The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to train its teachers on use of remote technologies to ease transfer of learning.
The training according to TSC will help teachers to continue teaching their learners even when they are in different locations using different modes such as the radio, television, video conferencing, computers among other emerging technologies.
The training for both primary and high school teachers will start next week across the country.
TSC has already instructed school heads to furnish it with details of teachers who will attend the training after mid-term break ends.
School heads both from primary and secondary schools were ordered to submit the details to their Curriculum Support Officers (CSO) for immediate processing.
For primary schools three teachers plus the head teacher will attend the training.
For secondary schools two teachers will attend the training.
The training dubbed Remote Learning Methodology will start on Monday 7th June with school Principals attending the training virtually.
Details required to be summitted by head of institutions for the attendees are;
1 Name of the teacher
2 His/her TSC number
3 His/her gender
4 The school the teacher belongs
5 The teacher’s mobile phone number
All participants are also required to attend with an ICT gadget (smartphone or laptop).
Click here to Download Remote Learning Methodology 2021 Manual (pdf)
Below is the schedule of activities with date and mode of training.
Currently 90,000 teachers are attending a Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) training which started on Monday 31st May.
The program organised by the Commission kicked off on Monday countrywide involving three teachers in primary schools.
The three teachers who attended the program which is scheduled to take five days are;
i. School head teacher
ii. 1 lower primary school teacher
iii. 1 upper primary school teacher
Teachers will learn major changes brought by the new curriculum.
During the five day program teachers will be provided with tea and lunch as well as writing materials.
Teachers will also get paid 400/- per day for attending the training.
Knut protested after TSC planned training of teachers on Madaraka Day.
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) wrote to TSC to reschedule the CBC training to avoid conflict over the holiday.
Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion said TSC should reschedule CBC training to another date apart from 1st June.
However teachers proceeded with training despite the protests.
ZONAL TEACHERS TRAINING PROGRAMME
DAY 1: 31st May 2021
| TIME | ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR |
| 8.00 – 8.15 am | Arrival and Registration | |
| 8.15 – 9.30 am | Preliminaries PrayersIntroduction Ground rules Opening remarks | |
| 9.00 – 10.30 am | Session 1: Part one Overview of Basic Education Curriculum Framework(BECF) Mission VisionPillarsParadigm shiftsBasic education structure | |
| 10.30-11.00 am | TEA BREAK | |
| 11.00am-1.00 pm | Session 2: Part 2 Over view of the curriculum design Components of the curriculum designs | |
| 1.00 – 2.00 pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 2.00 – 4.30 pm | Session 2 :Part Two : Over view of the curriculum designs Inter-relationship of Nationals Goals of Education to learning outcomes | |
| 4.30 – 5.00 PM | TEA BREAK |
DAY 2: 1st June 2021
| TIME | ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR |
| 8.00 – 8.15 am | Arrival and Registration | |
| 8.15 – 10.30 am | Session 3: Curriculum designs; Part three: Developing learning outcomesSelecting learning experiences | |
| 10.30-11.00 am | TEA BREAK | |
| 11.00 – 1.00 pm | Session 4 : Integration of; Part 4 Core competencies Values | |
| 1.00 – 2.00 pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 2.00- 3.00pm | Session 5: Key inquiry questions | |
| 3.00- 4.30pm | Session 6: Integration of ; Pertinent and Contemporary Issues(PCI’s)Community Service Learning(CSL)Parental Engagement and Empowerment (PEE)Learner Support Programmes(LSP’s)/Non formal activities | |
| 4.30 – 5.00 PM | TEA BREAK |
DAY 3: 2nd June 2021
| TIME | ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR |
| 8.00 – 8.15 am | Arrival and Registration | |
| 8.15 – 10.30 am | Session 7: Learning resourcesIntegration of (ICT)in learning | |
| 10.30-11.00 am | TEA BREAK | |
| 11.00 – 1.00 pm | Session 8: Professional Documents Part one Scheme of work Lesson plan Record of work | |
| 1.00 – 2.00 pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 2.00 – 4.30 pm | Session 9: Overview of special needs educationIEP | |
| 4.30 – 5.00 pm | TEA BREAK |
Day 4: 3rd June 2021
| TIME | ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR |
| 8.00 – 8.15 am | Arrival and Registration | |
| 8.15 – 10.30 am | Session 10: Assessment Part one Competency based assessment Framework Authentic Assessment | |
| 10.30-11.00 am | TEA BREAK | |
| 11.00 – 1.00 pm | Session 10: Assessment Part Two Authentic tasks | |
| 1.00 – 2.00 pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 2.00 – 4.30pm | Session 10: Assessment Part Three Practical exercises for developing authentic tasks | |
| 4.30 – 5.00 pm | TEA BREAK |
Day 5: 4th June 2021
| TIME | ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR |
| 8.00 – 8.15 am | Arrival and Registration | |
| 8.15 – 10.00 am | Session 10: Assessment Session four Integrated AssessmentPractical exercises for developing Integrated Assessment | |
| 10.00 – 10.30 an | Session 10: Assessment Part five Competency based assessment toolsPractical exercises on assessment tools | |
| 10.30-11.00 am | TEA BREAK | |
| 11.00 – 1.00 pm | Session 10: Assessment: Part six Assessment of core competenciesPractical exercises on assessment of core competencies | |
| 1.00 – 2.00 pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 2.00 – 3.30 pm | Session 10: Assessment Part Seven Assessment of core values Practical exercises on assessment of values | |
| 3.30 – 4.30 pm | Session 10: Assessment Part Eight Assessment Reporting and Feedback | |
| 4.30 – 4.45pm | Way forward and closing | |
| 4.45 – 5.00 pm | TEA BREAK |