User:Florence achieng

My name is Florence Achieng.I come from Nairobi Kenya. I work with the Kenya Institute of Education (KIE) a body charged with the development of curriculum and curriculum suport materials based on research findings; for elementary, secondary and post secondary school institutions. Besides the institute also orientates facilitators on the new developments and carries out evaluation both formative and sumative to gather feedback for improvements,reforms and innovations.I work in KIE as the curriculum development officer for mathematics under basic education department.

I hold a bachelor of education degree (double mathematics) from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa(CUEA)- Karen, a masters degree in Educational Planning and Administration (curriculum studies)from the Uiversity of Nairobi(UON);a higher diploma in HRM from the Railway Training Institute; a certificate in clinical counselling (UON);and presently pursueing a doctoral degree in curriculum studies at (CUEA).I am a teacher by profession has taught for aproximately twenty years at the following institutions; Our Lady Fatima, Dagorretti High school, Uhuru secondary and Highway secondary school all in Nairobi Kenyua. During my teaching experience I taught chemistry and mathematics.My areas of interest is mathematics education and environment. I have an unpublished thesis in fators affecting students performance in KCSE examinations in Siaya District Kenya(2003). Presently am involved in atraining session in which we at the Kenya Institute of Education have been Identified to digitize the new innovation a "Life Skills Education Curriculum " an orientation manual to be used for orrientating persons who will be implementing the same in our Kenya primary and secondary schools.



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