NEWS
by Camille Russell Chemistry BOND
Chemistry teachers have established an inaugural grouping for membership support to enhance their
Dr. Leah Garner-O’Neal Director, Barbados Network of Chemistry Teachers and Lecturer in Chemistry, The UWI, Cave Hill Campus
F ounder and Director of the network Dr. Leah Garner- O’Neal , a Cave Hill-based UWI lecturer, said the idea was conceived during the COVID-19 lockdown when teachers pivoted from in-person classes to online instruction. “[During] COVID … I saw that some of the chemistry teachers were struggling. As I spoke to them and heard that they were struggling with teaching students online, I began to reach out to them, and this was
effectiveness in the classroom. The Barbados Network of Chemistry Teachers was launched last October during a brief ceremony at Cave Hill Campus aimed at empowering chemistry educators through collaboration and continuous professional development.
the genesis of the support group. We met online, and we shared our experiences in the online space. Soon, what started as a group of four persons, kept increasing as word spread about the network, and soon we decided we have to make this network official,” Garner-O’Neal told the launch ceremony. The initiative was lauded by Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology Dr. Jeanese Badenock who expressed her support: “ Education is evolving rapidly,
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