Lagos: Stakeholders Suggest Promotional Tips Against Resumption

Educators in Lagos State have given enhancing tips to promote teaching and learning in the 2022/2023 academic session.

Bola Ibe, Director of Platform School, Ipaja during an interview with The Punch suggested that teachers should concentrate on technology-driven education to be in line with the level of the 21st century.

"The current trend in curriculum innovation is to glean from the curriculum of other nations, especially, the 1st world countries, ideas that keep them ahead of others.

"Gone are the days when learning is autocratic and rigid. Modern learning is democratic and flexible. Schools should be creative in the use of extracurricular and co-curricular in enhancing the learning process.

"They should not leave everything to the formal classroom experience. Rather, they should allow the learners to evolve and innovate through collaborative learning, project work, group assignment and brainstorming session.

"Teachers should be facilitators and referees or umpires; they should give learners room to grow. This will make them have a quality learning experience," he recommended.

Director, Florish-Gate Global Consult, Dideolu Adekogbe advised teachers to prepare a list of personal and professional goals to aid their improvement in different areas.

She added that class and subject teachers should have expectations from their students.

“Be ready to bond with learners. It is beyond coming to school from 8 am to 3 pm. It is about focus and ensuring readiness for work to make an impact. Be proactive, plan ahead and be ready for your classes.

“Check out all the textbooks, your lesson notes, lesson plan, register, classroom rules, classroom decorations/display, etc, and structure your classroom and lesson delivery,’ she advised.

An ICT educator Charles Chukwu urged teachers to help students who lost their learning drive during the holiday to regain it.

‘‘Continuous Professional Development in form of training and self-learning is important for teachers.

‘‘Networking with other professionals at events hosted for educators and school owners. 

"Teachers should gauge feedback from parents and other stakeholders in education so that they know what aspects of their practice in class that need to be fine tuned," he said.