1. Chair
Dr. Alaine Ying, Acting Vice President, Academic Affairs
Prayers
Rev. Stotrell Lowe, JP, Chaplain
Opening Remarks
Dr. Asburn Pinnock, JP, President
Greetings
Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, Minister of Education
Mr. Norman Allen, President, Jamaica Teachers’ Association
Mr. Gordon Foote, General Manager, IBM Jamaica
Musical Presentation
The Mico University College Choir
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Miss Naresha Jackson, President, Guild of Undergraduates
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Fritz Pinnock, JP, Executive Director,
Caribbean Maritime Institute
Official Opening of Research Day 2016
Prof. Neville Ying, CD, Pro-Chancellor
Acknowledgements
Mrs. Sandra Grey-Alvaranga, Chair, Research Day Committee
NATIONAL ANTHEM
*Research Day activities continue on
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
The Mico University College
ANNUAL RESEARCH DAY PROGRAMME
“Vision 2030 & Beyond: Implications of the National Education Inspectorate Report (2015)”
Tuesday, March 15, 2016: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Venue: The Buxton Quadrangle
Opening Ceremony

2. The Mico University College
RESEARCH DAY 2016
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES, March 15-16, 2016
TIME SESSION
DAY I – MAR 15
OPENING CEREMONY
5pm-8pm
Guest Speaker
Dr. Fritz Pinnock
Executive Director, Caribbean Maritime Institute
Vision 2030 and Beyond: Preparing for Careers of the Future
DAY II – MAR 16
RESEARCH
DAY ACTIVITIES
9:00am-10:30am
Plenary
Mrs. Maureen Dwyer, Chief Inspector,•
National Education Inspectorate
Dr. Asburn Pinnock, President, The Mico University College•
Mrs. Margaret Brissett-Bolt, Principal, Holy Trinity High School•
Mrs. Keisha Hayle, Principal, Padmore Primary•
Overview of the NEI Report
Role of Teacher Training Institutions in Educational Outcomes
Impediments to and Ingredients for Success – A Response to the NEI Report
9:00am – All Day Live Demonstrations by IBM Canada/IBM Jamaica & ETC International - Innovations in Education Technology
Venue: Room BG8
10:00am-3:00pm
(Breaks included)
Closed Workshop
Venue: Mico Museum Room
Organized by the Mico School of Continuing Studies
Registration fee $2000
Spicing up the Classroom for Boys
Moderator: Mr. Alvin Lawson
Facilitators: Mr. Rhoen Kerr
Dr. Beverly Johnson
Dr. Carol Long
Mrs. Joan Davis-Williams
10:30am-11:30am Paper Presentations (AM session) - See schedule details on the next page
11:30am-1:00pm LUNCH BREAK u LUNCH TIME CONCERT
1:00pm-3:00pm
Paper Presentations (PM session)
IBM Canada & IBM Jamaica – Presentations
Venue: Enos Nuttall Lecture Theatre
Mrs. Joanne Fortin – IBM Canada External Communications and•
Corporate Citizenship & Responsibility
Ms. Rukhsana Syed – IGNITE Specialist, IBM Canada•
Technology Solutions for the Future of Education

