ITECPD-UEW focused on co-partnerships to train student-teachers
By Kay Agbenyega Listen to article
The Institute for Teacher Education and Continuing Professional Development (ITECPD), University of Education, Winneba (UEW), is enthralled in deepening mutual partnerships with mentors in the School Internship Programme (SIP), to groom the University’s student-teachers into world class professionals.
This came to light at the opening of a two-week training workshop for selected headteachers and mentors of SIP in the northern sector, who will serve as mentors for level 400 students embarking on internship in partner schools, at the Wadoma Royale Hotel, Abuakwa-Kumasi.
The workshop under the theme: “Training and Retraining Mentors for the School Internship Programme”, is intended to equip the selected headteachers and mentors with the philosophy and teaching standards required to mold the student-teachers on internship into professionals capable of functioning anywhere in th
Cheryl Treiber-Kawaoka
Always an advocate for integrating the arts into the curriculum, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Education Institute for Teacher Education (
ITE) instructor
HAEA) Art Educator of the Year. Treiber-Kawaoka recently retired after more than 20 years with
UH. She will be recognized at the National Art Education Association annual conference in March.
“Cheryl’s commitment to advancing art education in Hawaiʻi, despite the decrease of art in our public schools, has always left a lasting impression on our elementary teacher candidates,” said
ITE Elementary Education Program Director
Kuʻulei Serna. “Her fervor and quality instruction has motivated and empowered our candidates to incorporate the arts into their teaching.”