Maths coaches and specialists to attend training workshop
SOME 120 mathematics coaches and specialists assigned to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will participate in a training workshop from August 21 to 24, hosted by Book Merchant Limited at Shortwood Teachers’ College in St Andrew.
They will join 800 primary and early-childhood maths teachers who will be exposed to best practices in mathematics at the workshop, dubbed ‘Amazing Math Powers ... PR1MED for Success’.
National mathematics coordinator at the ministry, Dr Tamika Benjamin, said the ministry fully supports the programme, which is certified by the Jamaica Teaching Council, the agency which is responsible for teacher-training and licensing.
She lauded the consistent effort of Book Merchant Limited to support the work of the ministry.
“Last year, they brought two scholastics from Singapore to train principals and teachers, and, this year, they continue to provide opportunities for our maths teachers to be trained,” Dr Benjamin pointed out.
Training and development specialist at Book Merchant Limited, Joni Gocool, said that since 2014, some 2,000 mathematics teachers, coaches and specialists in Jamaica and the Caribbean have benefited from this training initiative.
She said the workshop falls under the Scholastic PRIME Mathematics Programme, which is based on a highly successful Singaporean model of teaching.
Gocool pointed out that Singapore is leading in both subjects, according to the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study.