Tuesday 28 September 2021

Connecting the Dots - AminuwritesTv


Connecting the Dots.




Every lesson, topic, or sub - strands is a Dot in the life of the learner.

Connecting these Dots is the general aim of the Curriculum. 

The work of the teacher is to help the child connect these Dots.

These Dots if carefully connected would help mould, transform and bring out the hidden Dots in the life of the child.

The situation currently  in our schools, unfortunate, as it may be, is the pressure from the Society and Government for teachers to dwell on the Dots but not necessarily teach the Dots.

Society is unnecessarily demanding from teachers, what I called 'Wishful Thinking'.

Standardized testing regime does not help teachers to Connects these Dots.



Very soon, our children at the Basic School Level would be forced to undertake a Meaningless, Intimidating and Stressful One Week Marathon of Recalling also called BECE. Their elder brothers and sisters are also taking the WASSCE.

These Exams, that is the Basic Education Certificate Examination and the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations, have nothing to do with these Dots. 

They don't measure whether these Dots as contained in the Curriculum have been Connected. 

Take for Example, in our English Curriculum, a JHS Child should be able to Fill and Complete a Form. But, just invite a typical JHS or an SHS Graduate and give him or her  a Simple Admission forms to Fill. Just try it.

It is time we connect these Dots. It is time we look for these Dots in our Curriculum and Connect them. 

Government should provide all the necessary tools to help teachers Connects these Dots. No school in the 21st Century should be without Electricity or a Computer.

Our children are already stressed. These Exams Regime is Stressful. But, the truth is, it doe not measure any meaningful Dots in the life of the child. 

If you really want to know the number of Unconnected Dots, just look at the huge number of Ghanaian Children looking for Employment. 

What we can do in the interim, is to abolish the BECE and the WASSCE. We must empower the teacher to Connect the Dots. Activity Based lessons should be encouraged and rewarded. 


The time to Connect these Dots is Now....



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Friday 24 September 2021

UEW Online Entrance Exams - AminuwritesTv


Applicants who applied for Admission into SANDWICH PROGRAMMES using the MATURE ENTRY MODE option are being invited to write a Supplementary Online 


Entrance Examination on the UEW Entrance Exam Platform on the 24th of September, 2021.


Please note that this Supplementary Entrance Examination is NOT for Mature Applicants who applied for courses run in the REGULAR MODE. Online Entrance Examinations will be run for such category of students subsequently and would be communicated in due course.


Kindly follow the link below for more information 

https://uew.edu.gh/announcements/supplementary-online-entrance-examination-sandwich-mature-applicants

Sunday 5 September 2021

Ten Things Every Facilitator Should Do Before School Reopens - AminuwritesTv


Below is the Script used in the Online CPD.

Hello, Welcome to the Best Online Learning Platform.


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AminuwritesTv provides training, mentoring, coaching and assistance to all teachers across the country and in every level or class. 

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Get Ready and let us move straight into the Classroom.

But, there is something I want to tell you.....

You have chosen the Best Learning Platform. 

Ten Things Every Facilitator Should Do Before School Reopens.

There could be more.

But we are going to look at just 10.

These 10 are the most important and very necessary.

But, why should I do these Ten Things? 

You have to do these Ten things because....

1. It will reduce your workload for the term or year.

2. It will make all your children come to school everyday.

3. The stress, fatigue and health related problems associated with this work would be reduced if not eliminated, when you practice these Ten Simple Things. 

4. Get you promoted faster. 

5. Improve your performance.

6. Finally, it will improve your performance as a teacher.


Now, it is time to learn about these Ten Things Every Facilitator Should Do Before School Reopens.

1. Set Goals for the Term/Semester

What do you want to achieve this term? What were you unable to achieve last term/Semester/Year?

What are some of the things you want to see in your learners?

What Special Skills do you aimed at developing in the children. 

And finally, what are the main Competencies or Skills does the Curriculum/Syllabus want you to achieve for your class.

Ask your Headteacher to know the Selected Theme, Directions and the School Objectives for the Term/Semester.


2. Develop an Action Plan for the Term/Semester/Year.

Every Facilitator must write down the Action Plan. This plan should contain what you want to address during the Term/Semester/Year. 

