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bgcolor="#b9cedf"> <font class="titl2" color="black"><!---------------Begin of Text----------------> <br> <br> </font> <br> <font class="titl2" color="black"> <a href="link2.html" class="antiline"><font style="font-size: 10px;">On Going Projects&gt;</font></a> <br> <br> </font> <div style="text-align: center;"><b>Building Educational Skills and Innovative Capacities in Palestinian Schools<o:p></o:p></b> <br> </div> <b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b><br> <font class="titl2" color="black"> </font> <br> <div style="text-align: justify;">Almawrid Teacher Development Center, <span style="color: black;">in collaboration with the Italian NGO Crocevia, started to carry out this project on march 2006.</span><br> <span style="color: black;">Its overall objective is to contribute improving the quality of Palestinian education and building innovative capacities in Palestinian schools.</span><br> <span style="color: black;">Also the project aims at introducing active and participative learning approaches through practical activities.</span><br> <span style="color: black;">The project, three years long, is targeting teachers and school principals of Palestinian schools in the districts of Jenin, </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="color: black;">Nablus</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: black;"> and </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="color: black;">Hebron</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: black;">.</span><br> &nbsp;<br> <span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p>In each district 4 training courses will be carry out, by on specific subject of :</span><br> <span style="color: black;">Civic education and democracy</span><br> <span style="color: black;">Environmental education and awareness</span><br> <span style="color: black;">Cultural heritage</span><br> School culture's change. <br> <br> <o:p></o:p><span style="color: black;">360 teachers and principals will participate in the project, 120 from each district.<o:p></o:p></span> <br> <br> <span style="color: black;">The three school where the training courses will be conducted are:<o:p></o:p></span><br> <st1:place><st1:placename><span style="color: black;">Al-Husein</span></st1:placename><span style="color: black;"> </span><st1:placename><span style="color: black;">Bin</span></st1:placename><span style="color: black;"> </span><st1:placename><span style="color: black;">Ali</span></st1:placename><span style="color: black;"> </span><st1:placename><span style="color: black;">Secondary school</span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="color: black;"> (</span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="color: black;">Hebron</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: black;">)<o:p></o:p></span><br> <st1:place><st1:placename><span style="color: black;">Al-Salahieh</span></st1:placename><span style="color: black;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="color: black;">Secondary school</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="color: black;"> (</span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="color: black;">Nablus</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: black;">)<o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="color: black;">Al-Khansa' Secondary school (Jenin)</span> <br> </div> <br> <br> <div style="text-align: center;"><b>Phase 1: <span style="">&nbsp;</span>March 2006 to the end of June 2006<o:p></o:p></b> <br> <b>Preparation and Coordination<o:p></o:p></b> <br> </div> <b><o:p></o:p></b> <br> <div style="text-align: justify;">Following the approval of the project, Almawrid has dedicated its effort to preparing training materials; four teams were working on developing theoretical content and training activities for each of intended training courses: school culture change, civic education, cultural heritage, and environment education.<br> Crocevia  s representatives mission to Ramallah on May 2006 was excellent opportunity to discuss and agree on the general action plan in addition to different micro-plans for specific actions and procedures for starting and implementing the project .<br> Coordination with Ministry of Education and Higher Education has been made through several meetings with the general director of training and supervision Mr. Tharwat Zeid, the general director of schools principals Mr. Samih Jabir, and the head of training department Mr. Zaher Atwa. Three schools, one in each district, has identified to be used as training center, training program and training time schedule have agreed on.<br> On <st1:date month="6" day="20" year="2006">June 20, 2006</st1:date>, Ms. Michela La Perna has been attended Almawrid s staff for assisting and following up implementation processes. <br> </div> <o:p><br> </o:p> <div style="text-align: center;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><b>Phase 2: July 2006<o:p></o:p></b> <br> <b>Needs Assessment for Training Centers<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></b> <br> </div> <br> <div style="text-align: justify;">In order to identify equipments and facilities needed for well running training in the three Centers. Almawrid has conducted a need assessment for the three schools, through the process, Almawrid s staff visited<span style="">&nbsp; </span>the three schools, met and interviewed the heads of the schools.<br> Almawrid will provide each training center with necessary equipment; computers, projectors, TVs, videos, screens, digital and video cameras. While schools it self will contribute by restructuring, painting, and preparing sites for training. <br> </div> <b><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><br> </b> <div style="text-align: center;"><b>Phase 3:<span style="">&nbsp; </span></b><st1:date month="7" day="23" year="2006"><b>July 23, 2006</b></st1:date><b>  </b><st1:date month="12" day="24" year="2006"><b>December 24, 2006</b></st1:date><b><o:p></o:p></b> <br> <b>Providing Equipments &amp; Training Activities<o:p></o:p></b> <br> </div> <b><o:p>&nbsp;<br> </o:p></b><br> Quotations and contacts with different providers have made in order to provide schools with necessary equipments.