Casme
Education in Pinetown

CASME is the leading mathematics and science teacher development agency in KwaZulu Natal - South Africa.

Although quantitative impact is not the only measure it is useful as one indicator of the success of our work. The following table summarises the growing reach of CASME with schools, teachers and learners. History and Overview of CASME The particular strengths which CASME can bring to government, university, school and community partnerships is the ability to innovate and implement professional development projects. This ability is derived from our focus on the professional development of teachers (reflected in our mission statement) and the experience and expertise we have gained through collaborative programme design, development of materials, management and evaluation. The models we have developed present the state and our other development partners with viable options for the professional development of science, mathematics and technology teachers. CASME's Professional Development Philosophy Empowering Teachers & Learners We believe that the way to bring about effective change in classroom teaching of science and mathematics is through empowering educators to assume responsibility for their own professional development. Redress South Africa has a shortage of trained scientists and mathematicians from disadvantaged backgrounds. Contribution to South African Community and Economy South Africa's economic prosperity depends on the availability of sufficient highly educated and trained people in science, mathematics and technology. CASME has adopted a number of key implementation models in line with its Theory of Change which says: If we improve teacher competence in curriculum delivery and teaching methodologies, improve access to quality resources and information and address learning skills and attitude then we can improve learner performance in our focus subjects of mathematics and science.