June 25, 2023
Island Teacher
Introduction: In the realm of education, small island states face unique challenges due to their remote locations, limited resources, and demographic crises. To address these issues, educational systems in these states need innovative solutions that can ameliorate access to subject specialists, improve educational achievement, and optimize cost-effectiveness. This blog…
June 1, 2021
Island Teacher
We have probably all seen the images from major hurricanes beamed around the world. Those of us who have been impacted by hurricanes know their potential to disrupt, devastate and decimate school infrastructure. As a result, thousands of students have their educational journey interrupted each year. Such major events not…
October 30, 2019
Island Teacher
https://youtu.be/nUb4MovqcBY The phrase Climate Emergency recognises that Climate Change is a threat that seems to be growing at an exponential rate. For the Bahamas, hurricanes like Dorian are now an existential threat of the Climate Emergency, claims respected Bahamian journalist Sloan Smith. Looking at the photographs and video footage…
January 27, 2019
Island Teacher
The international community has concluded that climate change represents an urgent threat to human and natural systems (The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, 2014a) and that an effective and immediate response to climate change is required to prevent hazardous human interference with the climate system (IPCC, 2014b). IPCC has…
November 8, 2018
Island Teacher
Great Schools have always been more than a collection of great teachers. Too often we individualise great teaching to a formula that often ignores the power of the collective. Or we fail to include the power of individual teacher efficacy in the formulaic compiling of characteristics of great teaching. In…