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NHP Conference and Exposition
Celebrating Project to Programme: Transforming Education

New Horizons for Primary Schools Celebrating Project to Programme

We are approaching the end of seven years of the New Horizons for Primary Schools Project (NHP) for improved Student performance in Reading and Mathematics, and the integration of technology into the curriculum.

To celebrate the project’s achievements and successes, we will be hosting a two-day Conference and Exposition on May 2 and 3, 2005, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Port Royal Street, Kingston, under the theme “Celebrating Project to Programme: Transforming Education”. This showcase will include exhibitions, presentations, performances, Literacy and Numeracy workshops .

The objectives of the Conference and Exposition are to:

  • showcase outstanding achievements in NHP schools
  • highlight innovative instructional practices in literacy and numeracy
  • promote the sustainability of exemplary instruction
  • demonstrate the cascading of effective teaching/learning strategies in the delivery of the Revised Primary Curriculum
  • demonstrate the effective infusion of technology in the instructional and administrative practices in NHP schools.

The Opening Ceremony will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 2, with Registration beginning at 8:00 a.m. Our Keynote Speaker will be the Minister of Education, Youth & Culture, The Honourable Maxine Henry-Wilson. Tuesday’s programme on May 3 includes Registration at 8:00a.m. , Workshops beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ends with the Closing and Awards Ceremony at 3 :00 p.m.

Below is a Registration Form to be completed by each attendee and submitted online.

We look forward to sharing this experience with you .

 

Registration Form for NHP Conference

Sex:   female      male
Age: 13-18   19-36  Over 36  
Attendance:
May 3  
May 2 & 3  
 

Concurrent Session Registration

First Session: Monday May 02, 11.05 – 11.55 am

Room

Presenter

Topic

 

Caucus 1

Dr. Brian Riley

Digital Photography

Caucus 2

Dr. Anthony Nitko

Assessment Techniques (Topic TBA) (2 hours)

Caucus 3

Mrs. Patricia Thompson

The School Feeding Programme

Conference A

CCU et al

MOEYC Numeracy Policy

Conference B

Mrs. Yvonne Brown ( Drews Avenue Primary)

Reciprocal teaching in Reading/Speaking Activities

Conference C

Mr. Thilo Lutzeler & the AlphaSmart Team

Basic AlphaSmart Training (2 hours)

Second Session: Monday May 02, 12.05 – 12.55 pm

Room

Presenter

Topic

 

Caucus 1

Ed. Tech. Team

Ed. Tech. Sensitization

Caucus 3

Mrs. Corrida Robinson-Reid Lowe River P& J H S

Graphing with Technology

Conference A

Ms. Carol Sweeney & Mrs. Sonia Thomas (Hazard Primary)

The Author’s Chair – Encouraging Students to write and share their writing

Conference B

Mrs. S. Hunter & Mrs. Silvera (Linstead P & JHS)

Cooperative Learning Strategies in Literacy Instruction

Third Session: Monday May 02, 2.05 – 2.55 am

Room

Presenter

Topic

 

Caucus 1

Ms. Nika Duncan

Jamaica School Administrative Software (JSAS)

Caucus 2

Dr. Anthony Nitko

Assessment techniques(Topic TBA) (2 hours, repeat)

Caucus 3

NCE

Parenting/Governance

Conference A

Ms. Sonia Crooks ( Spring Gardens Primary)

Geometry ‘Shop’ –Just got new stock

Conference B

Mrs. Yvonne Ricketts (Mount Airy All Age)

Educational Technology in Remedial Reading Instruction

Conference C

Mr. Thilo Lutzeler & the AlphaSmart Team

AlphaSmart Training in the use of DANA(2 hours)

Fourth Session: Monday 02, 3.05 – 3.55 pm

Room

Presenter

Topic

 

Caucus 1

Mr. Mark Bellinger

Using Free and Opensource Software

Caucus 3

Horizon Park P & J H S

Investigating Circles

Conference A

Ms. A. Clarke ( Maxfield Park Primary)

Two Roads Converging – Technology and Language Arts

Conference B

Mrs. Janetta Paharsingh, Ms. Nadine Coley & Ms. Carol Thompson ( Jericho Primary School

Phonemic Awareness in Learning to Read

Fifth Session: Tuesday, May 03, 9.35 – 10.25 am

Room

Presenter

Topic

 

Caucus 1

Dr. Brian Riley

Digital Photography (Repeat)

Caucus 2

Dr. Anthony Nitko

Assessment techniques (Topic TBA) ( 2 hours, repeat)

Caucus 3

Mr. Horace Palmer (ETRC)

The ETRC: Past, Present, Future

Conference A

Mrs. Ennis (John Mills P&JHS)

Teaching Measurement

Conference B

Ms. Hortense Reid- Allen (Toll Gate Primary)

Circle of Books / Link words

Conference C

Mr. Thilo Lutzeler & the AlphaSmart Team

AlphaSmart Training (2 hours, repeat)

Sixth Session: Tuesday, May 03, 10.35 – 11.25 am

Room

Presenter

Topic

 

Caucus 1

Ed. Tech. Team

Ed. Tech. Sensitisation (Repeat)

Caucus 3

Miss. Kerri-Ann. McKoy & Ms. Annette Steele (Victoria All Age)

Using Selected Graphic Organisers in Literacy Instruction)

Conference A

Ms. Ardine Francis et al (Polly Ground Primary)

The K-W-L Strategy in Fostering Child-centered Literacy Instruction

Conference B

Mr. David Morgan

Mathematics in the Integrated Curriculum

 




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