<br> <div style="text-align: justify;">On July the 22, a meeting at Almawrid will be organized for trainers, district coordinators, and representatives of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in order to announce the starting of training activities officially, after the meeting a workshop for trainers will be organized to discuss training activities, methodologies, and evaluation procedures.<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><br> </div> <b><br> <br> <br> </b> <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Training Courses</span></b><br> </div> <b><br> </b> <div style="text-align: center;"><b>Civic Education </b><img src="images/pic20.jpg" title="" alt="pic20" style="border: 1px solid ; width: 136px; height: 105px;" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10"> </div> Target group: Schools teachers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br> Duration of the course: 30 hours (15 sessions) <br> Districts: Hebron, Nablus, and Jenin<br> Participants: 120 teachers (30 in each district) <br> <b><u><br> <br> </u>Objectives</b>: <br> <div style="text-align: justify;">After finishing this course, participants will be able to:<br> - Demonstrate understanding concepts of, civil society, human rights, civic rights, legislative process and separation of power, rule of law, accountability, transparency,<img src="images/pic23.jpg" title="" alt="pic23" style="border: 1px solid ; width: 138px; height: 105px;" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="left"> citizenship, election, and good governance. <br> - Teaching civic education through different effective methodologies and skills.<br> &nbsp;- Integrating local civic issues in different schools subject matters.<br> - Demonstrate awareness and ability to participate in activities that aims at improving life quality for local communities.<br> - Establishing a local team who are able to train other teachers in the future.<br> </div> <br> <b>Conten</b><b>t:</b><br> <br> <b>&nbsp;A) Theoretical framework:</b><br> - The concept of civil society.<br> - Civic education; meaning and content.<br> - Effective methodologies for teaching civic education.<br> - Human rights, civic rights, legislative process, separation of power, rule of law, transparency and accountability, citizenship, election, and good governance.<br> <br> <b>B) Training activities: </b><br> Training activities will employ different effective teaching methodologies and approaches, mainly:<br> Work groups and cooperative learning.<br> Case-studies<br> Problem solving<br> Projects<br> Jigsaw technique<br> Games<br> Role play<br> Brain storming<br> Questioning<br> Fishbowls<br> <br style=""> <br> <br> <div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Managing Edu</b><b>cational Change</b>&nbsp; <br> <br> <img src="images/pic21.jpg" title="" alt="pic21" style="border: 1px solid ; width: 141px; height: 106px;" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10"></div> Target group: Schools Principals <br> Duration of the course: 30 hours (15 sessions)<br> Districts: <st1:city><st1:place>Hebron</st1:place></st1:city>, <st1:city><st1:place>Nablus</st1:place></st1:city>, and Jenin<br> Participants: 120 Principals (30 in each district) <br> <b><br> <br> Objectives: </b><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">After finishing this course, participants will be able to:<br> - Demonstrate understanding of the concepts: school administration, educational leadership, educational change, school culture, mission of the school, and vision of the school.<br> - Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of: the role of school s principal as educational leader, school management processes, leadership styles and frames, affect of school culture on students achievements and behaviors, stages of change management, and building mission and vision for the school.<br> - Demonstrate ability and skills to identify direction for her/his school and build mission and <img src="images/pic19.jpg" title="" alt="pic19" style="border: 1px solid ; width: 142px; height: 106px;" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10">vision for the school.<br> - Design and implement innovative educational programs.<br> - Value team and cooperative work and value democratic school culture.<br> - Establishing a local team who are able to train other principals in the future.<br> <br> </div> &nbsp; <br> <b>Content:</b>&nbsp; <br> <br> <b>A) Theoretical framework:</b><br> - The concept of educational administration.<br> - Administration procedures.<br> - The role, knowledge, skills, and responsibilities of scho<b><img src="images/pic22.jpg" title="" alt="pic22" style="border: 1px solid ; width: 133px; height: 100px;" align="right" hspace="50" vspace="10"></b>ol s principals.<br> - Leadership styles and frames.<br> - School culture<br> - Palestinian school culture<br> - Managing change<br> - Change processes<br> -Managing innovations<br> <br> &nbsp;<b>B) Training activities:&nbsp;</b> <br> Training activities will employ different effective methodologies and approaches, mainly:<br> - Work groups and cooperative learning.<br> - Case-studies<br> - Problem solving<br> - Games <ul type="square"> </ul> <font class="titl2" color="black"><br> <br> <br> <br> <!---------------End of Text----------------> </font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> <td width="5" bgcolor="#e40101"><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#5a85a6" height="4" colspan="4"><br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <script language="JavaScript1.2" src="../menu2.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </center> </body> </html>