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Enhanced Network Teacher Education Capacity (ENTEC) Project at AQB 
 
WHAT IS ENTEC?
 
The Enhanced Network Teacher Education Capacity (ENTEC) project is one of the Open Society University Network (OSUN) projects at AQB which aims to enhance the capacity of teacher education within the Bard network institutions. Teachers working in under-resourced and fragile contexts that the Open Society University Network (OSUN) serves will benefit from this project. MAT programs at AQB, Bard College, and American University of Central Asia (AUCA) are collaborating to achieve this goal through implementing three main strategies:
  • Supporting technology-based course delivery and new teacher mentoring mechanisms.
  • Enhancing educational domain expertise in constituent MAT programs.
  • Design blended teacher education modules for broader non-degree offerings.
 
 (Source: AQB College at the Jericho Dar al Kalama School Workshop)
 
The following diagram summarizes the role of the ENTEC project at AQB:

 

S1. Knowing the Basics

S2. Some useful Teacher Mentor Tools

S3. What is a problem of practice?

S4. Identifying a problem of practice and analyzing its roots causes according to Shulman’s model of teacher development

S5. Assisting mentees in developing intervention methods and action plans related to their problems of practice

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHOPS

AQB ENTEC Workshops

Field Trip to Palestine Techno Park and Al Nayzak for Supportive Education and Scientific Innovation, Ramallah, Palestine.

The ENTEC mentors and staff from the AQU IT department visited the Palestine Techno Park and Al Nayzak for Supportive Education and Scientific Innovation on August 2, 2022. This trip aimed to explore Augmented and virtual reality applications in STEM and humanities subjects. Mentors engaged in innovative discussions and considered exciting ideas for developing their AR/VR projects.

Workshops through the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) (mentors, mentees, and guests from outreach schools)

  1. Designing an effective unit for online/remote teaching

  2. Using Active Learning Techniques for the online environment

  3. Establishing an engaging learning environment

  4. Promoting Higher Order Thinking in the online learning environment

  5. Assessing for understanding and to inform instruction and learning

Workshops Integrated into TPT I course- Spring 2021 (experts, mentors, mentees, and guests from outreach schools)

  • Assessment /Learning Activities: Google forms

    • How to create a test or a quiz using Google Forms.

    • How to create an exit ticket (check for understanding) using Google Forms.

    • How to create a student self-assessment using Google Forms.

    • How to set up a quiz to adapt and change the questions based on how the student is responding using Google Forms

    • How to do a video quiz in Google Forms

  • Assessment /Learning Activities: E-rubrics

    • Holistic Rubrics: creating automated analytic rubrics or single criteria rubrics (one-dimensional) using Excel/Google Sheets 

    • Analytic Rubric: creating automated analytic rubrics (two-dimensional rubrics) using Excel/Google Sheets 

    • Checklists: how to create a checklist using Excel/Google Sheets 

  • Assessment /Learning Activities: Online survey tools 

    • Socrative

    • Poll Everywhere

  • Online tools for active learning

    • Kahoot

    • GeoGebra

    • PhET Interactive Simulations

  • Online tools for active learning

MENTORS AND MENTEES TOOLKIT

This toolkit is designed to assist mentors and mentees from AQB, Bard College, and AUCA to implement online teaching and learning tools in their classrooms. The development of this toolkit is part of the Enhanced Network Teacher Education Capacity (ENTEC) project activities at AQB. 

