| Country Qatar
City Doha
Host Institution Supreme Education Council
Project Description The SEC has requested an EL Fellow to work 20 hours a week with English teaching and classroom observations and 20 hours a week in pre-service and in-service training, curriculum development and testing (in the specific area of mathematics and sciences courses taught in English). The EL Fellow will have an office in the Education Institute of the Supreme Education Council, but will spend a majority of time visiting with the independent schools in Qatar to observe and advise on English language instruction. Qatar has a tremendously forward looking vision for the development of their independent schools, as well as the financial resources to provide for the material needs in their schools, but Qatari teachers are sorely lacking in training opportunities. This is further compounded by the fact that many of the teachers in Qatar are women, and culturally they do not tend to travel overseas for higher education or additional professional training opportunities. Having an EL Fellow work directly with the teachers and administrators in these schools is viewed as a way to elevate the standards of the teachers and classrooms in the Qatari independent schools. [Click here to view full description] |
