The Teachers Continuous Training Institute (TCTI) Biase – Cross River State, has concluded the training of headteachers in selected primary schools in the state to boost their technological and pedagogical skills.
The 3-day training themed “The Application of Smart Skills To Teaching and Learning in Primary Schools” was held between Wednesday, March 13 to Friday, March 15, 2024. The workshop adopted a total of one hundred headteachers best suited for global standard practices.
In an address delivered by the Director-General of the Institute, Professor Taoheed Adedoja, who was ably represented by the Deputy Director-General Mrs Mary Omaji, highlighted the impacts of the exercise to manpower development and nation building, noting that the smart application workshop is to prepare headteachers for the task ahead with the evolving (global) curriculum of learning.
The DG reiterated that for primary education to remain competitive and up-to-date, the educational curriculum must be routinely rejigged to bring in the newest innovations in learning that equals global criteria.
“Headteachers are always expected to play key roles in leading the latest trends in teaching and learning as custodians of their schools.
“With the way knowledge is evolving through technology, we must continue to alter our basic and foundational education at the various stages to level up with current happenings around the globe, and we must be deliberate about it.
“Therefore, the three day training on the smart skills’ applications usage is meant to further expose headteachers at the primary level who were carefully selected after a thorough Needs Assessment Exercise that was earlier carried out”, the DG said while declaring the workshop open.
The workshop had visiting facilitators who partook in the skills development initiative, one of who is Professor Martin Olofu, a Curriculum & Instructions Lecturer at the University of Calabar who delivered a paper on ‘Design, Production and Supply of Creative Kits for the Enhancement of Learning’ to effective teaching, stressing that beginners understand faster when practical skills are applied.
The Unical Don was amongst several other stakeholders and participants who took turns to commend the Cross River State Government and the management of the Institute for the smart tech knowledge upgrade on the teachers.