In a proactive move to embrace the digital era, the Gunjur Project Association organised a four-day IT training for ten teachers from Gunjur and its satellite villages, as well as two teachers from Foni district. The training was one of Gunjur Project Association’s many activities that made use of laptops provided by The Turing Trust.
Trainees came from the following schools:
Gunjur Senior School, Gunjur Lower Basic School, Gunjur Secondary School, WYCE Basic Cycle School, Anne Grether Basic Cycle School, Kafenkeng Bambara Lower Basic School and Kandongue Lower Basic School.
This comprehensive IT training aimed to empower teachers with the necessary skills to integrate technology into their classrooms effectively.
Jarra Jatta, who has been teaching for 18 years, is currently teaching at Gunjur Lower Basic School. She teaches students between the ages of 7 and 12.
Being a teacher is my passion and I am involved in Girl Guides activities. I like teaching and as the saying goes education is the key to success. My best experience in teaching is helping infants to be able to read and write. Having access to IT training will help in making work easy by typing, entering data, saving, and retrieving documents provided that I have my own laptop.
By investing in teacher development, the Gunjur Project Association is empowering their educators to enrich classrooms through technology integration. Students will gain valuable knowledge from their teachers’ improved digital skills and access to online teaching aids.
Another teacher from the training, Sanna Darboe from WYCE Basic Cycle School stated:
I want to have a positive impact on children’s lives. My best experience is meeting students on a regular scheduled basis, planning and delivering instruction, developing, or preparing instructional materials and evaluating students’ performance.
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