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Qatar March workshop recap: extending Qeducation and welcoming private school founding members

The first blog of the Qatar March workshop series: Qatar March workshop recap: Empowering students, teachers and parents with digital technology for learning told how CYPHER, in collaboration with the...

Qatar March workshop: empowering students, teachers and parents with digital technology for learning

A few years ago, the Qatar Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) adopted an initiative, Qeducation, to develop educational curricula with a particular focus on competency-based learning d...

Teacher Appreciation Week 2022 ideas: 22 ways to celebrate the teachers in your life

Teachers have always been at the core of society. They prepare students for their lives and careers, having a direct impact on what the future will look like. Educators work long hours and go the extr...

Why building school-community partnerships is the way forward

Collaboration in schools is essential and a big component of learning. At the same time, when we think about collaboration, we mainly refer to student-student collaboration, teachers collaborating amo...

Eco-education: From eco-schools to eco-citizens

Theodore Roosevelt famously said: To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our...

Navigating e-learning cybersecurity threats as a teacher

Last year, as schools were closing their gates, e-learning cybersecurity wasn’t exactly a top priority for most teachers. In general, when it comes to securing our devices and online solutions, we ten...

4 Things any teacher training program should include from now on

During a recent conversation with close friends, we began remembering teachers who significantly impacted our lives. On quite a nostalgic afternoon, I heard wonderful stories about generosity, inspira...

8 Ways surveys help school leaders make better decisions

School leaders have to make crucial decisions all the time. Some of these may have short-term effects, but others have a lasting impact on future generations of students. While there’s no denying that...

Taking a closer look at IoT's transformative potential in education

Starting as a connection of non-standard devices to the Internet, such as smart thermostats, lighting, locks, or speakers, the Internet of Things (IoT) has had applications in various domains with the...

The impact of digital fatigue in the educational system

More than a year ago, in the context of the international health crisis we are still facing, the entire world had to deal with unique learning circumstances. With schools being shut down, stakeholders...

Actionable advice for school leaders on how to create an effective teacher training program

Today's classrooms have more devices, more educational software, more opportunities to differentiate learning based on various student needs, and educators are under more pressure to do more, preferab...

Making the case for paperless schools

There is no consensus about paper-based and paperless education. Some studies have shown that taking notes by hand is better for long-term comprehension, so students should be encouraged to keep on us...

What does an edtech coordinator do?

The academic world changes slower compared to other areas. However, this doesn’t mean that there aren’t many exciting new roles available in schools and universities. One of those jobs is education te...

How to use learning communities to improve student success

For educators, watching students learn is second only to watching them use what they’ve learned to improve their lives and the lives of those around them. After all, your ultimate goal is to prepare t...

Helping teachers and admins see the value of edtech

The fact that education needs to change isn’t something new. Thinkers, authors, teachers, and school leaders have been saying it for many years, citing areas such as curriculum, pedagogy, school restr...

Best practices for supporting parents with remote learning

With schools under lockdown, parents have taken on the role of teachers, in addition to being caregivers and workers. In these uncertain times, it’s hard to say when things will go back to “normal”. T...

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