University of Turbat holds workshop on best teaching practices for model school teachers

TURBAT: A one-day training workshop titled “Best Practices in Teaching” was held in the university’s video conference room. It was organised for the University Model School, which is run by the University of Turbat. The aim was to raise teaching standards further and bring the professional skills of teachers in line with modern teaching needs. Its main purpose was to equip teachers with effective strategies for creating a supportive and modern learning environment in the school and the classroom.

The resource person was Dr Ghulam Jan, Assistant Professor at the University of Turbat. He spoke in detail about effective communication in the classroom, techniques for keeping students interested, the use of modern technology in teaching and the active role of the teacher in the teaching process. He also told the teachers about useful ways of dealing with the practical challenges they face in training children of different abilities and ways of thinking.

According to the spokesperson for the University of Turbat, Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Gul Hassan and Pro Vice Chancellor Dr Kamal Ahmed, in their special messages, praised the efforts of resource person Dr Ghulam Jan and University Model School Principal Mahnaz Bashir for the successful holding of the workshop. They said that, along with higher education, the University of Turbat was fulfilling all its social and academic responsibilities well, including the promotion of quality elementary education in the region.

At the end of the workshop, the participants described all the sessions as highly informative. They said they would use the skills gained from the workshop in the classroom to improve the teaching environment further. They also stressed that such professional training programmes should continue in future.

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