Course Description

Many Arab countries face a three-dimensional challenge represented in eliminating traditional illiteracy on the one hand, and information and knowledge illiteracy on the other. This requires building a knowledge environment that replaces the concept of teaching with the concept of learning, in line with the contemporary wisdom that says: “Knowledge It is not given by the teacher, it is made by the learner.

 The twenty-first century requires many skills, the most important of which are: the ability to identify the information we need, determine how to obtain it, evaluate it, and then use it effectively to address an issue or solve a problem. The absence of these skills is called "information illiteracy".

 Today's world also requires critical thinking skills, innovation and sustainable self-learning, and the absence of these skills is termed "cognitive illiteracy".

 The number of people with computer and Internet skills in the Arab world is constantly increasing, but it is still much lower than in developed countries, and the traditional illiteracy rate is still high in some Arab countries, which constitutes a great waste of human resources.

 Hence the need to complete the training of teachers of the  العلم نور Centers of the Sharjah Education Council on adult education skills in the 21st century.

Learning Outcomes

• Providing participants with skills and strategies to train their students on self-learning and training skills
• Introducing participants to learning skills in the 21st century
• Using planning tools and models to teach learning skills in the 21st century
• Provide participants with strategies for assessing adult learners’ learning of 21st century learning skills

Course Delivery:

Four training hours, which includes two training sessions of two hours each, delivered online and webinar format.

Facilitator:

Tahani Awad is a Senior Master Trainer at SEA, she worked as a Consultant in Instructional leadership with UNICEF and has 20 years of experience in education, training, and professional development, she worked as a training specialist at Queen Rania Academy for 5 years and worked with CADER Company as a Master Trainer for three years and worked in UNRWA 12 years as Arabic language Teacher 5 years, Assistant Head teacher, and school principal for another 7 years. She also has work experience as a Head of International Sections in the private sector for two years. She also worked with the King Abdullah Fund for Excellence in" Demoqrati” project for 4 years during her work in CADER.

She received a Harvard University scholarship to enroll in a two-year advanced educational leadership program and obtained a specialist degree in this field. And for now, she is a MEPLI convener with Harvard.

Award

Upon completion of the course, participants will receive corresponding PD hours and will get a completion certificate delivered by SEA. Participants need to attend all the sessions in order to receive the completion certificate.