Jamaica

No literacy crisis here — Hill

Submitted by Alesia on Mar 23, 2012 08:59 am

THE Education Ministry has sought to rubbish suggestions that the island is facing a literacy crisis.This follows reports that almost 60 per cent of the more than 20,000 primary school students who took the supplemental Grade Four Literacy Test last December had failed to achieve mastery.Andre Hill, the island's literacy co-ordinator, is insisting there has instead been some gains as borne out in the numbers which show that while more than 3,200 of the students who did the December supplemental exam were graded at the non-mastery level, 9,049 achieved mastery.Another 8,000 or so achieved al

Regional Science Teaching and Learning Conference

Submitted by Alesia on Mar 9, 2012 09:17 am

THEME: Confronting the Teaching and Learning  of Science and Mathematics in the Caribbean and Latin AmericaThe Mico University College in association with UNESCO and Interciencia present an academic conference, which focuses on Science and Mathematics Teaching and Learning. This event will be held at The Jamaica Conference Centre, 14-20 Port Royal Street, Kingston, Jamaica W.I.

EduFocus # 10: Early Childhood Development and its Importance to Early Literacy Acquisition

Submitted by Alesia on Mar 7, 2012 10:26 am

Are we making the most of the early years to boost literacy achievement? Though there has been a recent focus on literacy at Grade Four level, the literacy journey actually begins much earlier. It is noted that “young children, before they have had any formal literacy instruction, display many capacities and skills which can be viewed as directly relevant to their literacy development” (Snow, 2004, p. 5).

EduFocus # 9: How much value does an effective teacher add?

Submitted by Alesia on Feb 8, 2012 16:29 pm

One of the primary roles of schools and teachers is to add value to students. That is, teachers and schools are expected to make their students “more” than when they first entered the classroom.

Three classes, one classroom, one teacher: Are students in multi-grade schools being short-changed?

Submitted by Alesia on Feb 8, 2012 14:52 pm

KEY stakeholders in the country's education system are calling on the Ministry of Education to implement measures to rescue scores of children who populate the more than 300 primary and all-age schools across the country which are forced to combine as many as three sets of students in a single classroom, with one teacher.Some educators say the institutions — defined as 'multi-grade' schools — need urgent attention, as most of them are struggling to offer quality education to students.Multi-grade schools exist in many countries and play an important role in providing access to education for

Expanding Educational Horizon's Project

Expanding Educational Horizon's Project (EEH) was a joint iniative implemented in Jamaica by the Governments of Jamaica and the United States, through the Ministry of Education and Youth and United States for International Development, between 2004 and 2009. This project, which built on the best practices from the New Horizons for Primary Schools Project, sought to:

International Language Conference

Submitted by Alesia on Jan 30, 2012 11:35 am

THEME: “Un-Babel-ing Language: Engendering Global Understandings” Northern Caribbean University (NCU), through its Department of English and Modern Languages (DEMOL), is hosting of its Second International Language Conference.The main objectives of this Second International Language Conference are to:• Bring together language teachers interested in the exchange of views on a wide range of issues affecting research and practice in the teaching of languages.• Enable participants to gain better insights into the best language teaching practices, as well as the challenges and r

6th Annual Special Needs Conference and Expo

Submitted by Alesia on Jan 30, 2012 11:19 am

THEME: Building the Road to Indepence for with DisabilitiesIndependence is the ability to function in a given area without depending upon another's help. For children with physical, emotional and other disabilities and special needs, the journey to independence is much harder, and for most unachievable without the right encouragement, support and an enabling environment.

Annual Research Conference - Shortwood Teachers' College

Submitted by Alesia on Jan 30, 2012 10:57 am

THEME: Fifty Years of Teacher Educationin Jamaica: Educating for a Sustainable FutureShortwood Teachers' College is hosting its Annual Research Conference on Friday, April 26, 2012.The conference will facilitate reflection on post indepence education in terms of education innovations, curriculum development initiatives, student achievement, and literacy and numeracy.

Multigrade schools here to stay?

Submitted by Alesia on Jan 30, 2012 10:21 am

It is against this background that the Multigrade Project initiative was conceptualised and implemented. One feature of that initiative was the creation and distribution, in 2008, of the Manual for Teachers of Multigrade Schools. One element of the manual is the reorganisation of the curriculum to better facilitate the simultaneous teaching of two or three grade levels.Another project — began in 2005 and funded through the Organisation of American States — is aimed at reducing the incidence of rural poverty through interventions in multigrade schools.

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