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| Kampala |
A total of 61 science teachers and 33 laboratory staff from 15
schools have concluded one-week training at St. Marys' College Kisubi on
integrating information and communication technologies in sciences.
"We
have trained teachers on how to be innovative, create ways of teaching scientific
concepts through a learner-based approach with integration of information and
communication technologies," said Mary Muddu, a tutorial team member.
Francis
Kigonya, another
tutorial team member, noted that the current technology, especially computers,
has the capacity to make teaching of sciences more productive and interactive.
He cited the example of a teacher using a video or computer simulation to teach
abstract concepts in geography.
Lawrence
Ssekajja, a
participant and science teacher at St. Edward's
Secondary School, Bukuumi, said the workshop equipped him with
education practices, methods and tools to enable him improve in the teaching of
science subjects.
Innocent
Ssebalu, a teacher and head of science department at St. Charles Lwanga
Secondary School Kasasa, said the training gave him skills on how to make the
teaching of science subjects interesting and simple.
The teachers
made an excursion to Mukono Zonal Agricultural Research Development Institute. They
also got hands-on experience on how set up income-generating projects. Science
is still a challenging subject to both teachers and students. In national
exams, sciences are the worst performed subjects.
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