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Kris Stutchbury Post 1

4 February 2021, 3:55 PM

Activity 4.5: Subject resources

Use this thread to share the details of one TESSA resource that you would use in your role. 

Bilkisu Aminu Post 2 in reply to 1

1 March 2021, 2:30 PM
The TESSA resource I would like to use is the TESSA for teacher educator.
The TESSA for teacher educators resources help us become more effective in our teaching work. Here we have TESSA Subject resources which are linked to the school curriculum. There are 75 units of work covering primary curriculum and 15 units of work for secondary science. There are also, key resources explaining classroom approaches like group work, questioning and how to handle problems of teaching a large class. The resources explain how teachers can link theory to practice, by presenting examples of classroom situations which can be used to make your teaching approach more interesting and effective

David Ngatia Post 4 in reply to 2

4 March 2021, 3:17 PM

I can't agree with you more Aminu. TESSA materials are very resourceful to the teacher educators.

FLORENCE Kamonjo Post 6 in reply to 2

5 March 2021, 3:21 PM

Very true Aminu. TESSA for teacher educator is a must for every teacher educator. In Kenya they are becoming increasingly popular with time. Which county are you from? Ghana?

Marinda Neethling Post 16 in reply to 2

11 March 2021, 3:59 AM

TESS resources

Oh yes Bilkisu, I agree. The resources and learning opportunities are of utmost value to us in developing countries. It do expose us to lots of new information and ideas.

Kavita Gunness-Sugrim Post 27 in reply to 2

1 May 2021, 12:46 AM

I agree with your contribution . It has lots of resources. 

SAKINA Chege Post 34 in reply to 2

19 June 2021, 2:30 PM

A wonderful summary Aminu.

David Ngatia Post 3 in reply to 1

4 March 2021, 3:13 PM

I  have used and would continue to use TESSA Key Resources: Effective teaching approaches to prepare teacher-trainees to become effective teachers among other several resources.

FLORENCE Kamonjo Post 5 in reply to 1

5 March 2021, 3:14 PM Edited by the author on 5 March 2021, 3:15 PM

Subject resources

I would use Working with Teacher: A handbook for Teacher educator. This is because I am a teacher educator. I used it in 2019 with science student teachers at the university courtesy of TESSA who sponsored the materials and the seminar with students and lecturers. It is relevant and easy to use. 

David Ngatia Post 12 in reply to 5

8 March 2021, 7:20 PM
I agree with you Florence. TESSA resources are very easy to use.

Benedicta Tabot Post 26 in reply to 5

13 April 2021, 8:18 AM

This is true Florence.  I think the handbook for TP supervisors is also very essential 

Sefinat Omuya Post 7 in reply to 1

5 March 2021, 8:32 PM

I will like to use the TESSA for teacher educators particularly the Key Resources. This is because it describes particular classroom approaches (such as group work, questioning, assessment and differentiation) and how to tackle issues (such as teaching large classes, it also shows teachers how to link theory and practice.

Maryam Adamu Post 8 in reply to 1

6 March 2021, 10:38 AM

The TESSA resources is a very resourceful material that provides a lot of materials to the teacher on how to effectively improve their teaching skills. I will really want to work with the TESSA resource content.

FLORENCE Kamonjo Post 14 in reply to 8

10 March 2021, 10:05 AM

Correct Adamu. TESSA resources are very useful, easy to access and used. It is good that you desire to use them. Why not?

Raliat Azeez Post 9 in reply to 1

6 March 2021, 12:26 PM

All the TESSA resources are very resourceful and educating. The one I would particularly love to use is the TESSA  for teacher Educator

Ibrahim Sule Post 10 in reply to 1

7 March 2021, 2:12 PM

I will like to use the TESSA educator materials. It is a very resourceful and educative material and a must read for every teacher.

Benedicta Tabot Post 25 in reply to 10

13 April 2021, 8:16 AM

I agree with you Sule. They provide practical examples 

PHENNY Oketch Post 11 in reply to 1

7 March 2021, 8:20 PM

I would like to use all the TESSA resources because the are very educative. The subject resources will more so help me get the resources for teaching my subjects area. 

David Ngatia Post 13 in reply to 11

8 March 2021, 7:29 PM

Thank you all for your contributions on the TESSA resources you would use in your different roles. It is good to note that TESSA resources can be filtered  by language and country to access the most appropriate materials for your context. The resources provided are free and support different national curricula.

FLORENCE Kamonjo Post 15 in reply to 13

10 March 2021, 10:08 AM

Well said David. There is no reason why any educator should not use them now that we are aware that they exist and are free.

SAKINA Chege Post 32 in reply to 11

19 June 2021, 2:25 PM

very resourceful.I'd love to use it too!

