Since the beginning of May, I have traveled to Azare once a week to work with the Primary Education Studies Department on goal setting and infusing learner centered strategies into their instruction of teachers in training. Our primary target for the stepped down training are students who will begin their student teaching in the fall. I think I've written about the dire straits in which education in this part of the country exists--the children can't read, classrooms are seriously overcrowded, particularly in rural area; the majority of teachers are not certified to national standards, and a large number of those certified are not competent. Projects funded by USAID, DFID, UNESCO,the World Bank and the Federal Government and others are working towards meeting United Nations eight MDG's (millennium development goals), including universal basic education for all. Of course, quality basic education is what's needed.
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| Entrance to my office on campus |
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| Office will become a resource center for the PES Department |
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| Groups work to prioritize goals and develop time lines |
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| The Head of Department (HOD) was away for this session. Department is understaffed by half! |
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