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Baseline Survey of Teacher Training in Special Education in the Caribbean
James | June 27, 2019
This study sought to determine the training needs of teachers of children with special needs; the status of teacher training for Special Needs Education (SNE) using open and distance learning in the...
Jamaican Pupil Writes Her Way to the Top
Josephine | June 29, 2017
Eleven-year-old Georgia Fisher of Tomlinson Christian Academy in Ocho Rios, Jamaica is the winner of the 2017 Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) Story Writing Competition.
PAHO/WHO urges more attention to blood pressure control
Josephine | June 5, 2017
In Latin America and the Caribbean, only 1 in 5 people with hypertension manage to keep their blood pressure below 140/90
Wanted: Primary School Maths Specialists
Josephine | May 29, 2017
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information intends to strengthen the number of mathematics specialists in primary schools, thus assisting children to develop a better appreciation for...
Education as a tool to prevent violent extremism
Josephine | May 22, 2017
UNESCO is helping countries deliver education programmes that help build learners' resilience to violent extremism and mitigate the drivers of the phenomena.
'Miss Makes Maths Fun!'
Josephine | May 15, 2017
Students, parents and teachers of Crescent Primary heap praises on Maths Teacher of the Year
UWI To Stage Future Education Conference
Nadine | April 21, 2017
The University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Education will be hosting its biennial conference from June 20-23 at the Rose Hall Resort & Spa in Montego Bay.
25 Awesome Apps for Teachers, Recommended by Teachers
Josephine | April 11, 2017
What are the best apps for teachers? We asked TED-Ed Innovative Educators and the TED-Ed community. Below, 25 awesome apps recommended for teachers, by teachers.
UN calls for recognizing the rights of people with autism to make their own decisions
Nadine | April 3, 2017
31 March 2017 – Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day, the United Nations today called for recognizing the rights of people with the spectrum neurological condition, which is believed to affect 70...
Critical Issues in Mathematics Education 2017
Josephine | November 23, 2016
Critical Issues in Mathematics Education 2017: Observing for Access, Power, and Participation in Mathematics Classrooms as a Strategy to Improve Mathematics Teaching and Learning

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