1. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION REGION 2
Every child can learn…every child must learn

2. THEME: MANAGING MULTI-GRADE CLASSES
Presented by:
Mrs. Lindel Jathan
Principal, and teachers of
Shirley Castle Primary School, Portland.
Facilitated by:
Mrs. Daphne Brown,
Senior Education Officer, and
Audrey Harris – Clarke, Cindy Allen, Maureen
Cunningham, and Earl Christian, Territorial
Education Officers of the
Primary Unit

3. Welcome and Introduction Expectations
Preliminaries
Registration
Devotional Exercise
Welcome and Introduction
Expectations

4. Overview Purpose of Workshop To share experiences
To collaborate in finding solutions to
some of the challenges
To develop a plan of action for
assisting teachers

5. Features of Multi-grade teaching
- multi-skilled
multi-talented
Very creative
Willing to share (net working)
Prepared to explore
Motivated to engage in research
Aware of diversity among students (feedback)

6. Advantages
Community
Teacher
children

7. What are your concerns about multi-grade teaching?
Time
Ensuring quality of teaching and learning
Feeling of Isolation

8. Skills needed as a teacher in a multi-grade setting
Curriculum Organization
- organize so that each class benefits from its own program (select, modify, change curriculum content to suit your context) See Section 3, Appendix A, and Appendix B of manual.
Materials Design and Development
- stimulating resources, differentiated and self instructed, use of technology

9. Skills needed as a teacher in a multi-grade setting(contd.)
Organizing Pupils Effectively
- individual, whole group, grade group, interests, and ability groups.
4. Monitoring the Learning Achievement
- keeping track of students’ achievement,
- using different forms of assessment (see section v.)
Organizing Classroom Space
Managing Time Effectively

10. Skills needed by Principal
Be prepared to identify these skills in your reflections at the end of the session.

11. The End
Thank you