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Using indigenous language resources for promoting science learning [PowerPoint presentation]
(2013-07-05)
This paper reports on an attempt to document and use indigenous language resources as a tool for promoting science learning in a rural secondary school in Trinidad. The exploratory study involved the compilation of a ...
Teachers' issues: A case for mental health [PowerPoint presentation]
(2013-06-24)
Mental health has been described as "a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to ...
Birds in the school yard: The impact of a science inquiry unit on local bird ecology on the environmental attitude and knowledge of Grade 4 Trinidadian students [PowerPoint presentation]
(2013-06-24)
In Trinidad and Tobago, teaching environmental science as situated knowledge at the primary level can be challenging because of a scarcity of resources and knowledge of local natural environments. This study raised questions ...
Data driven decision making: A multisite case study in early childhood centres in Tobago [PowerPoint presentation]
(2013-07-22)
Data-based decision making is a critical part of the education scenario at all levels. Decisions informed by data are likely to be more effective and relevant to the immediate indigenous context. Data-based decision making ...
The culture space in the education classroom [PowerPoint presentation]
(2013-07-02)
Comments that the school curriculum of Trinidad and Tobago is culturally irrelevant to our contemporary students have generated much interest in recent years. Following on research previously conducted with community ...
Farmer Field Schools Completers’, Non Completers’ Non Participants’ perceptions of Integrated Pest Management. The Case of Trinidad and Tobago.
(25th Annual Conference of the Association of International Agricultural Extension and Education, 2009)
Journeying across borders in the science classroom: Do culturally relevant teaching/learning materials have a place? [PowerPoint presentation]
(2013-07-04)
This paper reports on a study that explored the process of border crossing between everyday experiences and a Form 4 biology class for three students in a secondary school in South Trinidad. The biology lessons were designed ...
Preparing educators in TVET for building human capacity in the Caribbean [PowerPoint presentation]
(2013-06-24)
Human capacity development has been compromised in the Caribbean because of lack of proper preparation of educators for technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Many have argued that the preparation of skilled ...
Adventures in building a learning community: Experiences in reformulating a course in educational foundations [PowerPoint presentation]
(2013-07-02)
The aim of the course, "Education and the Development of Social Competencies," is to explore what is involved in the process of developing social competencies relevant to the demands of effective citizenship in Trinidad ...
Post graduate Diploma in Education students' perspectives about the factors that contribute to effective classroom practice at the secondary school [PowerPoint presentation]
(2013-06-24)
Based on the perceived need for information from the developing world about secondary school teachers' perspectives on the factors that contribute to effective classroom practice, this study sought to determine 1) how the ...