Monday, 31st August 2020
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Opening Ceremony
The COVID- 19 Pandemic and its Impact on Bahamian Education”
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
“Disaster Preparedness:
A Necessity for School Leaders”
“Timetabling in the New Normal”
“Communication with Stakeholders – Your Public Relations Plan”
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“Effective Monitoring and Accountability Practices”
“Digital Forecast Notes in OneNote”
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Plenary Session
“Making a Difference for Every Student: Lessons from Around the World”
Dr. Douglas Reeves will share the latest evidence from around the world about best practices in a live, virtual, and blended learning environment. He will consider how to maximize student engagement, provide effective checks for understanding, overcome student boredom, assess student learning, and focus the curriculum on what is most essential for student success.
Dr. Douglas Reeves
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
“Implementing Blended Learning in a Traditional School Environment: Best Practices for Administrators”
“All About EMIS”
“Office 365 Tools for Administrators”
“Creating a Virtual Staff Room”
“1on1 Learning Management System”
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Plenary Session
“Supervising Remotely”
Mr. Ian Ferguson
Executive Director Administrative Operations, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation
This session is designed to remove the box of traditional thinking in how we access enhanced teaching and learning methods. It aims to equip each administrator with a positive outlook on remote learning, technology, and other strategies that will ultimately produce a globally competitive system, educators and students.
Tuesday, 1st September 2020
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9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Plenary Session
“Effective Management of Public Health in the COVID- 19 ERA: Implications for School Leaders”
Dr. Delon Brennen
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
“Health and Safety Plan”
“Hurricane Dorian: Lessons Learnt (perspectives from Abaco and Grand Bahama)”
“All About EMIS”
“1 on 1 Learning Management System”
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Plenary Session
“Identifying and Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of the School Population: Coping with the New Normal”
At the end of the session attendees will be able to:
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Identify three psycho-social needs of the varying communities in the school (administrators, teachers, support staff and students)
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Explore strategies to mitigate possible pandemic related challenges, for each group.
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Develop a school- wide checklist to address the psycho-social needs highlighted by the pandemic
Dr. Harrison Thompson
Therapist and Relationship Consultant
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
“The Bahamas High School Diploma Update”
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“Curriculum and Instruction in a COVID 19 Era”
“Virtual Staff-room”
“Office 365 Tools for Administrators “
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Director’s Charge
Mr. Marcellus Taylor
Director of Education