School of Education

 

Mrs. Murella Sambucharan-Mohammed

Research Interests

Mrs. Sambucharan-Mohammed's research interests include Technology Integration, Foreign Language Pedagogy, Equity and Social Justice in Education, Assessment (with a focus on online assessments, classroom assessment and public examinations), Curriculum Design and Implementation, and Teacher Education. She has recently started research with a focus on young learners in the areas of Mindfulness in Education, Teachers’ Reflective Practice, Spanish for young learners and Engaging Young Learners with Technology. 

Selected Publications

  • Yamin-Ali, J., Sambucharan, M., (2021) Action Research Journals: A window into how student teachers build research literacy. Book chapter in Developing Teachers’ Research Literacy: International Perspectives edited by Pete Boyd, Agnieszka Szplit, Zuzanna Zbróg.

  • Sambucharan-Mohammed, M. (2021). Let’s Talk English ¡Hablamos inglés! A PADF Publication for English as a Second Language for Spanish-speaking migrant children in Trinidad and Tobago, Pan American Development Foundation. December 2021.

Selected Conference Presentations

  • Louison, K., Maharaj, S., Garcia, J.L. and Sambucharan-Mohammed., (2022). Development of a Mindfulnes-Based Intervention for Preschoolers. Presented at The Eurpoean Conference on Education’s International Academic Forum (July14-17, 2022).
  • Kronberg, C., De Lisle, J., Lucas, T., Mark, N., Sambucharan-Mohammed, M., Ramsawak-Jodha, N., Alexander, V. (2021). Opportunity or Crisis: Teachers’ Experiences with Classroom Assessment During the Pandemic. Presented at NCME Classroom Assessment Conference. October 21-22, 2021
  • De Lisle, J., Kronberg, C., Lucas, T, Ramsawak-Jodha, N and Sambucharan-Mohammed, M. (2021) Remodeling Classroom Assessment in a Postcolonial Nation State: The Challenge of Praxis. Presented at NCME Classroom Assessment Conference. October 21-22, 2021
  • Sambucharan-Mohammed, M., Khan-Ventour, Z. & Lee-Piggott, R. (2021). Possibilities or Problems? The Experiences of Private-School Parents during the Shift to ERTL: A phenomenographical multiple-case study. Paper presented at the Biennial Teaching Conference for Tertiary Educators (Virtual), Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CoETaL), University of Guyana. 20th – 22nd Sept. 2021
  • Lee-Piggott, R., Khan-Ventour, Z. & Sambucharan-Mohammed, M. (2021). Sensemaking: Private School Leadership during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Paper presented at the Annual British Educational Research Association (BERA) Virtual Conference. 13th – 16th September, 2021
  • Sambucharan-Mohammed, M. (2021) Leading Learning with Technology – Address to School Leaders, Ministry of Education, St. George East Educational District. May 2021
  • Sambucharan-Mohammed, M. (2020) Human Rights at the Centre of the COVID-19 Recovery: Perspectives on Education. Address at Webinar Recover Better, United Nations. December 2020
  • Sambucharan-Mohammed, M., (2020). Keeping Pace with Technological Imperatives in the National Curriculum. Presented at The Ministry of Education’s National Consultation on Education. December 1st, 2020

  • Sambucharan-Mohammed, M., (2019). Creating Connections in the Foreign Language Classroom. Paper presented at The UWI SOE Biennial Conference. February 19th -21st, 2019

  • Figaro-Henry, S., Grant-Fraser & Sambucharan-Mohammed, M. (2014) Teacher Development with ICT: A case study of regional collaboration. Paper presented at the 2nd Virtual Educa Caribbean Symposium 2014 Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

 

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