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Re-engineering Education in the Eastern Caribbean

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Eastern Caribbean/April 24, 2018/By: Press Release/ Source: https://stluciatimes.com

Approximately 100 Education professionals of the 10 OECS Member States participated in the OECS Teacher Education and Professional Development Conference under the theme, “One Voice in Re-Engineering OECS Teacher Education”. The two-day event aimed at building a collective response to challenges in the education system in the OECS.

Chief Education Officers, Directors of Education, Principals and Deans of the National Colleges, Teacher Educators, Curriculum Officers and teachers all collaborated to identify actions which should be taken to enhance teacher education and professional development and essentially teacher quality.The conference was also geared towards establishing  mechanisms for developing evidence-based approaches to teacher education and professional development in the OECS.

Sisera Simon, Head of the Education Development Management Unit (EDMU) at the OECS Commission stated:

The conference made tremendous strides towards establishing the environment that will boost teacher quality. The discussions and decisions surrounded arrangements with the Eastern Caribbean Joint Board of Teacher Education and the need for it to be responsive to the needs of the Member States. A call was also made to improve on the partnership and networking between Ministries of Education, Teachers’ Colleges and Schools.” Mrs Simon further elaborated that the EDMU will continue to serve as facilitator and enabler to the networking required to achieve one voice in re-engineering OECS Teacher Education and Professional Development.

Participants had the opportunity to critically analyze reports on the current situation to determine possible actions towards developing a sustainable in-service professional development programme led by the Teachers’ Colleges of the OECS.

I appreciated the collaborative approach to the conference from two different levels. Each Member States was represented as well as the diversity of education professionals who took part of the discussions. We hope to build a plan of actions owned by all of us and that we are all committed to implement. Chief Education Officer for Anguilla Mrs Rhonda Connor said.

The quality of teaching is not just about the initial preparation of the teachers but also about the continuing development of the teachers and we were exposed to a number of models which we can try when we get back to our various territories. Vice Principal of Antigua State College Dr. Patricia Benn stated.

This conference enabled us to have a deeper mutual understanding of the challenges that we are facing despite the differences between the education system in Martinique and the other OECS Member States. We have to share more experiences to be able to create synergies and use our limited resources wisely. Ghislaine Shuller, Educative Cooperation Officer at the Academy of Martinique said.

Several actions were agreed as the first step in achieving a re-engineered teacher education and professional development environment. These actions will be accomplished through specific activities that will be designed to meet specific and overall objectives related to teacher education and professional development. Some of the major actions include:

  • Restructuring the Eastern Caribbean Joint Board of Teacher’s Education to be more responsive to the needs of the member states
  • Enhancing continuing professional development of teachers
  • Increasing actions research implemented by teachers educators in national colleges.
  • Creating a structure to facilitate discussions between demand and supply related to education (e.g: increase cooperation between Ministries of Education and teachers’ colleges).

The conference which was deemed a success by the organizers and participants was supported by UNICEF, USAID and the Global Partnership for Education.

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Re-engineering Education in the Eastern Caribbean

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China Education Resources Inc. Soccer Program Update

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China/ January 23, 2018/Source: http://www.otcmarkets.com

China Education Resources, Inc. («CER») (TSX-V:CHN) (OTC:CHNUF), an ed-tech company with leading technology of intelligent system and contents to provide online/offline learning, training courses and social media for teachers, students and education professionals, today provides shareholders and investors with an update on its soccer program.

Further to its press release of December 6, 2017, CER is working on an indoor kids soccer training program. Building upon CER’s existing soccer education products and contents, CER has rented a 2,900 square feet space in a shopping mall to start its indoor kids soccer training program. The program will offer face to face soccer training together with CER’s online soccer training platform with video contents and online/offline interaction among students, coaches and parents.

Shopping malls in big cities of China now house early-stage educational institutes that offer classes covering every conceivable subject, ranging from English language to arts. According to research reports, the early-stage education market is still nascent in China, with 2017 sales revenue expected to top $30 billion USD. «Asian parents spend seven times more money on their kids’ education than American parents do. Connecting users and teachers through the internet is another way to solve the imbalance in the educational resource distribution.” industry observers said.

The Central Government of China is in the process of implementing national soccer plan with the aim of popularizing soccer knowledge and skills, developing soccer interests through organizing soccer activities on campus in various forms, and supporting family -oriented social soccer activities. The Government also encourages in-depth integration of internet technology with soccer education, with a focus on mobile internet, e-commerce, data, new technology and new industry; supporting the development of soccer mobile applications, internet and mobile phone soccer games, soccer theme animation and film and television works.

Without a doubt, there is a huge soccer market in China, and we believe soccer education has a great potential. We are pleased to have made progress on our soccer program and will continue to update shareholders on CER’s future development.

In collaboration with China’s education administrators and experts, China Education Resources has been helping to transform the curriculum of the world’s largest educational system. Recognizing the need to address education reform changes, China Education Resources has created educational tools and curriculum for China’s entire kindergarten through twelfth grade system. The Company is playing an integral part in transforming China’s educational system through helping to convert the existing educational system from a memory-based learning system to a creative thinking and interactive approach. Presently, China Education Resources has over 1 million kindergartens through twelfth grade teachers registered through its Web portal. For more information, please visit www.chinaeducationresources.com or call (604) 331-2388.

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