{"id":34298,"date":"2024-10-28T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/?p=34298"},"modified":"2024-11-01T08:28:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T12:28:26","slug":"launching-ctr21-empowering-caribbean-educators-through-collaborative-research-and-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/launching-ctr21-empowering-caribbean-educators-through-collaborative-research-and-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"Launching CTR21: Empowering Caribbean Educators Through Collaborative Research and Inquiry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The opening conference of the <em>Caribbean Teacher as a Researcher in the 21st Century <\/em>(CTR21) marked the official start of the three-year research project in select primary schools across Saba, St.\u00a0Eustatius, St. Maarten, Aruba, Bonaire, and Cura\u00e7ao.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The CTR21 team proudly welcomed participants of the coaches training alongside directors from consortium partners Instituto Pedagogico Arubano (IPA), University of Cura\u00e7ao Dr. Moises Da Costa\u00a0Gomez (UoC), University of St. Martin (USM), University of Aruba (UA), and educational partners from\u00a0Aruba. Seven inspiring speakers engaged the audience, emphasizing the critical role of collaborative\u00a0research within schools, across islands, and throughout the Caribbean. CTR21 project leader Dr.\u00a0Gregory Richardson kicked off the event, presenting an overview of the project\u2019s aims and its\u00a0significance for education in the Dutch Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Launching-CTR21-IPA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"604\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gerard Baars, Director of the Nationaal Regieorgaan Onderwijsonderzoek (NRO), shared a congratulatory\u00a0message via video, underscoring the importance of disseminating research results across the wider\u00a0community. Representatives of each institution, Berthson Boekhoudt MSc, Dr. Francis de Lanoy, Dr. Mieke de\u00a0Droog, and Dr. Antonio Carmona Baez (via video), spoke on the value of regional collaboration and the sharing\u00a0of expertise and practical knowledge to elevate education quality.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Launching-CTR21-IPA-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"604\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adding to the inspiration, CTR21 program coordinator Melendy Neuman MSc performed a poem titled\u00a0&#8220;Problema den Practica,&#8221; reflecting on the role of teachers as critical thinkers in education.<\/p>\n<p>CTR21 course participants were also provided with the book <em>Een onderzoekende houding: werken aan\u00a0<\/em><em>professionele ontwikkeling <\/em>by Van der Herik and Schuitema, a practical guide to fostering inquiry-based\u00a0thinking among teachers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Launching-CTR21-IPA-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"604\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The event concluded with invited speakers, Prof. Dr. Joana Duarte of Rijksuniversiteit Groningen and Dr. Ton Klein from Onderwijs, Onderzoek en Adviesbureau Oberon, emphasizing the importance of an inquiry mindset for educators and evidence-informed teaching practices.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Launching-CTR21-IPA-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"604\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The CTR21 team extends heartfelt gratitude to all collaborators. We are thrilled to begin the four-day\u00a0train-the-trainer course, setting the stage for a transformative journey in Caribbean education!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ipa_logo.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"97\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Info \/ Contact<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Pa mas informacion por busca den e alfabet menu riba nos pagina principal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/structura\/ensenansa-superior\/ipa\/\">[I] Instituto Pedagogico Arubano (IPA)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Por tuma contacto cu:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/contact\/scolnan-na-aruba\/ipa\/\">IPA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening conference of the Caribbean Teacher as a Researcher in the 21st Century (CTR21) marked the official start of the three-year research project in select primary schools across Saba, St.\u00a0Eustatius, St. Maarten, Aruba, Bonaire, and Cura\u00e7ao.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[110,200,302,34,97],"class_list":["post-34298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-aruba","tag-corsou","tag-ctr21","tag-ipa","tag-ua"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34298"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34308,"href":"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34298\/revisions\/34308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ea.aw\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}