3. 3:00pm-5:00pm Concurrent Session I
Venue: Language Resource Centre (Beside CF6)
Open Workshop (Free)
Topic: Creating a Safe & Orderly Environment: The use of Positive Discipline
Moderator: Dr. Avril Z. Daley
Exploring the NEI Findings•
Dr. Avril Z. Daley
Positive discipline and how it is used in schools•
Dr. Pauline Watson-Campbell
Issues and Strategies•
Ms. Annetta Wilmot-Morris
Ms. Heidi Galbraith
Ms. Danene Cruickshank
Ms. Dorothy Thomas
Concurrent Session II
Venue: Enos Nuttall Lecture Theatre
PUBLIC FORUM (FREE)
Topic: Assessing the Assessors: My NEI Experience
Moderator: Ms. Valri Morgan
Panelists: Mrs. Fabian James
Mrs. Esmeralda McKenzie
Mr. Darien Henry
Ms. Nadine Molloy
5:30pm-7:00pm
CLOSING CEREMONY
Guest Speaker
Mrs. Elaine Foster-Allen
Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister
Getting the Education Sector Ready for the Future, Changing the Orthodoxy
10:30-11:30AM
Session 1a Paper Presentations
Venue: Room CG2
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Session 1b Paper Presentations
Venue: Room CG3
EDUCATIONAL TRANSFORMATION –
EXPERIENCES & STRATEGIES
Session 1c Paper Presentations
Venue: Room CG5
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP &
MANAGEMENT
Session 1d Paper Presentations
Venue: Room CG6
PERSONAL & SOCIAL DEVT THROUGH
BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT
Assessing the Role of Professional
Development in PK-8 STEM Education
Novlet Plunkett,
Jamaica Tertiary Education
Commission
One han’ cyaan clap: Professional
collaboration as an accountability
model for the individual empowerment
of the teacher as a KNOWLEDGE
ENABLER
Moyia K. Z. Rowtham, The Clarence
Fitzroy Bryant College
An exploration into historical and
contemporary issues in the Jamaican
education system: A case for a new
philosophy
Louis Moyston,
The University of the West Indies
Educators’ perspectives on the
effectiveness of NEI inspection in
transforming education?
Beverley Johnson & Jacqueline
Williams, The Mico University College
NEI’s Call for Action: A Research
Framework for Transforming School
Leadership
Edwin S. Jones & Rohan K. Wright
Institute of Technological &
Educational Research, The Mico
University College
Principals’ Instructional Leadership
Efficacy
Ann M. Shaw, Principal - Mt. Salem
Primary & Junior High School
A Single Subject Research on Disruptive
Echoing Behaviour in the Classroom
Anneisha Turner & Avril Z. Daley,
The Mico University College
Using self monitoring and positive
reinforcement to increase on task
behaviour in a 9 y.o. boy in a remedial
intervention programme
Annetta Wilmot-Morris & Avril Z. Daley,
The Mico University College
SESSION 1 uDIAGNOSIS: Exploring gaps, strengths and weaknesses
PAPER PRESENTATIONS

4. 1:00-2:00PM
Session 2a Paper Presentations
Venue: Room CG2
PERSONAL & SOCIAL DEVT
THROUGH EFFECTIVE COUNSELING
Session 2b Paper Presentations
Venue: Room CG3
SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS &
SUPPORT OF STUDENT LEARNING
Session 2c Paper Presentations
Venue: Room CG5
PERSONAL & SOCIAL DEVT
THROUGH BEHAVIOUR
MANAGEMENT
Session 2d Paper Presentations
Venue: Room CG6
STEM/STEAM PREPAREDNESS
Retooling for Relevance: The 21st
Century School Counsellor
Winsome Heron-Fearon,
The Mico University College
[Group Presentation] Child &
Adolescent Development
Mico Year 1 Guidance Students &
Winsome Heron-Fearon,
The Mico University College
School Effectiveness in Jamaica:
Practicum Experience versus the
National Inspectorate Report 2015
Glenda Prescod,
The Mico University College
Using Hands-on Activities and
Teaching Strategies To Enhance
Writing Readiness
Dionne M. Bailey,
The Mico University College
Reducing Talking Out Of Turn
Behaviour in a Female 8th
Grader: A
Single-Subject Research Design
Heidi E. Galbraith & Avril Z. Daley,
The Mico University College
The Use of a Token Economy To
Decrease Tantrums in a Student
With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Paula C. Wright & Avril Z. Daley,
The Mico University College
From ROSE to STEM: Expectations of
the 21st
Century Geography Teacher in
Vision 2030
Yvonne F. Jones-Nelson,
The Mico University College
Integrating Science and Culture:
Implications for STEM and STEAM in
Teacher Education
Bermadee O. McKenzie-Briscoe,
The Mico University College
SESSION 2 uDIRECTION: Exploring imperatives for education
2:00-3:00PM
Session 3a Paper Presentations
Venue: Room CG2
SAFETY, HEALTH & WELLBEING IN SCHOOLS
Session 3b Paper Presentations
Venue: Room CG3
USE OF TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
Session 3c Paper Presentations
Venue: Room CG6
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT & ENHANCEMENT
PROGRAMMES
Violence in Schools and the Effectiveness of the Safe
Schools Program
Euphemia Baugh, The Mico University College
An investigation into the extent to which an Integrated
Counselling Approach can lead to effective treatment
for boys and girls with counselling related problems.
Jeffery J. S. Fullerton,
The Mico University College
Exploring College Instructors’ Integration of Technology
into their Curricula
Junior Martin, The Mico University College
An Investigation into the Conditions of Selected
Corporate High Schools’ Laboratory Equipment and the
Impact on Student Academic Performance in Biology
Lisa S. Caleb,
The Mico University College
Primary Spanish Curriculum Review and
Jamaica’s Vision 2030
Martha L. Corbett-Baugh, The Ministry of
Education - Jamaica
Climate Change Education for National
Development: Curriculum Infusion at the Primary
School Level
Tracy-Ann Hyman,
The University of the West Indies
SESSION 3 uDESTINATION: Unlocking excellence, modelling the future