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CAPE PHYSICS-ELECTRONICS WORKSHOP, APRIL 2009
The University of the West Indies in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago presented a Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinationworkshop on ELECTRONICS for Physics teachers.This course represents one strategy of the University reaching out to its stakeholders and in so doing contributing to nation building.It also represents a strategy of the Ministry of Education to maintain high quality in teachers in its drive to achieve Excellence in Education.
This event took place from April 2nd to 23rd on all Thursdays at the Physics Department of the University at the St Augustine campus.The main objective of the workshop was to train teachers in the delivery of the specialised module of electronics, a UNIT 2 Module in the CAPE PHYSICS as offered by the Caribbean Examination Council,CXC.
Twenty teachers were selected by the university and because of the demand for this course, another offering of the course is to be planned. The selected teachers were as follows:
TOBAGO
Mr Darryl Waldron Goodwood Sec email
Mr Urvan Wilson Signal Hill Sec email
PORT OF SPAIN
Mr Sanjeev Maharaj Fatima College email
Mr Neavonne Perryman Bishop Anstey High email
Mr Khaaliq Razac Bishop Anstey High email
Ms Naila Singh St Anthony's College email
St GEORGE EAST
Ms Larrisa Mohammed Hillview College email
Ms Aarti Dowlath St Augustine Girls'High email
Mr Mark Seeram Swaha Educ Institute email
Mr Vishal Mohan St Augustine Sec email
NORTH EASTERN
Mr Glenford Dottin North Eastern College email
Ms Krystal Ramsawak North Eastern College email
Mr Alister Gonzales Toco Composite email
VICTORIA
Ms Anna Singh San F'do Central Sec email
Ms Vishalli Tancoo Naparima Girls' High email
Ms Andaleeb Ibraham ASJA Boys' College email
Ms Nisha Ramlal St Joseph's Convent San F'do email
ST PATRICK
Ms Nirmala Ramnarine Shiva Boys' Hindu College email
Mr Suraj Gopaul Shiva Boys' Hindu College email
SOUTH EASTERN
Ms Shivani Narinesingh Cowen Hamilton Baptist Sec email
The course was delivered by :
Dr Harinder Pal Singh Missan,Lecturer in Materials Science,email and Dr Davinder Sharma, Lecturer in Electronics,email
There was good support in the laboratory sessions from a team headed by Mr Noel Charles ,email.
The Ministry of Education has shown its support for this activity with the successful facilitation through the efforts of the Chief Education Officer-Ms Yvonne Lewis, the Director, Curriculum Planning and Development, Ms Dipwatee Maharaj email and Mr Hollis Sankar, Curriculum Coordinator(Ag)-Science email.
The following was the schedule:
DAY DATE/April TOPIC
1 2nd Opening Ceremony/Doides.
2 9th Transistors.
3 16th Operational-Amplifiers.
4 23rd Digital Electronics.
Cocktail Party/Closing Ceremony.
The course ended in a grand style with addresses by Professor Dyer Narinesingh-Dean, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Mr Hollis Sankar-Ministry of Education , and Mr Sanjeev Maharaj-Representative of the Teachers. Dr S Haque, Head,Physics Department, UWI chaired the function.Photos show the true spirit of the workshop.The workshop is expected to be highlighted in the local press and on the UWI website .
GALLERY-UWI/MOE CAPE ELECTRONICS Workshop, APRIL 2009.
 Dr S Haque, Head,UWI PHYSICS Dep't. |
 Dr S Haque and Mr H Sankar-Curriculum Coord, Sc-MOE. |
 Dr H Missan,Lecturer. |
 Dr D Sharma,Lecturer. |
 Dr D Sharma. |
 Physics Teachers. |
 Physics Teachers. |
 Group 1. |
 Group 2. |
 Group 3. |
 Group 4. |
 Group 5. |
 Mr H Sankar. |
 Dr S Haque-Closing Ceremony |
 Prof D Narinesingh-Dean Faculty of Science and Agriculture, UWI, St Augustine. |
 Mrs D Maharaj-Director,Curriculum Planning and Development |
 Mr H Sankar |
 Mr S Maharaj-Teachers' Rep |
 UWI Faculty Members |
 GROUP PHOTO |
 Mr D Waldron |
 Mr S Maharaj |
 Mr N Perryman |
 Mr K Razac |
 Ms N Singh |
 Ms L Mohammed |
 Ms A Dowlat |
 Mr M Seeram |
 Mr V Mohan |
 Mr G Dottin |
 Ms K Ramsawak |
 Mr A Gonzales |
 Ms A Singh |
 Ms V Tancoo |
 Ms A Ibrahim |
 Ms N Ramlal |
 Ms N Ramnarine |
 Mr S Gopaul |
 Ms S Narinesingh |
 Mr U Wilson |
 Cross section |
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