Local Educator Offers Success Strategies

While back home, accomplished educator Beth Critchley Charlton will hold a public talk for local teachers, parents and the community at large to share strategies on re-engaging students in the art of learning.

The state of public education continues to remain a societal issue in Bermuda, and Mrs. Charlton, daughter of well-known social worker and civil servant, the late David Critchley, says if students become re-engaged, then learning is ensured.

Using real student experiences and “action research” by practicing teachers, Mrs. Charlton posits that in order to re-engage students, a reflection on prior successes in education, along with the construction of a broader knowledge base from that foundation of success, is pre-requisite to understanding how all students learn.

In her career, Mrs. Charlton’s focus has been student-centred – acknowledging the unique attributes of each student, identifying what each student controls as a learner, and then building instruction that engages them. The result? Parents, teachers and the community are armed with practical solutions, a renewed sense of optimism and the re-engagement of students in the learning process.

Mrs. Charlton is a former public educator, reading specialist, literacy assessment specialist, assistant professor at Mount Saint Vincent University and author of a book, “Engaging the Disengaged”. Her public lecture will take place on Thursday, March 8 at 7 p.m. at Bermuda College.

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