Training to improve STEM teaching in Arab world

Training to improve STEM teaching in Arab world

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), in collaboration with the Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science and the Arab League Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (Alecso), organised a "Training Programme on Enhancing the Shift towards an Integrative Approach in Teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in General Education" for the primary level.The three-day programme targeted curriculum specialists, supervisors, and teachers in schools. It aimed to improve learning outcomes, enhance the competitiveness of education and its relevance to life and the reality of societies, and enable students to solve real-world problems and link them to various sciences to come up with innovations and solutions that contribute to achieving development and meeting the needs of the job market.Moza al-Hamidi, an expert in international organisations at the Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture, and Science, praised the efforts of Alecso in developing education in the Arab world. She emphasised the importance of the programme in exchanging pioneering experiences, opinions, ideas, knowledge, and scientific and training experiences in the field of sciences. She also emphasised the importance of co-operation between concerned entities to elevate it through activating development initiatives.For his part, Director of Curriculum and Learning Resources Dr Abdullah al-Mari