Workshops for APTC Primary School

February 17th, 24th, 25th, and 27th Betsy and I hosted workshops for the Agogo Presbyterian Training College Primary School. We divided the day up into three one-hour workshops KG/1, P2-3, P4-6. Our workshops included classroom management tips, graphic organizers, and creating TLMs with items already in the classroom. We began the workshops with a “Burnout Quiz” to have the teachers self assess their stress levels and then we gave suggestions for burnout prevention. Our classroom management tips included a go around cup (slips with each child’s name on them placed into a container to be used to call for answers), classroom helpers, being consistent with rules and consequences, and funny cheers to encourage students to keep up good behavior. We taught graphic organizers such as KWL charts

(charts used to assess students prior Knowledge on a subject, find out what they Want to learn, and what they have Learned once the subject is finished) and Venn diagrams

(used to compare and contrast) to be used on the chalkboard. Since the workshops we have already had teachers come during the TRC’s open hours to create TLMs and borrow from our collection of big books.