JEMEITHANG : Tawang Deputy Commissioner Namgyal Angmo on Wednesday attended the valedictory session of the three-day K–10 Future Skills Lab Teacher Training Programme at Government Secondary School, Jemeithang.
She was accompanied by Lungla Additional Deputy Commissioner Tashi Dhondup and Tawang Deputy Director of School Education Hridar Phuntsok.
The capacity-building programme, conducted by resource persons from Stempedia, was attended by nine teachers from schools under the Jemeithang cluster. It aimed to equip educators with practical skills in emerging technologies and activity-based teaching methodologies to enable the effective integration of innovation into classroom learning.
The final day began with a review of concepts covered during the training, including programming, Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and hands-on learning activities. Teachers also received practical training on the Hand Pose Classifier in PictoBlox and its integration with the Quarky robotics controller through gesture-controlled robotics projects.
The programme further featured practical sessions on Science and Mathematics kits to strengthen experiential learning, besides demonstrations on the Astronomy Zone and its educational applications to promote scientific curiosity among students.
Addressing the participants, Angmo appreciated the enthusiasm shown by the teachers and underscored the importance of preparing students with future-ready skills. She urged educators to make optimum use of the Future Skills Lab infrastructure by integrating AI, robotics, coding, astronomy and activity-based pedagogy into regular classroom teaching to make learning more engaging and relevant for the 21st century.
Tashi Dhondup and Hridar Phuntsok also encouraged teachers to effectively utilise the facilities created under the programme to foster creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving skills and scientific inquiry among students.
The training concluded with participants demonstrating enhanced confidence in using Future Skills Lab resources to create technology-enabled and experiential learning environments.
Later, the DC inspected ongoing Education Department infrastructure projects in the Jemeithang area. She also visited Government Upper Primary School, Gispu, to review the construction of the academic block and teachers’ quarters. (DIPR)
