By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Administrator
The teacher training seminars run over 10 days and are comprehensive in approach catering to all levels, including those who have had no formal training at all. Many teachers enter the job with only a 12th grade education. Dr. Yacoobi believed peace, critical thinking, a compassionate and just society and improved humanity can only be achieved when there is quality education provided for all from the earliest of ages. She started helping Afghans in the refugee camps in Pakistan in the 1990s, and one of the things she put in place from the start was training teachers.
The training gives teachers knowledge and skills so they can run modern, interactive, student-centered classrooms whether teacher and student are in partnership and actively engaged in the learning process. Afghanistan needs its youth to grow up asconfident, independent, critical thinkers with problem solving skills, who are good team players, listeners, advocates for equality, justice and fairness.Quality teachers are key to helping youth reach their potential.
Here are Khadijah’s comments, “I taught at a high school but in one year the school changed my subject five times because the students did not like my teaching style and did not learn anything. I was facing termination or transfer of my contract. Someone suggested that I attend an AIL seminar to improve my teaching. I learned a lot over the 10 days of the seminar including how to manage a classroom, modern teaching methods, creating monthly/yearly plans. Now I have become one of the best teachers in the school and my students are happy!”
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By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Administrator
By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Administrator
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