You must develop the Action Plan based on your Stated Goals and General Objectives for the Term/Semester/Year. 

Your Action Plan should also aimed addressing all issues in the school including Out of Classroom Activities.


3. Prepare Your Termly/Semester Scheme of Learning.

Every teacher must prepare in advance the Scheme of Learning he or she wish to use during the Term/Semester.

The Scheme of Learning Should Contain all the Strands, Sub-strands, Topics, Teaching Resources, etc. 

Let see the next Thing....

4. Assemble Teaching Resources

Every Facilitator must Assemble all the Resources he/she would be using during the Term/Semester. 

These materials should be organised in Themes and Sections. 

Some of these materials may be purchased or obtained for Free. 

You will have to get all these materials before school resumes so that it makes you ready for the task ahead. 

Good, let see the Next Thing....

5. Write Down the Names of Resource Persons.

In the 21st a teacher should not teach throughout the term with engaging a Resource Person. 

Nobody is a repertoire of knowledge and there at any given time would need the services of a Resource Persons. 

Your Resource Person may be colleagues in the school, from the office, in the community, including Artisans, Nananom, Artists, Specialist, etc. 

It during this period that you write their names down and begin contacting them.

Use the period to the date, time and topic you would like them to be in the school and address. 

Sometimes, you would have to move out of the classroom and go to the resource persons directly.


Let us see the Next thing,


6. Set Up Your Classroom.

In the 21st Century Effective Teaching and Learning would not take place without a well Resourced Classroom or Environment. 

You have to design the classroom in such a way that it addresses selected Themes, Strands, Sub-strands, Topics etc in the Curriculum.


Classroom Set Up can be using simple things like Cardboards, Manila Cards, Magazines, Newspapers, Calendars, etc...


You may visit #KonnectKlassroom on Facebook for some inspiration on how to Set Up Your Classroom.



Good, let see the Next Thing...


7. Read the Professional Code of Conduct/ Condition of Service, GES Acts, Positive Disciplinary Tools, etc

You will have to begin Reading The Professional Codes of Conduct, etc. 

This is to arm you with the relevant information concerning your work as teacher. 

This is should be a constant practice. 

You may devote a special time during the day to read on all documents regarding your work as a teacher. 


8. Decide on the Assessment Techniques 

There are various forms of Assessment. This include Assessment for Learning, Assessment As Learning, and Assessment As Learning. 

Decide on which of them you would be using most.

Set your own date and time to administer your Summative Assessment. 

Decide on the Approach to use after Every Summative Assessment.


KG Department

For those in the KG Department, you are to Assess the Learners every day or you can do it on Fridays.

All Assessment records should be kept in the Assessment/Recording Register. 

(You can contact me for a copy - 233244299706.

It is these records that you would used for appraising the KG Learner. 

THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY PAPER AND PENCIL EXAMS FOR KG CHILDREN AT THE END OF THE TERM.


Buy, for those in the Primary School,

You will have to continue using the SBA System.

This system allows you to contact some Exams after Every 4 Weeks. 

The Results of these Exams should be recorded in the SBA Register. 

However, depending on where you find yourself, some districts have adopted a two - week Exams or Class Tests. 

You will have to follow that arrangements if that is where you find yourself. 


But, for those at the JHS,

You may adopt an extended version of the SBA and record same in the SBA Register.

You may organise your Exams fortnightly, Monthly, etc depending on the arrangements in your school or district. 


The Next thing to do...


9. Design All Your Assessment Materials.

Design and Develop all your Worksheets.

Write down all the questions you may be using during the Term/Semester.

Arrange the Questions based on Topics, Sub-strands, Weeks, etc. 

Group them and create an Assessment Bank. 

Your Assessment Materials should only measure Retension and Recall. It should measure all the Domains of Learning - Psychomotor, Affective and Cognitive. 


The Last thing to do .....


10. Plan Your Health Action Plan.

Health is wealth. Energy is the what makes you work easier. 

You need energy to start and complete the Term/Semester.

You have to take care of your diet. Watch you eat and drink.

Reduce fats and sugary food.

Drink water always.

Manage your health. Don't just anything because you want fill your stomach.


Lastly, the most important, remember your Creator Always!


Thank you for being part of this Online CPD.



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