IN-COUNTRY COURSES
The in-country courses are courses offered by SEAMEO RECSAM to all SEAMEO member countries for their teachers/teacher educators to be trained in their own countries. The courses will be conducted upon country request for either Primary or Secondary Science and Mathematics teachers/teacher educators for up to five days (30 hours) duration. 

The in-country courses will be conducted on first-come-first-served basis. The topic of the courses can be chosen from the list provided by RECSAM or can be proposed by the requesting country based on their needs.

Special in-country courses are offered for Malaysian teachers each year in the form of workshops in RECSAM or for a specially convened course outside of RECSAM requested by a region to train their teachers/teacher educators in mathematics or science education at their premises.

The Guidelines
The general guidelines for conducting in-country courses are as follows:

• The centre will offer in-country courses each year to all SEAMEO member countries for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education.

• The requested courses must be conducted in the country requesting the course.

• English will be used as the medium of instruction in all the courses. Participants must therefore have a working knowledge of English to fully benefit from the course.

• The in-country courses will be offered to four SEAMEO member countries each year with the rules that each country cannot get two training courses for two consecutive years. 

• For each in-country course, SEAMEO RECSAM will endeavour to send two facilitators.

• Beginning from Fiscal year 2008/2009, RECSAM funds facilitators’ airfare and per diem but the respective MOE will provide for the other requirements.

• The country requesting for the in-country course should:

• Initiate negotiation with RECSAM at least 3 (three) months before the programmes start to allow the time for consultants to prepare.
• Provide the necessary information regarding:

  *  The number of participants (not more than 40)
  *  Provision of training, venue, equipment, facilities and supplies
  *  Administrative services

• Provide the facilitators:

  *  Transportation to and from the airport
  *  Logistics support as required throughout the duration of the
  training

The following are brief description of the in-country courses conducted by RECSAM..

1.         ACTION RESEARCH: ENHANCING TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE SCIENCE / MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM AND RESOLVING CLASSROOM PROBLEMS

Brief Description
Focuses on action research as a means to enhance classroom practice. Discusses the idea of action research and its methods and strategies. Preparation of an action plan for undertaking a small-scale action research in school.

Target Participants
Primary/ Secondary Science/ Mathematics teachers

2.         ENHANCING MEANINGFUL LEARNING IN SECONDARY / PRIMARY MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION USING ICT

Brief Description
Providing participants with the opportunities to enhance teaching and learning mathematics using powerful tools through problem solving, exploration and investigation, and cooperative learning approaches.

Target Participants
Mathematics teachers, educators, lecturers

3.         ACTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SCIENCE

Brief Description
Introduces participants to a wide range of active teaching and learning approaches designed to enhance students’ learning in the science classroom. 
Techniques for conducting full class learning, small group learning, stimulating discussions and debates, developing process skills and experimental capabilities will be presented.

Target Participants
Primary/Secondary school teachers

4.         INTEGRATING ICT INTO SCIENCE INSTRUCTION

Brief Description
You will learn how to integrate readily available tools into science instruction. Some of the tools include multimedia (linear and non-linear), applets/flashlets and concept mapping tools.

Target Participants
Secondary school teachers and trainers with basic experience in ICT

4.        REALISTIC MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (RME) FOR MEANINGFUL LEARNING IN PRIMARY MATHEMATICS

Brief Description
Introduces participants to the approach of mathematics education where a real-world situation or a context problem is taken as the starting point of learning mathematics.

Target Participants
Primary school teachers

For enquiries:
Director
SEAMEO RECSAM
Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah
11700 Gelugor
Pulau Pinang
Malaysia

Email: director@recsam.edu.my
          flk@recsam.edu.my

Phone:  +604-658-3266
Fax:      +604-6572541

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