The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with Liberia’s Ministry of Education has launched a program that will improve the quality of targeted Liberian early childhood and primary Education teachers’ instructional delivery.
The project supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is intended to transform “The Education System for Teachers and Students in Liberia.” The launch of the program was held at the AMEU graduate program campus on Camp Johnson Road.
(TESTS) Activity supports the Liberian Ministry of Education (MOE) and the National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE) to improve the quality of targeted Liberian early childhood education and primary education teachers’ instructional delivery.
TESTS is working with the MOE, NCHE, and at eight faith-based, public, and private universities and colleges: Adventist University of West Africa, African Methodist Episcopal University, Cuttington University, Grand Bassa University, LICOSESS College of Education, Lofa County University, Nimba University, and the University of Liberia.
As part of the activity, TESTS has developed an online resource to assist College of Education faculty members as they help their students pursuing associate and bachelor’s degrees in early childhood education and primary education to succeed on their learning journeys — from enrollment to demonstration school performance to graduation.
The Learning and Tracking Portal contains faculty and language and mathematics assessments and complementary micro courses, student course packets and readings, the Student Plan of Study Guide, and practicum observation tools that faculty members and teacher aspirants can use to support the teacher aspirants in their academic progress.
The project has several conponets which includes, Teacher Aspirant Rapid Intake Assessment, Course Materials, Study Plan of Study Guide and Practicum Tracking System.
