Queen Rania Teacher Academys

experience in teacher training and its role

in the Arab Program for Teacher Policies

-------------------------- UNESCOs Regional Interagency Coordination Meeting on Education For All 2015

Review for the Arab States

Beirut, March 8, 2013

Queen Rania Teacher Academy

QRTA

Background on QRTA Partners

QRTAs programs

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Queen Rania Teacher Academy

Launched in June 2009, under the

patronage of HM Queen Rania, in

partnership with the MoE and Teachers

College at Columbia University, as well as

CUMERC.

QRTA is committed to Her Majestys vision

of empowering educators with skills,

recognition, and the support necessary to

excel in the classroom.

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4 We build on Strategic Partnerships

Vision and mission

Vision: Promoting excellence in teacher education.

Mission:

QRTA aspires to be the leading center for excellence in teacher

education and policy deliberation for Jordan and the region.

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Sustainability and dissemination

Build a strong base of local expertise

More dependency on QRTA training staff

Gradual build-up and raised dependency on MoE staff

Accreditation of the program by the MoE and integration

within the ministry plans

Dissemination regionally

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Core Operations

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Policy, Strategy & Research

Professional Development Design

and Delivery

Documentation and Dissemination

Monitoring and Evaluation

Training Programs

Subject-based networks

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Mathematics

Science

English Writing

Build communities of

practice during and

after the training,

to encourage sharing

experiences and using

best practices

Intensive workshops

Network meetings

On-site support

Communities of practice

Monitoring and evaluation

Leadership

In three years

1624 Trainees

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350

Writing in English Mathematics Science

333 333

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188

259 261

Females Males

234 public schools

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English Writing, 80

Mathmatics, 76

Science, 78

Distribution of trainees across the

governorates

Karak, 349

Amman , 221

Jarash, 83

Ajloun, 79

Aqaba, 163

Madaba, 24

Salt, 151

Mafraq, 164

Tafileh, 33

Zarka, 157 Irbid, 200

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Latest addition

QRTA is launching the Arabic Network

Program in response to assessments

highlighting regression in literacy skills

among Jordanian students.

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Arabic Program

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The program aims at developing the attitudes, pedagogical skills,

and practices of Arabic teachers.

The activities cover both reading and writing.

The program has linked-up with the Arab Thought Foundation in

Beirut.

ATF has just organised a training workshop for 50 teachers from 12

schools across Amman.

Other activities

(for public and private schools)

Conferences

Lectures

Short courses

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Conferences, lectures and short courses

1587 participants

Conferences 846

educators

Cover areas in recent developments in pedagogy

and

topics complementing the training program

Lectures

529

educators

-Integrating critical and innovative thinking and mind habit in teaching

-Strategies for successful learning in the classroom

-Conflict resolution

Short courses

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Madrasati Palestine

Training 111 teachers on the

subject-based network

program, in:

Mathematics

Science

Arabic Writing

English Writing

Leadership

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Leveraging Technology

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Working towards setting up satellite hubs across Jordan,

for maximum outreach

Dissemination of the video titled Steps, capturing

experiences in teacher training.

Public Action Project (PAP)

Aims to develop students knowledge and encourage them to

contribute to the conservation of the natural resources through

workshops, field support, school committees and community based

projects.

The teacher training programme is aimed at teachers of Science, Math,

English and Humanities to enable them to help them use modern

teaching strategies such as interdisciplinary teaching and learning,

project-based learning and critical thinking to raise the awareness of

the students.

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QRTA provided training for 120 teacher and supervisor

from 25 schools in Amman, Ajloun and Madaba.

Regional English Language Office

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Regional English Language Office at the US Embassy

RELO offers professional development and educational exchange programs for English language teachers and students, in coordination with Ministries of Education and teachers' organizations.

The program reached 280 teachers, supervisors and principals in 2011 and 2012, across Jordan, in Maaan; Southern Badia; Tafileh; Busaira; Jarash; Ajloun; Karak, Southern Mazar; Southern Aghwar; Al Qasr.

Education in Emergencies

A joint project with UNESCO on Emergency Support to

Safeguard Education Quality for Syrian Students in Jordan.

The project aims to help teachers better deal with students in emergency situations.

It includes developing a training of trainers program,

preparing resource material as well as a teachers guide book.

A subsequent teacher training program is expected to follow.

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Teach Like a Champion

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Obtained the Arabic licensing and translation of the

book by the author Doug Lemov.

49 instructional techniques and classroom strategies

developed from years of observation of outstanding

teachers.

4000 copies printed.

100 teachers from MoE trained.

Training materials for 12 workshops prepared.

12 workshops (50 teachers per workshop) funded

for 2013.

Start promoting to private sector schools.

Provider of IB workshops

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2010 7 Training Workshops

2011 7 Training Workshops

2012 15 Training Workshops

2013 31 Training Workshops

Offering IB workshops locally and

regionally, in both Arabic and

English.

Extending advice to schools wanting

to become IB schools.

Through its strategic partnership with IBO, QRTA is:

Tailor-made Programs for private schools

Policy development and research

Locally, QRTA is engaged with MoE partners in teacher-

related policy development.

Regionally, QRTA is engaged in supporting research-based

policy development in its capacity as leader and manager of

the Arab Program on Teacher Policies and professional

development.

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Strategic objectives

Sustain and diversify programs by building internal capacity.

Expand regionally by developing strategic partnerships.

Advance data-driven teacher policies, both nationally and

regionally, through research and deliberation.

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Focus of activities in 2013 Expand the subject networks program and institutionalize within the ministry

Role out Teach like a Champion locally and regionally

Develop QRTAs own workshops

Institutionalize IB work at QRTA

Develop the Arabic network program

Establish at least one partnership with a university in Jordan and outside. Potential universities include:

Helsinki Modern Approaches to good teaching

UConn Instructional Leadership

University of Pennsylvania.

One of the Jordanian Universities Practicum component

Execution of the APTP 2013 plan

Continue working on the partnership with MoE School Improvement Programme

Expanding training work to other Arab countries, like UAE, Saudi and Libya

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Expanding regionally

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The Arab Program on

Teacher Policies and Professional

Development (APTP)

QRTA was selected by ALECSO to host and lead the Arab

Program on Teacher Policies and Professional Development

(APTP).

APTP is one of 5 sub-programs of the Arab Regional Agenda

on Improving Education Quality (ARAIEQ).

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QRTAs role in the Arab Program on

Teacher Policies and Teacher

Development (APTP)

APTP works to support developing a common Arab agenda to promote research-informed policy-making for teachers, and their professional development.

The objective is to help enhance the teaching profession, making it an attractive career to high-caliber graduates.

Research-based policy development would cover teacher preparation and recruitment, as well as teacher development and retention, as by including career development paths and programs, incentive policies.

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Planned activities

and

progress update

Work plan