Friday, January 22, 2010

The Early birds catch the Worms


The Early birds catch the Worms

This blog story is dedicated to all those educators who toil under adverse circumstances to produce good results in their subjects. Despite poor results, vandalism, burglaries, pregnancies, gangsterism and lack of motivation a few educators still feel they can make a difference.

Ms Mnisi, a maths educator at Chris Hani, jumped in early to use the Interactive Whiteboard with Master Maths to teach a section on Exponential graphs. Learners were eager to start off the year in their new grade. The Interactive Whiteboard has grabbed their attention with many being not so sure of the potential of the board.

At Esangweni Secondary School, Mr Donald Katz was teaching Geography using the World Cup 2010 as theme.

Armed with a laptop he easily connected it to the network and in so doing opened up a new world to the learners.

The internet showed a different dimension of the discussion they just had. Somehow the stadium is closer to Khayelitsha than it real location in Green Point.

Also in Khayelitsha Mrs Christians-Gaffoor of Bulumko Secondary School allowed the learners to surf the internet for information on career possibilities. Information from websites such as that of UWC gave the learners a fair idea of what results they must achieve to study there. In Life orientation she has to cover so many bases and the internet allows her to teach skills such as navigation and research. Her school is one of a few who can allow learners to surf the net confidently with minimal trouble. This is because learners are allowed on the net during intervals and after schools. Educators working on administration in the lab also supervise what learners are doing.

So to these educators.....you are making a difference!




















2 comments:

Bonny Hendricks said...

Well done to all the innovative ICT Curriculum driven educators. Such Motivation and Dedication is a pleasure to observe in our MEED schools.

Mark C said...

Ms Mnisi of Chris Hani was in the lab again today revising grade 11 graphs. Mr Fass was using the IAWB in the adjoining room