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The University of the West Indies, Mona

SOE Biennial Conference 2017

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UWI / Mona / SOE Biennial Conference 2017
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Envisioning Future Education: Cross-disciplinary Synergy, Imperatives and Perspectives

Dr. Disraeli HuttonAs we bring to bear our collective effort to shape the pathway of the education system of the future, our actions must guarantee that the best opportunities are created to sustain the next generation.  We function in a space where the national, regional and international needs of each person are intrinsically linked. There is little chance of working successfully in our limited sphere when the global envelope is the essence of our daily existence.  It is within this frame that our education process has to develop and flourish; therefore, future education by necessity should embrace a collaborative approach where we share knowledge, exchange ideas and work together to solve challenges of all types.

Being directly involved in the daily struggle to improve the quality of life for all, we recognize that our problems will continue to be economic, social, political, relational, and philosophical among others.  The solutions required though are not only related to the people skills of collaboration and cooperation, but the coming together of the disciplines of education which underpins how we create and apply knowledge to solve practical problems.  The intersection and integration of the knowledge we consume, and the application of these competencies to solve problems of all types, are necessary requirements to function effectively in an environment that will be more complex, demanding and unforgiving.  Consequently, the sciences cannot be divorced from the arts, liberal education cannot be separated from professional education, and technical and vocational education cannot be reserved for the select few when the competencies which are taught are vital for a productive economy. In fact, the approach taken to the creation of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum is a clear pathway for future education.

It is within this context of globalization, collaboration, cooperation and integration, that the Schools of Education will direct their attention to boldly pave the way as we prepare to shape the education that will make people more caring, productive and responsive to both individual and collective needs.  We are convinced that a cross-disciplinary strategy which embraces a synergistic approach will guarantee our education for the future.  Similarly, the underlying principle of ensuring that education will benefit all persons, regardless of race, class, gender or nationality is one of the imperatives that will engender the future direction of education.  And while we acknowledge that the best solution must be applied to the challenges of the education process, we embrace the notion that it is only with contending perspectives that the most effective solutions will unfold and emerge.  In addition, our goal is to foster a new type of education with a curriculum that empowers and places the learner at the centre of the learning process, teaching techniques which target higher order skills, and system leaders who are prepared to share their competencies across schools.

The School of Education, Mona welcomes our sister Schools and all participants locally, regionally and internationally who will participate in this thought-provoking and reflective conference. As we plan for the education of the future, we will seek to be not only followers on the periphery but players at the centre applying our imagination creatively as equal partners on the world stage. The borders which divide us today will become the true pathway for exchange, collaboration, integration, sharing and participation.

Message from Chairman

Scenes from last Conference (2015)

Explore the guiding philosophies, values and standards necessary to anchor future education.

Consider the imperatives that should guide future education.

Explore the need for divergent perspectives and approaches to improve learner outcomes.

Examine the nature of leadership needed to further deepen educational transformation.

Emphasize the nature of collaboration and cooperation to facilitate cross-disciplinary synergy.

Consider how accountability and governance will be incorporated to guarantee education for all.

The Team

Dr. Disraeli M. Hutton
Conference Chairperson

Conference Coordinator

Munroe, Zeudi

Conference Programme and Website

Lewis-Fokum, Yewende

Hutton, Disraeli

Ison, Miguel

Newman, Mairette

Anderson, Susan

Williams, Clavia

Ferguson, Therese

Lattibeaudiere, James

Venue and Reservation

 

Roberts, Sonia

Haynes-Brown, Tashane

Montgomery, Allison

Call for Papers

Stewart, Saran

Roofe-Bowen, Carmel

Newman, Mairette

Lambert, Clement

Travel and Transportation

Roberts, Sonia

Lambert, Clement

Marketing, Promotion, Mobilization & Entertaiment and Budgeting

Thompson, Canute

Bramwell-Lalor, Sharon

Williams, Clavia

Lambert, Clement

Haynes-Brown, Tashane

Spencer, Aisha

Entertainment and Reception

Gentles, Carol

Roberts, Sonia

Keynote & Main Speakers

Professor Sir Hilary Beckles

Vice Chancellor of The UWI

Professor Frederick Hickling

Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry of The UWI

Professor Kathryn Riley

Professor of Urban Education UCL, Institute of Education

Professor Frank Tuiit

Professor, Morgridge College of Education

Dr. Didacus Jules

Director General of The OECS

Greetings and Welcoming Remarks

Senator, The Honourable Ruel Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information

Professor Archibald McDonald

PVC and Principal, Mona, The UWI

Professor Waibinte Wariboko

Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education

Professor Stafford Griffith

Director of the School of Education and Deputy Dean

Therese Turner-Jones

GM for the IDB, Caribbean Dept.

