Academic City supports GES STEM teachers with AI skills
Academic City University College has partnered with Ghana Education Service (GES) to provide training focused on integrating Artificial Intelligence into STEM education.
This is part of efforts to enhance the professional development of teachers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
The training session formed part of the GES National and Regional STEM Coordinators' annual retreat, themed "Empowering STEM Educators for the Future".
The retreat evaluated the 2024 STEM work plan, strategised for 2025, and built leadership skills among the coordinators.
The training was led by a team of lecturers from Academic City, including Dr Grace Oletu, Dr Hephzi Tagoe and Dr Bernard Mawuli Cobbinah.
The training focused on how teachers can leverage AI to help students think critically, solve problems, and become more comfortable with technology.
Through interactive discussions, the session made AI easy to understand and showed how it can be used to make subjects like math and science more exciting and engaging.
One of the key activities was a hands-on project led by the Biomedical Engineering department at Academic City.
Participants worked in small groups to build simple models of proteins, which helped them understand how biomedical engineers develop new ways to deliver medicines.
The activity also explained how this knowledge is used to manage diabetes with insulin, showing how STEM education can help solve real-world problems.
In reflecting on the session, Dr Grace Oletu remarked, “The training did not only establish the relation between AI and mathematics but also enhanced deeper understanding of how these fields can be made more engaging and accessible for students.”
She emphasised that these innovative approaches will help teachers instil a love for STEM subjects in students while enhancing their problem-solving abilities.
Mrs. Olivia Serwaa Opare, Director of the Science Education Unit at GES, commended Academic City for the training and expressed optimism the training would significantly strengthen STEM education across the country.
According to her, the training would empower teachers to integrate 21st-century skills into their classrooms, ultimately improving the quality of education in Ghana.
Source: Classfmonline.com/Cecil Mensah
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