Hon. Ronald Thwaites, Minister of Education enjoyed himself thoroughly as he used a tablet to read to students of St Joseph’s Infant School as part of Read Across Jamaica Day activities in May.
“How does the fire truck siren go?” Minister Thwaites asked a classroom full of bright, attentive tots at the school located in downtown Kingston.

Charlie Smith High School has been added to the Tablets in Schools (TIS) Pilot Project, making it the 39th educational institution in the Project for which implementation began in the last school year. Teachers at Charlie Smith and neighboring Trench Town High are currently being trained in the use of the tablets, and they along […]

Significant improvements are expected for the administration of the Tablets in Schools (TIS) Pilot Project as it enters its second academic year in September 2015. Issues such as inconsistent Internet service, students accessing inappropriate content, and greater accessibility to educational resources on the tablets will be addressed in the new school year, stakeholders involved in the project said recently.

The annual workshops for English teachers put on by e-LJam are an opportunity for teachers to enhance their skills as well as to share best practices for the benefit of their students. “It’s never a situation where we are just telling, but teachers have something to give as well. There is a sharing of best […]

The annual workshops for teachers put on by e-Learning Jamaica Company are highly appreciated by teachers, as could be seen by the turnout at one held for math teachers at the Alhambra Inn in St Andrew in March. The workshop conducted by Mrs. Dawn Thompson-Clarke, head of the Mathematics department at St Andrew High School […]