KEYNOTE SPEAKER:  HON. RONALD THWAITES                               MINISTER OF EDUCATION                        Theme: SURPASSING TODAY’S TEACHING CHALLENGESVenue:   St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College             16 Old Hope Road   Call:    926-6659 or visit our website at              www.sjtc.ja.edu.jm [1]Registration:              Individual $6,000.00             Groups: $5,000.00 per person (4 or more)              Day Pass: $4,000.00               College Students: $4,000.00             (These rates include coffee break, lunch, handouts and conference memorabilia)     Workshop titles include:

• Fundamental Mathematics Facts for  young children
• Literacy development in the early years
• Strategies that work  for teaching literacy at all levels
• Problem solving is more than solving problems
• Using the Internet to increase mathematical enthusiasm 
• Techniques in writing good lesson plans
• Using assessment to improve performance