Education

National Association of Teachers of English - Annual General Meeting

Submitted by Alesia on Oct 19, 2011 17:02 pm

The National Association of Teachers of English (NATE) is inviting all members and interested persons to its Annual General Meeting on Friday, October 28, 2011 at The Auditorium, Caenwood Centre, which is located at 37 Arnold Road, Kingston 5.Theme:  Teaching the Short Story as LiteratureRegistration: 8:00 am – 9:00 amCosts:Registration - $1000; Current JET - $400Lunch  - $500; Past JET - $200 (Please note that Lunch orders close at 9:00 am.)Also on sale: Notes on the English B Short Stories - $400Notes on the English B Poems - $400For further information c

A Balanced Approach to Literacy Development: Experiences from USAID Camp Summer Plus Workshop

Submitted by administrator on Oct 19, 2011 11:49 am

We are pleased to present a workshop on the strategies and practices of Camp Summer Plus 2011.

The Summer Advantage USA Model

Summer Advantage USA is a non-profit programme founded by Earl Phalen to provide academic and enrichment opportunities during the summer months.This year, approximately 5,000 students in the Unites States, from kindergarten to grade eight, took part in this programme which involved rigorous academic instruction in the mornings and enrichment activities in the afternoons.By partnering with schools and school districts to provide this learning opportunity, Summer Advantage USA’s objectives were to:

Technology Integration at Camp Summer Plus 2011

Submitted by katherine on Oct 14, 2011 04:40 am

Technology integration is the use of technology resources – computers, cameras, CD-ROMs, software applications, the Internet, tape recorders, and overhead projectors – in daily classroom practice and in the management of the school.  This was one of the strategies used by Camp Summer Plus 2011 to help the students make small, meaningful steps towards improving their numeracy and literacy skills.Effective infusion of technology is achieved when students are able to select technology tools to help them find information in a timely manner, analyze and synthesize it, and present it in an accept

Camp Summer Plus 2011: A Holistic Way to Stem Under Achievement

The USAID/Jamaica Basic Education Project-funded Camp Summer Plus (CSP) 2011 took a holistic approach to the issue of academic underachievement by focusing on all aspects of the issue: nutrition, academics, creativity, and social climate.

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Shortwood Teachers' College
United States
18° 2' 45.6432" N, 76° 47' 4.2864" W
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The Mico Research Day 2011

Submitted by Alesia on Sep 26, 2011 10:29 am

Theme: Creating research paradigms for social transformationOn November 1, 2011, The Mico University College will be holding its 175 anniversary Research Day. It seeks to provide a forum for academic researchers, educators, educational administrators and related practitioners to share their research and experience.The Mico Research Day 2011's objectives include:

A nation of 'faux' English speakers

Submitted by Alesia on Sep 19, 2011 14:12 pm

Dear Editor,It is time that we acknowledge that the vast majority of Jamaicans are not native speakers of English, in the linguistic sense, as native competence is acquired in the home from one's earliest years and is used both to receive and convey information to members of one's family and community.In Jamaica, we see a wholly different phenomenon in which there is a dominant language used in media/braodcasting, business and by the judiciary (in formal court proceedings and so on), while another is the norm for everyday interactions within families, among friends, among colleagues and eve

Maria A. Rodgers
February 2, 2009

This study used path analytic techniques and an ecological framework to examine the association between children’s perceptions of their parents’ educational involvement, children’s personal characteristics, and their school achievement. Fathers’ academic pressure was predictive of lower achievement, whereas mothers’ encouragement and support predicted higher achievement. Both parents used more academic pressure with their sons, whereas using more encouragement and support with their daughters. The effects of parental involvement were mediated through children’s academic competence. This study demonstrates the interactive influences of parents’ educational involvement and children’s personal characteristics in predicting school achievement. Implications for practice and research in school psychology are presented.

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Dory Lightfoot
January 1, 2004

This article looks at the way language subtly shapes and constrains the way we perceive reality. It examines one term—parental involvement. This apparently simple and democratic term serves as a portfolio of meanings that separate and divide. It illustrates two of these meanings, which take the form of a conjoined metaphor of “full/empty,” or “lacking/having.”

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Kim O. Yap and Donald Y. Enoki
March 11, 2003

Yap, Kim and Enoki, Donald: Originally published in the School Community Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, Fall/Winter 1995

Parental involvement in education has been the focus of much research attention. While it is generally accepted that parental involvement in education is desirable, there is little agreement on how it may best be implemented. Evidently, it is seldom implemented in a way that is satisfactory to all stakeholder groups.

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