The Cape Coast branch of the Ghana Science Association has held a workshop to equip science teachers in some senior high schools in and around Cape Coast.
The workshop which put together science scholars and experts from the University of Cape Coast as facilitators sought to enhance and build the capacity of senior high teachers on science technology engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
The workshop was held with support from the National Executive council of the Association, in collaboration with the College of Agricultural and Natural Science, University of Cape Coast.
Speaking in an interview with ATL FM NEWS on the sidelines of the program, the president of the UCC chapter of the Ghana Science Association, Professor Micheal Adinortey explained the capacity building workshop forms part of their resolve as an association to address the high failure in STEM education in the region.
He expressed optimism that the workshop will expose teachers to modern methods of teaching and help them better understand difficult concepts.
“We also hope that at the end of this workshop, we will be able to create a platform where STEM teachers will be able to interact and share ideas.”
He said it is their hope that the workshop would enrich the knowledge and skills of teachers on the use of technology in teaching, owing to the technology dynamics across the globe.
He hinted that the capacity-building workshop series will continue in other parts of the region in subsequent years and urged teachers to embrace the training opportunity.
It is their hope that in the subsequent workshops, mathematics teachers will be trained in courses such as biology, computer science, and engineering.
On his part, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology Education at the University of Cape Coast, Professor Douglas Agyei appealed to teachers to subsequently introduce the new teaching methods in their respective schools.
Source: Vera Siripi/ATLFMNEWS
