Adamawa Science Tutors Receive Training on STEM Subject Teaching
Teachers from selected secondary schools in Adamawa State have received refresher training on effective ways to teach Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Collectively called STEM Subjects after their initials, these are the subjects that many countries have leveraged to build their knowledge economies in their drive for alternative to the less dependable economies built on natural resources.
The National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), an agency of the Federal Government, organised the ‘Capacity Building for STEM Subject Teachers in ICT-based Pedagogy and Development’ in Yola to train teachers on better ways to teach the four subjects.
In a message to the workshop, the Director General of NACETEM, Dr. Olusola Odusanya, urged teachers of STEM Subjects to be always mindful that they are foundational subjects for innovation, critical thinking, and problem-solving, and seek always for effective ways to impact them on their students.
He said the overall idea of STEM Subjects is to raise young Nigerians in the country’s desire to build a knowledge-based economy for rapid industrialization, hence the undertaking by his agency to provide refresher training for teachers.
Two senior lecturers of Physics and Mathematics respectively, Dr Abdulhakeem Usman Bello and Dr Abdul Malik Bello, both from the African University of Science and Technology Abuja, taught the participating teachers ways to motivate their students and get them to gain and retain knowledge.
Seventy teachers attended the capacity building workshop from 16 secondary schools selected from across Yola North, Yola South and Girei local government areas.
Two of them, Mr Edward Uba and Mrs Monday Saleh expressed the joy of having learnt new practical ways to teach STEM Subjects.
The Nation reports that countries like Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, and Denmark are celebrated examples of knowledge economies, characterized by emphasis on innovation, human capital, and advanced information infrastructure.
These countries utilize knowledge and technology rather than natural resources as their primary drivers of growth.
By Husssaini Hammamgabdo
