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2.3 Quarter 4 • I wish more time should be given to equip educators with such an opportunity Embizweni High School 30th September, 1st, 8th, 9th October 2010 Juma Musjid Primary School 23rd, 27th, 30th October and 3rd and 6th November 2010 Andrews Zondo Primary School 25th October to 5th November 2010 Masibumbane High School 30th October, 6th November and 13th November 2010 Juma Musjid Training of Trainers 12th-14th November 2010 Sekusile High School 13th -15th December 2010 Folweni High School 14th - 17th December 2010 7. Training at Juma Musjid This quarter of training had many teachers that had some sort of contact with computers at some point but did not practice the skills attained. In other instances, the mixed ability of participants meant that facilitators needed to engage participants in the learning process by fostering discussions that preceded practical exercises requiring completion. It helped that teachers, in making errors, learned that the help-guide could be useful in finding resolutions for challenges experienced. The other challenge that was experienced at these workshops was that teachers’ attention was divided due to the fact that it was near the end of the year and many teachers were focused on finalising marks for students. This influenced attendance slightly, but the morale of teachers was good. 8. Training at Andrews Zondo Primary School Comments by participants Thanks for facilitating the Intel Course. The participants and I really enjoyed the session. I could see the AHA experience in the teachers, who became learners once again. Lifelong learning was in action. I learnt as well and also learnt how adults are learning. I enjoy attending this course. I gain a lot. I am now able to do my work alone using my help guide. Thanks to everyone. 9. Training at Embizweni High School 3. Intel Teach Elements 2010 There was tremendous confusion about the requirements for the course, despite the communication that schools received from SchoolNet. It would seem that teachers who were confident computer users were not included in the course and this frustrated the facilitator whose aim it was to share the project based approach to teaching and learning. Fortunately with perseverance teachers saw the advantage of using project based learning and were open to sharing Kwa-Zulu Natal Training Report March 2010 – November 2011 Page 4
how they would best incorporate it into their classroom. There was no doubt that a mind shift had to take place on the side of the teachers in order to be open to the idea of integrating technology. • Ndlokolo Primary School • 14 th , 15 th and 17 th June 2010 • Vukuzakhe High School • 27 th to 30 th September 2010 10. Training conducted at Vukuzakhe High School 4. Intel Teach Essentials 2010 4.1 St John’s DSG January 2010 – March 2010 The training at St John’s was conducted for 3 hours at a time over an extended period of time. The purpose of this arrangement was to give teachers an opportunity to engage with the material between sessions and refine thoughts and ideas that could be put into practice within the classroom environment. Boundary issues were also experienced as the training hosted the primary and high school staff members of St John’s in the high school lab. This resulted in a bit of tension between the staff members. It was further exacerbated by the fact that despite competency in operating a computer, the teachers required encouragement in putting the skills into practice and linking it to the planning and implementation of a project. The projects that were submitted achieved the following results: • 1 incomplete • 2 bronze certificates • 12 silver certificates 4.2 Al Falaah College 11 th , 13 th , 14 th and 15 th December 2010 There were several challenges in the very beginning of this workshop and this dampened the spirit of some educators. Fortunately the facilitator was quick to pick up on the apathy and diverted frustration through a tea-break that encouraged discussion on expectations of the course. As was expected – teachers found the material challenging and an interesting dynamic was the fact that the teachers in attendance were Kwa-Zulu Natal Training Report March 2010 – November 2011 Page 5 11: Al Falaah College Essentials Training
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