Ngozi Nwosu Post 17 in reply to 1

11 March 2021, 4:56 PM

All TESSA resources are useful. I would particularly use TESSA for Teacher Educator to continuously enhance my skills on teaching and learning in order to impart positively on learners.

Ngozi Nwosu Post 18 in reply to 1

11 March 2021, 6:09 PM
This is good because building positive relationship is emphasized. Once learners have good relationship with one another working in pair/group techniques facilitates their progress.
Key statements: 3, 4 and 5
Point 11 also highlight the case of building positive relationships.
It also introduces techniques for making learners get motivated during lessons. 

Mele Aleamotu'a Post 19 in reply to 1

12 March 2021, 7:05 AM

I pick TESSA Material Resource.

As a Inclusive Education officer I would surely use these resources in assisting the weak learners or who have learning difficulties. The TESSA material resource expose me to new ideas and information. It is easy to follow and use.

It will surely improve and build more confidence in me how to face learning challenges in the classroom. It also helps me to link theory to practise. It will improve assist me in becoming more effective Inclusive officer and using the appropriate resource in the right time

Esmirna Romero Post 31 in reply to 19

18 May 2021, 5:40 AM

4.5 TESSA Material Resources

Great one Mele and you motivated me to  choose Inclusive toolkit  because as the special Education coordinator I can get more ideas for my school and help our students.  

All in all the  seems to me that  TESSA has good resources for teachers. 

Rose Nyambura Post 20 in reply to 1

14 March 2021, 7:16 PM

Subject resources

As a teacher educator, all of TESSA materials are useful as each learner is  specialized in two subjects (Sciences and Humanities). 

Matthew Nasilele Post 21 in reply to 20

17 March 2021, 2:08 PM
I will really want to work with the TESSA resource content since I am a teacher because it provides all the necessary tools to use in the classroom.

Matelita Taufa Post 22 in reply to 1

18 March 2021, 11:49 AM

All the resources are good to use but for this activity I choose the 'Inclusive Education Toolkit-A Guide to the Education and Training of teachers in Inclusive Education'. This toolkit will be useful and easy to follow, I will use it  in my in service training for teachers.

Laurette Osaso Post 23 in reply to 1

18 March 2021, 3:21 PM

At the moment, I would like to use TESSA for teacher educators in order to sharpen my skills and improve on my professional development. I find all TESSA resoirces and materials helpful for teachers, trainers of teachers and the education sector at large. 

Benedicta Tabot Post 24 in reply to 1

12 April 2021, 4:44 PM

I would like to use the resources for teacher educators-the key resources for teachers and educators because they provide practical examples on pedagigies for effective teaching and learning 

Esmirna Romero Post 30 in reply to 24

18 May 2021, 5:34 AM

4.5-TESSA

We do need the teacher educator resources and it will surely help us and learn more teaching strategies. 

Patricia Ramnarine Post 28 in reply to 1

7 May 2021, 6:53 PM

I would use the TESSA resources especially the link for teachers and educators. They can have a great impact on my teaching strategies and I especially like the fact that the language can be changed which is a plus for me as a language teacher. I even tried the OERs libraries and resources and found francophone websites which are very useful to me.

Esmirna Romero Post 29 in reply to 1

18 May 2021, 5:32 AM

Activity 4.5:Subject Resources

Very interesting from the TESSA it has various resources. 

I would like to use the Literacy where we can use the modules and especially it has the hands on lessons and other activities.

But yes it would be very helpful to use some of the TESSA resources. 

Definitely will share with my fellow colleagues. 

SAKINA Chege Post 33 in reply to 1

19 June 2021, 2:28 PM

Subject resources will be of much help to me as a teacher.  I can easily adapt the ideas and activities to suit my context.

Merle Lopez Post 35 in reply to 1

2 July 2021, 7:45 PM

One of TESSA resource that I would like to use is reading and writing for a range of purposes. This resource give teachers the opportunity to use various ways to help beginning readers/readers. It provides various activities to use which to me will really interest the children and engage them to want to read/write. I will also use this because it allows for the use of the child’s environment in the learning process this can result in creating good writers and excellent thinkers. As observed throughout the course group learning can be very effective and this resource allows for lots of group work.


Jenna-Louise Barkley Post 36 in reply to 1

11 July 2021, 12:11 AM

As a practicing teacher, the teacher resources according to subject are very interesting as it provides practical ideas to try out in the classroom and would help to develop skills as a teacher.

I like that the resources are not specific to one class level. They are adaptable depending on whatever level you teach.

The key resources provided also give teachers some good techniques to making their instruction more learner-centred, encourage active teaching/learning, creative and effective teaching approaches and classroom management strategies.