An Analysis of Primary Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago: The MUSTER Project (CIE, 2002, 156 p.): Appendix A. MUSTER Symposium: Critical Issues in Primary Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago

An Analysis of Primary Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago: The MUSTER Project (CIE, 2002, 156 p.)

		(introduction...)
		Multi-Site Teacher Education Research Project (MUSTER)
		Preface
		Acknowledgements
		List of MUSTER Researchers in Trinidad and Tobago
		List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
		Executive Summary
		Chapter 1. Background to the Study
		Chapter 2. Overview of the Education System
		Chapter 3. Trainees and the Training Environment
		Chapter 4. The Curriculum - Documented and Espoused
		Chapter 5. Trainees' In-College Learning Experiences
		Chapter 6. Trainees' Views of Themselves and the Teaching Profession
		Chapter 7. Learning to Teach - Experiences of Teacher Trainees and Newly Qualified Teachers
		Chapter 8. Costs and Financing, and Demand for Primary Teacher Education
		Chapter 9. Recommendations from the Muster Project
		Bibliography
		Appendix A. MUSTER Symposium: Critical Issues in Primary Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago - Programme
		Appendix B. Critical Issues in Primary Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago: Symposium Report
		Appendix C. Letter to the Minister of Education

Appendix A. MUSTER Symposium: Critical Issues in Primary Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago - Programme

hosted by

The School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine

January 11^th and 12^th 2002
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

at the

Learning Resource Centre, UWI
St. Augustine

PROGRAMME

Friday January 11^th 2002

9:00 - 9:05 a.m.	Welcome/Chair	Acting Head, School of Education - Mr. Carol Keller
9:05 - 9:15 a.m.	Opening Remarks	Dean, Humanities and Education - Dr. Ian Robertson
9:15 - 9:25 a.m.	Formal Opening	Campus Principal - PVC Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie
9:25 - 9:45 a.m.	Address	Minister of Education - Senator, The Hon. Mrs. Hazel Manning
9:45 - 10:15 a.m.	“Portrait of the System”	Arts in Action, Centre for Creative and Festival Arts

10:15 - 10:45 a.m.	BREAK
10:45 - 11:25 a.m.	“Overview and Some Key Findings from the MUSTER PROJECT”	Keynote Speaker - Dr. Janet Stuart, MUSTER Coordinator, University of Sussex, UK

11:25 - 12 noon	Critical Issues: Insights from Research on Teacher Education
	· Teacher Identity	Dr. Jeniffer Mohammed
	· On-the-Job Training	Dr. June George
	Chair: Ms. Susan Herbert
12 noon - 1:00 p.m.	LUNCH
1:00 - 2:20 p.m.	Critical Issues: Insights from Research on Teacher Education
	· The Teachers' College Curriculum	Mrs. Joycelyn Rampersad
	· The Teaching Practice Experience	Ms. Patricia Worrell
	· Newly Qualified Teachers	Mr. Arthur Joseph
	Chair: Mr. Krishna Seunarinesingh
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.	Roundtable Discussions: Critical Issues in Primary Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago
	Rapporteurs:
	Curriculum	Mr. Balchan Rampaul
	Teaching Practice	Mrs. Susan Otway-Charles
	Newly Qualified Teachers	Dr. Vena Jules
	Teacher Identity	Mrs. Lynda Quamina-Aiyejina
	On-the-Job Training	Mr. Raymond Hackett
	Saturday January 12^th 2002
9:00 - 9:10 a.m.	Opening Remarks/Chair	Dr. June George
9:10 - 9:40 a.m.	“An International Perspective on Issues in Teacher Education: Insights from the MUSTER PROJECT”	Keynote Speaker Prof. Keith Lewin, MUSTER Coordinator, University of Sussex, UK
9:40 - 10:15 a.m.	Reports of Roundtable Discussions on “Critical Issues in Primary Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago”	Rapporteurs from each table
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.	BREAK
10:45 - 11:30 a.m.	“Primary Teacher Education in the Caribbean - The Way Forward”	Keynote Speaker Prof. Errol Miller Director, Institute of Education The University of the West Indies, Mona
	Chair: Mr. Carol Keller
11:30 - 1:00 p.m.	LUNCH
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion “New Directions for Primary Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago”	Moderator: Dr. Maria Byron
	Representatives on Panel:
	· Valsayn Teachers' College	Principal
	· Corinth Teachers' College	Former Principal
	· Teachers' Colleges	Students
	· School of Education	Head (Ag.)
	· National Parent Teacher Association	Representative
	· Ministry of Education	Chief Education Officer
	· Primary School Principals' Association	President
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.	Close
	Vote of Thanks	Dr. June George