The Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) has launched a mentorship and outreach program aimed at encouraging learners to excel in STEM subjects. The State Corporation’s initiative also aims to empower teachers to deliver on the subjects and ignite interest in students to support the government’s development and industrialization agenda. Through the program, teachers are exposed to various models and resources that can be used to teach STEM subjects. The models have been designed to simplify various concepts in STEM subjects to renew interest amongst learners. The goal is to renew interest in the subjects and encourage students to pursue them by demonstrating their importance. CEMASTEA aims to reach at least 50 schools across the country this financial year. The outreach program is critical in reigniting interest in science and mathematics. The sensitization by CEMASTEA on using locally available resources to create teaching aids will go a long way in demystifying concepts in science and mathematics, thereby enhancing performance in these subjects.
The Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) has launched a mentorship and outreach program aimed at encouraging learners to excel in STEM subjects. The State Corporation’s initiative also aims to empower teachers to deliver on the subjects and ignite interest in students to support the government’s development and industrialization agenda.
CEMASTEA National Trainer, Martin Mungai, noted that working with teachers has identified gaps in teaching methodologies, and through the outreach program, they are being exposed to various models and resources that can be used to teach the subjects. The models have been designed to simplify various concepts in Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, robotics and coding, Climate Change and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to renew interest amongst learners.
The program’s goal is to renew interest in the subjects and encourage students to pursue them by demonstrating their importance. Mungai believes that the practical approach to teaching STEM subjects is crucial and that demonstrating how teachers can use locally available resources to teach a concept in a practical manner is key. He added that the program’s hands-on activities with students would enable teachers to unpack concepts in easy and practical ways.
CEMASTEA aims to reach at least 50 schools across the country this financial year. Mungai expressed optimism that the outreach program would have a ripple effect on performance in the subjects. He also revealed that the State Corporation has been inviting teachers and students to their innovative laboratories in Nairobi, but most schools are limited in resources, which hinders their ability to come.
The Centre for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) has urged teachers to use the skills acquired through its mentorship and outreach program to innovate and enhance their students’ performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. The program is aimed at creating a positive attitude amongst learners and inspiring hope in science and mathematics education.
According to CEMASTEA National Trainer, Martin Mungai, the outreach program exposes teachers to various teaching models and resources that simplify concepts in STEM subjects such as physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, robotics and coding, climate change, and education for sustainable development. By using locally available resources to teach practical applications, teachers can create interest and inspire learners to pursue these subjects for future possibilities.
The program has had hands-on sessions with students in various schools, including St. John’s Christostom Secondary School, Bishop Abiero Shauri Moyo Secondary School, and Lions Day Secondary School. Mungai noted that the program has encouraged students who had opted out of STEM subjects to reconsider their choices. He urged teachers to inspire hope and encourage more learners to take up these subjects, noting that a teacher’s attitude towards a subject is crucial in creating an interest in it.
Kisumu Central Sub-County Director of Education, Mr. Charles Ang’iela, has praised the outreach program for reigniting interest in STEM subjects. He noted that it would help to transform attitudes towards the subjects, particularly as some of the concepts which were previously difficult have been simplified. The program’s practical approach to teaching STEM subjects has also been praised, with Mathematics and Physics teacher Elvira Gero noting that teaching topics in a practical way is more effective than teaching them through theory alone.
The outreach program is aimed at reaching at least 50 schools across the country, providing skills and practical knowledge to boost performance in STEM subjects. While schools may lack basic laboratory equipment, the sensitization by CEMASTEA on using locally available resources to create teaching aids will go a long way in demystifying concepts in science and mathematics, thereby enhancing performance in these subjects.
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