Metro South Training: Western Cape Department of Education (October 2017)

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 14:00 to Wednesday, November 1, 2017 - 16:30

Part of the Project

Metro South Education District, Western Cape Department of Education

Training Details:-

Target Group: Learning Support Teachers, Grade 1 + R teachers

Number of participants: 25

Dates: 24 + 25 + 26 + 31 October + 01 November 2017

Venue: Fairview Primary

For more information: Contact Fiella Williams (see email address below)

Note: Training is open to teachers from Metro South only

Documents

Teacher Evaluation of Training

Email

Fiela.Williams@westerncape.gov.za

Basic concept is about improving teaching methods, language and the learning processes of our learners.

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2

‘BCP is foundational to a child's learning. It is the building blocks on which all other concepts are built. A concept needs to be fully understood by a child before a new concept can be taught. We often rush children's learning due to time constraints which is not correct.’ (KIDZPOSITIVE, Occupational Therapist, 2011)

Teacher Feedback

I realize that children need to know their basic concepts so that they can develop understanding of the content of the curriculum.

Metro South Education District: Teacher Training, May 2014

It helps learners to think and forms (the) foundation for reading, writing and mathematics.

Metro South Education District: Training (January, 2013)

I was very happy about my development on this course… often as teachers we do not pay attention to detail, but because of Basic Concepts I was aware of the lack of language use in my class. I am now using a different approach with my learners and being aware of the small details that make a big change in the way I teach and learners learn. Thank you for this eye opening course.

Schools Improvement Initiative, UCT (June 2013)

The emphasis on language throughout the programme helps to develop learners' understanding of concepts and expand their vocabulary. The BCP stops learners from guessing, it gives them more structure and develops their cognitive functioning.

Metro Central Teacher Comment (July 2013)