Dr. Disraeli M. Hutton

Conference Chairman

Allison Marcelle

Trinidad and Tobago

Aldrin Sweeney

Jamaica

Avril Fox-Pooran

Trinidad and Tobago

Beverley Johnson

Jamaica

Bernice Dyer-Regis

Trinidad and Tobago

Camille Daley

Jamaica

Canute Thompson

Jamaica

Carmel Roofe-Bowen

Jamaica

Carol Gentles

Jamaica

Clement Lambert

Jamaica

Dian McCallum

Jamaica

Diane Archer-Banks

USA

Daneille Green

Jamaica

Deon Edwards-Kerr

Jamaica

Disraeli Hutton

Jamaica

Dian Bailey

Jamaica

Gail Joseph-Alleyne

Trinidad and Tobago

Grace-Anne Jackman

Barbados

Hazel E. Reid

USA

Halden Morris

Jamaica

Ian A. Marshall

Barbados

Iris Hewitt-Bradshaw

Trinidad and Tobago

Isabel Dennis

Trinidad and Tobago

Jeniffer Mohammed

Trinidad and Tobago

Joan A. Davis

Jamaica

Joan S. James

Jamaica

Joan Spencer-Ernandez

Jamaica

Joseph McKenzie

Jamaica

Kandi-Lee Crooks-Smith

Jamaica

Karen Thomas

St. Vincent & The Grenadines

Kayon Morgan

USA

Keri-Ann Bethune

Jamaica

Kerry-Ann King

Jamaica

Kerry Taffe

Jamaica

Kishi A. Leachman

Jamaica

Laveta Mead

Jamaica

Loraine D. Cook

Jamaica

Lynette T. Noel

Trinidad and Tobago

Mala Ramdass

Trinidad and Tobago

Mairette Newman

Jamaica

Marsha Pearce

Trinidad and Tobago

Marva Ribeiro

Trinidad and Tobago

Miguel Ison

Grenada

Nadia Laptiste-Francis

Trinidad and Tobago

Nakeeba Wauchope

USA

Natrecia Lothian

Jamaica

Natalia Cardona

Trinidad and Tobago

Nakeiha Primus

USA

Noel Burgess

Jamaica

Nigel Scott

St. Vincent & The Grenadines

O'Neal Mundle

Jamaica

Norton Leveridge

Jamaica

Paulette Feraria

Jamaica

Paola Palma

Trinidad and Tobago

Paula Daley-Morris

Jamaica

Phillip A. Smith

USA

Patrice Clarke

Trinidad and Tobago

Peter Joong

China

Rica Kelly

UK

Ruth Chisholm

USA

Roger Nesbeth

Jamaica

Rebecca Tortello

Jamaica

Rozanne Walrond

Barbados

Rhonesha Blache

USA

Raquel Wright-Mair

USA

Saran Stewart

Jamaica

Schontal Moore

Jamaica

Sabeerah Abdul-Majied

Trinidad and Tobago

Sophia Murray

Jamaica

Susan Herbert

Trinidad and Tobago

Stafford Griffith

Jamaica

Susan Anderson

Jamaica

Selwyn Rodulfo

Trinidad and Tobago

Sharon Bramwell-Lalor

Jamaica

Shenhaye Ferguson

Jamaica

Steven Kerr

Jamaica

Sean Annisette

Trinidad and Tobago

Tashfeen Ahmad

Jamaica

Therese Ferguson

Jamaica

Theodene Grey- Davis

Presenter

Virginia Lockhart

Trinidad and Tobago

Wendy Richards

USA

Yewande Lewis-Fokum

Jamaica

Yvel C. Crevecoeur

USA

Zellynne Jennings

Jamaica

Zoyah Kinkead-Clark

Jamaica

 
Prof. Stafford Griffith

Professor Stafford A. Griffith

Director of the School of Education & Deputy Dean
Faculty of Humanities and Education

Jennifer Yamin-Ali (Phd)

Jennifer Yamin-Ali (PhD)

Director
School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine

Babalola J. OGUNKOLA PhD

Babalola J. OGUNKOLA PhD

Director, School of Education,
Cave Hill Campus, Barbados

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