As parts of efforts to deepens teachers knowledge in a technologically driven environment, the Teaching Service Commission today flagged off a two-day capacity building workshop at Owutu, Ikorodu.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the workshop, the Chairman Teaching Service Commission, Mrs. Victoria Mopelola Peregrino, implored the participants to be ready to invest in themselves in this changing technological system if they must remain relevant in the new world order.
She noted that the teaching world has reach a great milestone that has never been achieved in history with the advent of technological innovations and emergence of digital platforms.
Mrs. Peregrino disclosed that the 2-day workshop which had in attendance teachers on GLs 15-17 drawn across all the education districts of the State was carefully selected bearing in mind that the 21st century teaching methodology has been greatly characterised by constant changes and disruption of the old order.
She reiterated the Commitments of the State Government to continually train and retrain teachers across all levels to build their capacity to meet the 21st century educational challenges.
Welcoming participant to the workshop, the Permanent Secretary, Teaching Service Commission, represented by the Director,Teachers Education and Capacity Development, Mrs. Aloba Abidemi thanks the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo- Olu, for his continued support to the education family especially TESCOM.
Mrs Aloba implored the participants to make the best use of the 2-day workshop which was designed to deepens their knowledge in technology and bring about an overall improvements in transforming the students as well as build public confidence in the teachers.
The opening ceremony of the workshop had in attendance board members of the Commission, Dr. Hon. Segun Agbaje representing District 111 and Mrs. Abimbola Adeola Idowu, representing District IV. They both advised the participants to be active, make it a participatory workshop and get the best of the opportunity to improve their performances in their various classrooms.
The theme of the 2-day workshop which was held at the Teaching Service Staff Development Center, Owutu, Ikorodu is ” Creating and Maintaining A Technology-Infused Classroom for Advanced level Teacher GLs 15-17″.