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- Teacher: Verbena Wilburg
GUYANA IMPROVING TEACHER EDUCATION PROJECT (GITEF)
"Integrating ICT in the teaching and learning process to delivering quality teacher education"
Available courses
This learning/resource space is for all participants from University of Guyana and Cyril Potter College of Education in the Guyana Improving Teacher Education Project: INTENSIVE COACHING OF TEACHER EDUCATORS ON IMPROVING THE TEACHING OF MULTIGRADE CLASSROOMS
- Teacher: Lynn Aylward
ESC: 3203 is a continuation of ESC:3205. It will enable students to understand the basic concept of Science.However,this aspect will continue to develop some basic principles and practices of Science Education.
- Teacher: Volda Elliott
This course is designed to assist Student Teachers in the Bachelors of Education Program to understand some basic principles of Science with emphasis on the discovery approach. It is hoped that with this approach, student teachers will appreciate the scientific principles to the extent that they will be motivated to teach science in the primary schools through the discovery method.
- Teacher: Volda Elliott
PEDAGOGY FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD / PRIMARY TEACHERS
This course is part of the requirements for the preparation of competent teachers of Spanish at the early Childhood and Primary levels.
It provides for:
their acquisition of the relevant theoretical and pedagogical knowledge and
their development of the skills and attitudes necessary for the successful preparation for and delivery of a programme oriented towards oral communication
- Teacher: Verbena Wilburg
This learning/resource space is for all participants from the University of Guyana and Cyril Potter College of Education in the Guyana Improving Teaching Education Project: INTENSIVE COACHING OF TEACHER EDUCATORS ON IMPROVING THE TEACHING OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING.
- Teacher: Deborah Day
This course equips participants with the knowledge,skills and attitudes required for their efficient and effective use the target language to express basic everyday realities.
During the process they will also update their knowledge of some of the cultural practices, products and perspectives of the native speakers of the language.
Dancer of El Ballet Folklórico de México
- Teacher: Verbena Wilburg
This course offers students ability to see the whole process of how to administer a school plant effectively.
- Teacher: Abraham Ogowewo
Educational Technology (ET) is designed to assist student teachers with the integration of Educational Technology (ET) into their classrooms. The primary focus will be to assist students in "making the link" between the scope and sequences of Educational Technology and applying its practical uses to the classroom with the intention of increasing student interest and achievement. Attention will also be given to the use of Educational Technology to enhance curriculum and professional development for students.
The goal is to develop the confidence and comfort necessary to make technology an embraceable tool for teachers to use within the education system in Guyana.
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- Teacher: Volda Elliott
This course seeks to deepen students' understanding of curriculum and various approaches to curriculum planning as a sociological phenomenon and to apply principles and techniques in evaluating curricula. Among the topics to be covered are : Conceptions of curriculum, influence of behaviorism and humanism on curriculum planning, theories of instruction, curriculum
- Teacher: Bridget Ogowewo
ENG 1203 is designed to help students at the University of Guyana to develop the communication skills that are essential for them to competently function in a professional, scientific or technical environment. It is intended to develop students' proficiency in writing reports that reflect extensive knowledge and clear understanding of the procedures/methods employed in acquiring and analyzing data.
Welcome to ENG 1205. This course is designed to help students develop the skills that will enable them to critically analyze information and write logical arguments while adapting their writing to suit different purposes and audiences. The skills acquired should also enable them to write critical reviews and business correspondence.
Welcome to the class 'Introduction to Special Education' it is a dynamic course where students are expected to incorporate in their methodologies skills which consist of simple yet effective academic strategies that provides access to learning; and use it to utilize academic strategies and provides access to learning for a variety of students who are struggling to learn
Who are exceptional learners?
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It is important to recognise that effective teaching and learning depend on part on the strategies employed in instruction, i.e. planning, choosing learning materials, implementing instructional activities, and evaluating student performance. in order to plan, there is need to understand the underlying principles and process of curriculum implementation. this course aims at providing teachers with the skills to analyze and implement the curriculum, particularly in English, Literacy/reading ans social studies. a major objective is o develop competence in utilizing a variety of teaching strategies that are applicable to specific curricular areas. The participants will become acquainted also with rationale and processes of curriculum integration, unit planning and appropriate classroom assessment procedures.
- Teacher: Jill Medford
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is intended to expose teacher-trainees to the theoretical and practical management principles and practices that govern the production of non-traditional livestock, such as animals under consideration are honey bees, fish and rabbits.
- Teacher: Jomo Tobin
This course aims to provide teacher-trainees (Spanish) with the appropriate theoretical base that would enable them to make informed decisions / selections with regard to teaching-learning approaches and language-teaching methodologies, in their daily practice.
- Teacher: Verbena Wilburg
This course introduces participants to the features of Moodle used for the development and delivery of online courses
Structuring Inquiry in Fun and with Focus
This course provides an embrace of research as a live-able and love-able enterprise involving inquiry and information. From early childhood to late adulthood we engage with information through inquiry. The course will uncover structured research as an effective and valid activity and enterprise. It is intended to provide participants with essential knowledge about document and empirical research particularly in the social sciences. Additionally, it exposes participants to the concepts, considerations, tools, issues and skills pertinent to research as an important aspect of quality university education. It is designed to provide a practical and user-friendly approach for the proper conduct of research and to acquaint participants with the scientific research process, principles, procedures and practices. Though theoretical in focus it will provide an opportunity for participants to have practical insights to research through group simulations to design, conduct and write a research.
This course is designed to prepare IT teachers to teach profile 3: Problem-solving and Programming section of the CXC CSEC Information Technology syllabus.