MD, SEF participates in the Symposium on World Teachers’ Day
A Symposium on World Teachers’ Day titled “Engaging Teachers’ Associations for Achieving MDGs – Universal Primary Education” was organized by National Commission for Human Development and Department of Education, Government of Sindh in collaboration with UNESCO. The symposium took place in a hotel in Karachi on 5th October, 2009 where various renowned and qualified speakers from talked about vital educational issues such as providing quality education in primary schools of Pakistan, measures for dropout prevention, role of PTAs in improving quality of education, etc. Prof. Anita Ghulam Ali was one of the speakers at the Symposium and spoke about “Conductive Learning Environment in Schools”. Her presentation was both engaging and informative and brought up an important aspect of creating a conducive learning environment in schools through enhancing teacher competence; provision of teaching aids; improving infrastructure; and increasing parental and community participation. Other noted speakers on the occasion included Hon’ble Qaim Ali Shah (Chief Minister, Sindh) Hon’ble Pir Mazhar ul Haq (Senior Education Minister, Government of Sindh), Ms. Nafisa Shah (Chairperson, NCHD), Mr. Shams Kassim Lakha (Chairman, PCP), Mohammad Nawaz Jattak (President of Government Teachers Association), Khurram Badar Alam (NCHD) and Dr. Fareeha Zafar (Director, Society for the Advancement of Education). |
