{"id":11972,"date":"2010-07-05T13:15:12","date_gmt":"2010-07-05T19:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=11972"},"modified":"2010-07-05T13:15:12","modified_gmt":"2010-07-05T19:15:12","slug":"teaching-workshop-gets-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/educationyouth\/teaching-workshop-gets-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching workshop gets underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/training11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11973\" title=\"training1\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/training11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/training11.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/training11-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Thirty primary and secondary school teachers are this week being trained in the area of effective instructional practices for students with special needs, and those experiencing problems in the classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>The week long training which got underway this morning is as a result of a partnership between the ministry of Education and Lynchburg College in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Professor of Special Education and Dean of Graduate Studies at Lynchburg College Ed Polloway, who addressed the start of the workshop, says his college is committed to assisting children with special needs.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Polloway says one of the most important issues for teachers is managing their classroom, and providing interventions for students who need support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have sensed that the education of students with special needs is happening at a special moment in time in Dominica. There is a sense that I have gathered of positive restlessness&#8230; ,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meantime, Chief Education Officer Steve Hyacinth has told the thirty teachers at the workshop that the Ministry of Education is focused on improving the quality of education in Dominica.<\/p>\n<p>However he says there are a few gaps in the system which must be closed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur major focus is on improving the quality of education across the board. There are a number of success stories&#8230;but there appears to be a few gaps in the systems that need to be closed. These gaps which seems to suggest that there is little or no treatment given to our children\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thirty primary and secondary school teachers are this week being trained in the area of effective instructional practices for students with special needs, and those experiencing problems in the classrooms. 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