Martin-Kerr Leads Jamaica Exchange in Teaching program

Associate Professor Keitha-Gail Martin-Kerr in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction is co-leading a week-long immersion experience for four Jamaican teachers as part of the Jamaica Exchange in Teaching (JET) program. The program is designed to build a sustainable partnership with the Ministry of Education in Jamaica where every year at least eight teachers from both countries will have a transformative week-long experience being immersed in the education system and culture. 

This year, teachers from Jamaica are visiting the University of Minnesota campus and five metro schools including Meadowbrook Elementary, North Junior High, Hopkins High, Collaborative Lab, and Global Arts Plus. The JET program began with an exchange of four Minnesota-based teachers at Meadowbrook Elementary who visited Jamaica in February, 2021 for a parallel immersion experience.

In February 2023, four teachers from Highland Elementary in Columbia Heights will visit Jamaica to partner with an Infant School in St. Ann. In May 2023, the St. Ann teachers will visit Minnesota for an immersive education experience with their partner teachers in Highland Elementary . 

Learn more about teacher preparation in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.