Delegates attending the 34th Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) at the Grenada Grand Beach resort, made a strident call for the positive
Transformation of the classroom of the regions’ schools to meet the Challenges of tomorrow’s world.
Under the theme, “Transforming today’s Classroom for Today’s World,”
The delegates unanimously agreed that for Quality Education to be effectively delivered, student centered technology-based interactive teaching must play a major role in the delivery of instruction in Schools in the Caribbean.
The tone of the Conference was set by President Roustan Job when he delivered the keynote address. He emphatically stated, “Survival demands that we decide on
Educational programmes and techniques that will take us forward.” He
Further added, “Transforming today’s classroom for tomorrow’s world we
need more than anything else, an all-embracing ideology that can ensure love for country and region among our people.”
Several recommendations were made concerning issues surrounding Caribbean teachers. There were also discussions on sub themes: Information Communication Technology in the Classroom, Managing Diversity in the Classroom and the Role of the Trade Union in Classroom Transformation.
