Martin Cook provided this new update about the room we funded for the Practical Education Network (PEN).
Ghana Education Service and PEN, with support from Odeefoo Oteng Korankye II Education Fund and Ashesi University, organized a hands-on science workshop for 26 teachers drawn from schools within the Akuapem District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The training, dubbed "Nuts and Bolts on Hands-on Learning," took teachers through two kinesthetic (movement-based) learning activities they can conduct in their classrooms. It also equipped teachers on how to manage the logistics of hands-on learning.
In addition, 30 teachers from Ga Central, Ga North, and Weija Gbewe districts in the Greater Accra Region were also trained on hands-on STEM pedagogies through the support of the Ghana Education Service and assistance from Someone Else's Child Foundation. The teachers were equipped with kinesthetic (movement-based) learning activities that will enable them to engage their learners effectively in inquiry-based learning.
Both workshops form part of several online and in-person aspects of training offered under the PEN Teacher Roadmap initiative.