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GNAT wants to teach tech…
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is lobbying to make Information Communication Technology (ICT) training examinable in the colleges of education. Accordingly, GNAT is calling for teacher trainees to gain professional knowledge in ICT so that they will be capable of instructing students on how to effectively use computers and Internet resources. GNAT’s appeals are grounded in the need for students to be fluent in technology in order to succeed in the digital global economy.
…and an MP wants to see more tech
Yaw Osei Adutwum, the MP for Bosomtwe, is looking to get more students to pursue STEM to its highest level. Reiterating the sentiments of many before him, Bosomtwe encourages STEM education because he sees it as key to the development of Ghana. While specifics for how he was going to promote STEM were somewhat lacking, it was made known that there would be annual STEM workshops and that he would be collaborating with the Ghana Education Service (GES).
Upgrading teaching methods
SOS Children’s Villages (SOSCV) Ghana is inaugurating a program to improve teaching quality across the Fanteakwa District and East Akim Municipality. The project, “Quality Education Now,” attempts to expose teachers to modern teaching methods. SOSCV is working with the GES and hopes to have improved teaching practices result in stronger scores on the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
From Brooklyn to Ghana
The Chicago Sun Times wrote a piece on Brooklyn-native Patricia Wilkins, who at the age of 35 dropped everything and moved to Ghana to positively impact the country through education. 17 years ago, Wilkins moved to Ghana to volunteer at various schools. She started donating money to sponsor “street children,” and her efforts motivated family and friends to contribute as well. A few years later, in 2004, she opened her first school. Now, in 2017, she has opened three schools and her organization, B.A.S.I.C.S., has sponsored over 1,000 children in need.
Also…
Op-ed about why the free SHS plan ought to go ahead as planned.
And an op-ed seeking to clarify the argument over free SHS.
National Council of Parent-Teacher Associates (NCPTAs) is on board with the free SHS policy, applauds Akufu-Addo’s efforts.
Ghana not represented at the DStv Eutelstat Star Awards—aimed at stimulating interest in science and technology—for the first time in six years.
The International Distance Education Centre (IDEC), in an agreement with the University of Leicester, will support undergraduate and graduate programs in Ghana via distance learning.
Turkey has pledged more than 50 scholarships annually for Ghanaian students to enroll in Turkish tertiary institutions for their undergraduate and graduate studies.
The Northern Regional Director of the GES has rejected a proposal to return Mission/Unit schools back to the Missions/Units to manager.
Another instance of unwarranted fees, this time at the Presbyterian College of Education (APCE).