Rosemarie Hoen
From 2005, Rosemarie (Roke) Hoen (MSc) served at the Instituto Pedagogico Arubano as a lecturer in Health Education and Personal Development, a trainer in the professional development of teachers, and later as a researcher. Before and during her tenure at IPA, she was involved in various projects focused on educational innovation and professional development. In 2013, she obtained a Master’s in Science degree in Evidence-Based Innovation in Teaching from Maastricht University, specializing in conducting randomized controlled trials and translating scientific insights into educational practice and applied research. Between 2013 and 2016, she participated in Maestro Kompas, a Dutch Caribbean education project, where she designed and coordinated the IPA blended-learning teacher education program for unqualified teachers on Sint Eustatius. Since 2013, she has been a member of the national steering group for Healthy Schools in Aruba. From 2020 to 2025, she served as an adjunct facilitator for the Master of Science in Education program from Wayne State College, Nebraska USA. This program followed a “Community of Learning” approach for experienced teachers and school principals. In this role, she successfully guided many teachers and principals in conducting action research within their classrooms and schools. Since 2020, she has collaborated within a community of practice with professionals in the field of parent education and childhood development to develop the program Stima Mi Guia Mi, a research-informed program on Sensitive Responsive Parenting and Sensitive Responsive Education for childcare professionals. The Stima Mi Guia Mi program has recently been included in the growth booklet of the Wit Gele Kruis Aruba, the organization responsible for parent and child care services for all children aged 0 to 4 years in Aruba. In 2025, Rosemarie was appointed by the Instituto Pedagogico Arubano as a researcher in the project Systemic Sensitive Responsive Resilience Building, within Work Package 4: The Impact of Slavery on Education: Teaching and Learning. This project is part of a research program on the history and heritage of transatlantic colonial slavery commissioned by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and entrusted to the Caribbean Higher Education Council of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (CHECK).