiving certificates.
The occasion was also used to officially launch the instrumental Guyana Association of Mathematics and Science Teachers (GAMST,) that will play a great role in intensifying the Mathematics and Science agenda nationally.
Presidential Advisor Navin Chandarpal spoke of the challenges that teachers face in the teaching of mathematics and science, and how these challenges were the reason that many students seem to see these subjects as beyond their reach and build up a fear of them.
He said that it is expected that the workshops and the launch of the GAMST will counter these challenges and will assist in moulding the way teachers deliver science and math content.
Chandarpal advised that the association become aware of the fact that many associations and such groups, after a strong beginning, fade away. He also assured of the Government of Guyana’s support to the association to move it forward.
The workshop was facilitated by a number of renowned educators, including Professor Emeritus Winston Mellowes and Dr. Julianna Alexander of the University of the West Indies, and Professor Arnoldo Ventura of Mico University College in Jamaica.Dr. Alexander said that while participants have shown their interest in being part of the drive to change the understanding and importance of science and mathematics in the Region, they must realise this is just a first step, something to whet their appetite.
She urged that teachers return to their respective schools and continue their professional development and seek to make an impact.
Government has been investing in science and technology and encouraging more students to take studies in natural sciences, technology and mathematics, as it values sciences and mathematics as the main development tools for the country’s further advancement.
Government, in its effort to push science and technology, had for a month hosted an Indian science and technology fair. (GINA)
