19th-23rd June 2023
The technical support activity took place at the Model Smart School in Tarda, Kano State and a four-member technical team facilitated the sessions while the DRC team was led by the National Coordinator, Prof Bashir Galadanci. Before the commencement of the exercise, the technical team conferred and decided to re-design the reporting tool to reflect the task ahead, primarily providing technical support to the teaching staff.
The team members were grouped into two and each group was made up of one blended learning expert and one ICT expert, to effectively support 16 teachers and 23 subjects. The teachers and subject cut across three levels in the school, namely, ECCDE, Primary and Junior Secondary School were effectively covered within the five days allotted. Each teacher was given technical support during the delivery of all teaching subjects and some teachers were attended to more than once to adequately supervise the lesson delivery of all subjects. The observation method was applied by the technical team throughout the exercise and feedback was provided after the classes. The team also offered a mentorship session for the teachers.
Generally, the teachers in the UBE Model Smart School, Tarda, Kano State, have made appreciable progress in the journey towards mastering the use of blended learning in the teaching and learning process although there is still room for improvement.
