Literacy Symposium 2013

Submitted by Craig on Mar 13, 2013 12:11 pm

THEME: Literacy for Peace, Progress and ProsperitySchool of Education is Hosting Literacy Symposium 2013. Keynote Speakers Professor Gloria Boutte and Professor Beverley Bryan. The conferrence will feature presentations from local and International literacy  specialist, workshops and exhibits.SUB THEMES:

  •  Literacy and Social Justice
  •  Literacy and Violence Mitigation
  •  Critical Literacy
  •  Interventions, Initiatives and Inivation in Literacy Development for Social and Economic Change

For more information contact School of Education, University of the West Indies, Mona at 927-0221 or 935-8627-8 or visit their website http://www.soeconferences.com

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Education
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Jamaica
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Professor Gloria Boutte
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Dept. of Instruction and Teacher Education University of South Carolina
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<p><img style="float: left; margin: 1px;" src="http://jamaica.kdid.org/sites/jamaica/files/events/images/Gloria%20Boutt... alt="" width="160" height="120" />Dr. Boutte is the Department Chair for the Department of Instruction and Teacher Education. She holds the academic rank of professor and is the Yvonne and Schuyler Moore Child Advocacy Distinguished Chair at the University of South Carolina.&nbsp; For nearly three decades, Dr. Boutte’s scholarship, teaching, and service have focused on equity pedagogies and teaching for social justice. Dr. Gloria Boutte is the author of two books: Multicultural Education:&nbsp; Raising Consciousness and Resounding Voices: School Experiences of People From Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds.&nbsp; She has received over $1,700,000 in grants and has published over 80 articles.&nbsp; Her published works have been reprinted and are frequently cited.&nbsp; Additionally, she has presented nationally and internationally on curriculum, instruction, and diversity issues.&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr. Boutte is the founder of the statewide Center of Excellence for the Education and Equity of African American Students (CEEEAAS).&nbsp;</p>

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Professor Beverley Bryan
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School of Education University of the West Indies Mona Campus
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<p><img style="float: left; margin: 1px;" title="Professor Beverley Bryan" src="http://jamaica.kdid.org/sites/jamaica/files/events/images/Professor%20Be... alt="Professor Beverley Bryan" width="137" height="140" />Beverley Bryan holds the Bachelor of Arts in English, the Master of Arts in Language and Literature in Education and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Language Education from the University of London, as well as a Teachers’ Certificate in Education from Keele University. She joined the Staff of The UWI, Mona in 1992 as Lecturer in Educational Studies and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2002.<br />&nbsp;<br />The newly appointed professor is widely recognised as an expert in Language Education, particularly in the areas of Jamaican Creole and the teaching and learning of Creole speaking children.&nbsp; Over the years she has focused on language teaching and learning, literacy acquisition, teacher formation and literacy policy and plans for Jamaica and the region. Her research activities have also included cross-cultural and methodological issues in the teaching of English. This has led to research on the lives, culture and educational practices of migrant communities in the United Kingdom, comparing schooling in the English education system to that in the education system in Jamaica.<br />&nbsp;<br />Locally, she has worked with the Ministry of Education on the Review of Primary Education, and their Literacy Improvement Initiative to improve language and literacy performance in Jamaican schools.&nbsp; Her recommendations in this regard formed the basis for the construction of the Grade Four Literacy Test and the Grade Six Achievement Test in the Language Arts and Communication. Additionally, she worked with the Ministry in writing the Language Education Policy which has provided a framework for discussions on teaching English in a bilingual environment.<br />&nbsp;<br />At the regional level, Professor Bryan has written literacy policies and plans aimed at securing improved levels of literacy in countries such as Grenada, St Vincent &amp; the Grenadines and St Lucia. She has also worked with Dominica on implementing their Literacy Policy through training workshops for literacy coordinators and principals, as well as working on their review of universal secondary education in the area of the teaching of English.</p>

Date: 
Mar 21, 2013 to Mar 22, 2013