Mezzo House holds workshop to celebrate World Maths Day
Mezzo House Ltd, producer of Mezzo Maths, has held a training workshop for teachers in the Ga East Municipality, urging them to embrace technology-driven tools to simplify mathematics, especially for children who have difficulty with the subject.
The Founder of Mezzo House Ltd, Bishop Dr Peter Osei Akoto, who made the call, explained that “we are living in a world where technology is reshaping how we communicate, work and learn Mathematics,” hence the need to adopt new strategies to ensure effective teaching and learning in schools and promote mathematics education in the country.
“Technology now offers powerful tools that can make the study of mathematics more interactive, visual, engaging and accessible for our learners,” he added.
Workshop
The workshop, which brought together over 350 teachers in the municipality, gave them the opportunity to learn new techniques, digital tools to solve difficult mathematical equations and problems in simple steps.
The event also formed part of activities to commemorate this year’s World Mathematics Day on the theme, “Using technological tools to enhance effective teaching of Mathematics.”
The Head of Mathematics Department, University of Education, Winneba, Dr Ali Frimpong, one of the facilitators during the workshop, urged participants to conduct research to understand mathematics better so they could teach it to children in simplified forms.
He added, “If you do not present maths in a language that children understand, they will always see it as a threat and will shy away from it.”
Awards were presented to deserving teachers who excelled in various disciplines during the event.
The event was supported by CBL West Africa Ltd, producers of Munchee biscuits, Bel Beverages, Academic City University and Caves and Gardens Ltd.
STEM education
The Municipal Director of Education, Ga East, Mr Eric Sey, reiterated the critical role Mathematics played in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, noting that it remained a national priority for the country, hence the need to deliberately invest in it.
“Mathematics lies at the heart of STEM education.
Without strong foundations, our learners cannot fully excel in STEM and many emerging fields,” he said.
