Author: Maurice Cotterell

MEd., BSc. QTS/OCT - Physics Teacher at Davenant Foundation School The University of the West Indies
My passion as a teacher and leader in education is to contribute to students’ enhanced learning by creation of a positive teaching/learning environment, where they are motivated to develop strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills. As acting Vice-Principal and head of Physics, I have amassed five years of experience in leading meetings, implementing strategies to maintain discipline and school ethos, liaise with stakeholders in planning for future development of the institution; successfully negotiated the implementation of various projects for student development as well as supervising effective execution of such. For the past 19 years, I have incorporated discovery learning within the classroom through practical activities, problem solving and cooperative learning and have realized that students retention in Physics and Mathematics have increased significantly. I am always cognizant that students have different learning styles, and as such teaching strategies during planning and delivery must take this crucial factor into consideration and be tailored to meet such differences.