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Northern Cape Project: Master Trainers- Part 2 (2023)

Monday, October 23, 2023 - 08:30 to Friday, October 27, 2023 - 12:30

Part of the Project

Master Trainers: Final Training Week

The focus of this week's training will be on the final conceptual domains that were not covered earlier in the year.

In addition, the week will give us the opportunity for the Northern Cape Officials to support and mentor educators in the last two domains of the programme.

The prospective trainers would thus have had the opportunity to see the entire process, from the training of the teachers and reflection on the process to the follow-through inside the classroom.

This makes for a fully immersive experience for the new trainers.

 

Masters Training Programme:

23th Oct:
Session 1: Participation in the Number training session (8h30-16h00)
Session 2: Reflection and consolidation session (16h00 - 18h00)

24th Oct:
Session 1: Participation in the Letter training session (8h30-16h00)
Session 2: Reflection and consolidation session (16h00 - 18h00)

25th Oct:
Session 1: Support and Mentoring Visit to Schools (8h30-12h30)
Session 2: Feedback and reflection session (14h00-16h00)

26th Oct:
Session 1: Support and Mentoring Visit to Schools (8h30-12h30)
Session 2: Feedback and reflection session (14h00-16h00)

27th Oct:
Session 1: Support and Mentoring Visit to Schools (8h30-12h30)

Note:
I.  See the school visit programme below.
2. All reports from the visits are available online.

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Documents

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)

My concern about my learners’ language barriers and how to overcome these barriers has been solved for me.

Metro Central Training: Western Cape Education Department (October, 2015)

'Definitely exceeded my expectations. I see that the BCP can have far reaching consequences if implemented optimally. We were told the how and why of implementation rather than the what.' (Metro Central, 2012)

Central Training 2012

If you understand the basic concepts you will have a better understanding of more complex concepts.

 

Metro Central, October 2013

The course was very helpful to me as a teacher, excellent and exciting, because it opened my mind … how to integrate basic concept in all learning areas. It also showed that children should not be limited and their understanding should be developed step-by-step.

Schools Improvement Initiative, UCT (June 2013)
INTSHAYELELO PRIMARY

‘All foundation phase educators, esp. Grade R, should attend this workshop. If everyone in the education system uses this BCP model, we should see remarkable improvements in the learners' LIT/NUM over a couple of years.’ (Metro North, 2009)

Teacher Feedback