The second round of Qatar Reads’ The Teachers Teaching Teachers (TTT) workshop sharpened the skills of 150 teachers and teaching assistants from schools in Doha.
Organisers described the workshop hosted by Awsaj Academy as “hugely successful”.
Teachers from Awsaj, Qatar Academy, The American School of Doha and The International School of London Qatar presented 18 sessions.
Awsaj teachers presented topics mainly in the Arabic language. The topics included ‘Discipline the Secondary Classroom’ by Issam Qased; ‘Amazing Words’ by Manal al-Absi and Amal al-Hafi; ‘Awsaj way of Teaching’ (Direct Instruction) by Reem al-Ahmed and Eiman Ismaeel; ‘How to Motivate Even the Most Challenging Students’ by Dina Zebib and ‘Coaching’ by Lamya Beydoun and Jeff Coleman.
Qatar Reads, set up 15 years ago, is a non-profit teacher-directed organisation that improves teaching literacy in Doha.
It conducts two TTTs events each year. Member schools host the events.
Qatar Reads also invites authors and illustrators from around the world to encourage learning and creativity among students of three member schools - Qatar Academy, Awsaj Academy, and The American School of Doha. - QNA
