DPI – Chief Education Officer (CEO) Dr. Marcel Hutson visited two smart rooms in Georgetown that are to facilitate online reinforcement in the areas of English Language and Social Studies for Hinterland learners and those in riverine communities.
The CEO’s visit follows a meeting last Thursday with several Social Studies and Science teachers to discuss the use of smart rooms to facilitate online reinforcement English Language and Social Studies.
The smart rooms are located at Queen’s College and the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD).
Accompanying the CEO on the visit were the Deputy Chief Education Officer (Amerindian and Hinterland Education Development), Mr. Marti DeSouza and Mr. Kerwin Jacobs, Technical Facilitator to the CEO.
Dr. Hutson said the initiative will see lessons in these subject areas being delivered virtually to students in Regions One, Seven, Eight, Nine and those in riverine communities.
The smart rooms will be equipped with equipment such as smart boards, microphone, cameras and all the necessary accessories to ensure effective communication between teachers on the coast and the students in the hinterland communities.
According to a statement by the Ministry of Education, the initiative will serve to address the disparity in the quality of education delivered on the coast when compared to what obtains in the hinterland and riverine schools.
During the visits, the CEO and team met with the Headteacher of Queen’s College, Ms. Jackie Ralph and the Director of NCERD, Mrs. Quenita Walrond-Lewis to discuss the initiative and to ascertain what more is needed in the facilities to ensure they can function optimally to produce the best outcomes.
This initiative will serve to address one of the major challenges the Ministry of Education is targeting which is the disparity in the quality of education delivered on the coast when compared to what obtains in the hinterland and riverine schools.
During the visits, the CEO and team met with the Headteacher of Queen’s College Ms. Jackie Ralph and the Director of NCERD, Mrs. Quenita Walrond-Lewis to discuss the initiative and to ascertain what more is needed in these facilities to ensure they can function optimally to produce the best outcomes.
