Primary Assessments To Help In Raising Problem Solvers
Many primary school students are capable of math comprehension, but not the required analysis. THA Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles said this is one of the main weaknesses discovered during the first assessment of standard one to standard three students, done earlier this year. “That is a shortcoming because in respect of what is referred to […]
Teachers Getting Curriculum Help
Tobago Teachers are working on changes to model lesson plans with the aim of improving the island’s primary school’s curriculum. “We have a small group of teachers who are engaged in preparing model lesson plans based on the primary school’s curriculum,” Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles said, adding that the plans will be vetted by curriculum […]
Primary Assessment
Students from Standards One to Three will be assessed to get a better understanding of how they’re performing, and where there’s room for improvement. A similar review was conducted last year. Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles, who is also the Secretary of the Education, Innovation and Energy, said the assessment provided key information. He revealed that […]
Innovation Unit Coming
Tobago will set up an Innovation Unit in the next fiscal quarter. This was announced by Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles at Wednesday’s (August 8) post Executive Council media briefing. Charles is also the Tobago House of Assembly’s Secretary of Education, Innovation, and Energy. He added that schools will also be involved in enhancing innovation on […]
Good Progress on School Repairs
Repairs at the island’s primary and secondary schools are 12 percent completed. The School Repair Programme began on July 23, and Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles said by Friday (August 10), an estimated 40 per cent of the work should be completed. “…Certainly we are hoping that by the last week of August, 100 per cent […]
Sign Language Training for Teachers
Eighteen special needs school teachers in Tobago are participating in a workshop on improving sign language delivery. The workshop is meant to enhance social inclusion for the hearing impaired. This training programme, which is being hosted by the Division of Education, Innovation and Energy, began on July 25. It will run until the end of […]