Jamaica

Upcoming Activities: Query and Consolidated Reply

Submitted by Alesia on Jun 30, 2011 10:07 am

The first query of our community of practice comes from Kashta Graham, Obra Project Coordinator. This USAID funded project aims to create a sustainable partnership between the public, private and civil society organizations that promotes entrepreneurship and addresses the employability of unattached youth.According to the 2007 Labour Force survey, there are an estimated 127, 000 unattached youth in Jamaica and of that number, 63% are female (HEART Trust/ NTA, 2009).

Good Practices Seen in Many Schools across Jamaica

Submitted by Alesia on Jun 30, 2011 09:25 am

Documenting some of the many good practices found in Jamaican classrooms is part of the mission of the Jamaica Partners for Educational Progress.  Through our network of educators and policymakers we have identified several outstanding and effective practices taking place in schools across the island.Schools, such as Jessie Ripoll Primary in Kingston, have made an extraordinary effort to target parents as partners in their attempt to maintain a high standard of student performance. This emphasis on parental involvement was also a strong theme at Lyssons Primary in St.

Annual Conference

Submitted by administrator on Jun 15, 2011 10:36 am

The Jamaica Teachers' Association is hosting their annual conference at the Sunset Jamaica Grande and Spa on August 22 - 24, 2011. The theme is Empowering learners for sustained social and economic development.

Help us help your kids Education ministry pleads for more parental support

Submitted by Alesia on Jun 14, 2011 21:35 pm

"As a country we have to come on board collectively; the teachers, the ministry, the parents, the general community.

Launch of Camp Summer Plus 2011

Submitted by Alesia on Jun 3, 2011 18:07 pm

Camp Summer Plus 2011 will be launched on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at Shortwood Teachers’ College Assembly Hall. It is a collaborative activity between the USAID/Jamaica Basic Education Project and the ministry of Education (Region1). 

Please join the Jamaica Partners for Educational Progress Community of Practice (CoP) and guest moderator Dr. Christopher Clarke for an EduExchange discussion on masculinity and educational performance April 12-14, 2011.

To join this discussion, click "Sign in to join this discussion" button to the right and sign in with your CoP account. Please email the Facilitators with any questions about registering or participating in this EduExchange.

Forum

Welcome
Day 1 April 12, 2011 How did it come to this?
Day 2 April 13, 2011 Male or female teachers?
Day 3 April 14, 2011 How do we break the cycle?

The online discussion will take place April 12-14, 2011 and Dr. Clarke will guide us as we examine the following topics:

Day One: How did it come to this? What factors have led to this institutionalizes under-performance of boys in Jamaican schools?

The Jamaica Partners for Educational Progress wishes for all its members a productive 2011.

For our first EduExchange discussion for 2011 (February 1-3), we have chosen to examine the performance of our children in the Grade Four Literacy Test. The data shows that in spite of a raft of interventions over the more than a decade of this Test, we are still about 15 per cent short of our national target of 85 per cent mastery by 2010 and ultimately to have all Jamaican children master this Test.

Share your views with us; tell us what is happening in your school and classroom to move children from non-mastery to mastery. Join us as three of our experienced educators and literacy specialists help us identify the and sharpen our skills to address them.

Click the tabs below to read and respond to the daily discussion topics, and find facilitators and related resources in the side-bar to the right.

Forum

Welcome
Day 1 February 1, 2011 Performance Factors
Day 2 February 2, 2011 Ensuring High Achievement
Day 3 February 3, 2011 Equity for All

The Jamaica Partners for Educational Progress wishes for all its members a productive 2011.

For our first EduExchange discussion for 2011, we have chosen to examine the performance of our children in the Grade Four Literacy Test. The data shows that in spite of a raft of interventions over the more than a decade of this Test, we are still about 15 per cent short of our national target of 85 per cent mastery by 2010 and ultimately to have all Jamaican children master this Test.

Share your views with us; tell us what is happening in your school and classroom to move children from non-mastery to mastery. Join us as three of our experienced educators and literacy specialists help us identify the gaps and sharpen our skills to address them.

Day 1: Performance Factors

Discussion topics on various factors impacting students' performance on the Grade Four Literacy Test.

Day 2: Ensuring High Achievement

Topics will focus on what educators and other stakeholders can do to ensure high achievement on the Grade Four Literacy Test.

Day 3: Equity for All

What options can educators and stakeholders provide for those who fail despite the interventions?

That Final One-Third

Submitted by administrator on Jan 21, 2011 12:00 pm

 REGISTER FOR THE EDUEXCHANGEFor our first EduExchange discussion for 2011, we have chosen to examine the performance of our children in the Grade Four Literacy Test.  The data shows that in spite of a raft of interventions over the more than a decade of this Test, we are still about 15 per cent sh

Access, Quality, and Relevance: Critical Considerations for Children with Special Needs

Submitted by administrator on Jan 13, 2011 22:36 pm

The Special Education Project of the Ministry of Education's Education System Transformation programme will be hosting a conference for individuals working in the area of special education. The conference will be held at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort, Spa & Conference Center. In addition to the stimulating discussion expected over the two days of the conference, attendees will also receive valuable conference/reference materials.

Jamaica Partners for Educational Progress Community of Practice (CoP) Launch

Submitted by administrator on Dec 14, 2010 11:18 am

On Wednesday, December 15th at the Knutsford Court Hotel the Jamaica Partners for Educational Progress CoP will celebrate its official launch! The launch will include a welcome and introduction from Pamela Bridgewater, U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica and a public lecture on Promoting Early Literacy in At-Risk Students. The lecture will be delivered by Mr. Earl M. Phalen, who has played a leading role in improving the lives of children through the promotion of early literacy and school readiness, and the provision of after school and summer programmes.

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Marjorie Myers Hall, Shortwood Teachers College
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