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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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50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Writing in English Mathematics Science
333 333
250
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
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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