Table of Contents

Description of This Resource  3

Goals  3

Target Audience  3

Organization  3

Tool # 1: Google forms  4

Objectives  4

Description  4

How to Implement This Tool in the Classroom   4

Necessary Modifications  11

Precautions  11

Tool # 2: E-Rubrics using Google Sheet/ Excel 13

Objectives  13

Description  13

Rubrics Type: 13

How to Implement This Tool in the Classroom   13

Holistic Rubrics: 14

Analytic Rubric  17

Tool # 3: Kahoot (Game-based learning platform) 21

Objectives  21

Description  21

How to Implement This Tool in the Classroom   21

Necessary Modifications  22

Precautions  22

Tool # 4: Poll Everywhere  23

Objectives  23

Description  23

How to Implement This Tool in the Classroom   23

Necessary Modifications  31

Precautions  31

Tool # 5: Socrative  32

Description  32

How to Implement This Tool in the Classroom   32

Necessary Modifications  32

Precautions  32

English language Track. 33

Tool # 1: Lyrics Training  33

Objectives  33

Description  33

How to Implement This Tool in the Classroom   34

Necessary Modifications  34

Precautions  34

Tool # 2: StoryBird  35

Objectives  35

Description  36

How to Implement This Tool in the Classroom   36

Necessary Modifications  36

Precautions  36

Math. 37

Tool #1: GeoGebra  37

How to Implement This Tool in the Classroom   37

Necessary Modifications  38

Precautions  38

Science. 39

Tool # 1: PHET from Colorado University  39

Objectives  39

Description  40

How to Implement This Tool in the Classroom   41

Necessary Modifications  41

Precautions  41

History. 42

Tool # 1: Virtual Museum Tour 42

Description  42

How to Implement This Tool in the Classroom   42

Necessary Modifications  42

Precautions  42

Math. 44

Science. 50

Biology. 54

How does these tools promote learning?  56

How doestheyinforminstruction?  56

Design and administration  56

Generalimplementationattributes: 57

Modifications  57

These tools can be modified for younger students by focusing on expanding time for each activity promoting one question at a time rather than a set of statements. Teachers should help the younger students by reading the statements. 57

Caveats  57

Usewithotherdisciplines: 57

Appendices  58

AppendixB:Wordwall Match Game  59

History. 1

English Language. 3

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ENTEC AT AQB NEWS

Al-Quds University, Al-Quds Bard College, Al-Quds Bard College organized a certificate awards ceremony recognizing mentors who completed the two-year ENTEC training program during 2021-2022. The trai...

The ENTEC mentors and staff from the AQU IT department visited the Palestine Techno Park and Al Nayzak for Supportive Education and Scientific Innovation on August 2, 2022. This trip aimed to explore ...

November 6th, 2021 - The ENTEC project at AQB presented a workshop entitled "Promoting Higher Thinking Skills in Teaching" at Al-Asala Model School in Amman, which in turn worked to enhance teachers' ...

The ENTEC project in the Master in the Arts of Teaching Program at Al-Quds Bard College held a workshop at the Advanced Schools “Al Madares Al-Mutaqademah” for smart learning- STEM (General Manager Dr...
Shaima Ali

My experience after the workshop at Jericho By Shaima Ali

My colleague Maram and I had started to prepare for the workshop at Jericho by preparing the text, writing questions for higher thinking skills, and dividing the roles for the presentation. In the run-up to the event, I felt comfortable, more positive, and self-confident because the preparation was elaborate and the colleagues were cooperative. On the plus side, there was a really happy atmosphere and everyone seemed to be having fun. The attendees were encouraged to hear the content and apply it. On the negative side, the place was not prepared well for group work, and it took time to arrange a place where we could do the work efficiently. All the attendees were attentive to everything that was presented through Dr. Ayman Khalifah, and they were writing down their notes and participating with deep answers during the presentation.  Speaking to some of the attendees after the event, their positive feedback helped me realize that the content was at a high level and they liked it so much that they ask us to repeat the meetings to benefit more from the examples and applications that will be presented. I grew in confidence as a result of this experience and the next time I participate in a similar workshop, I could have the required experience, so I am using a tried and tested approach. In cooperation with colleagues, consulting them, and sharing their experiences, I can be more prepared in the coming times, and I will be able to work with a larger number of attendees.

Shaima Ali
Fatima Mafarjeh

My experience as a mentor By Fatima Mafarjeh

Based on my experience as a mentor in the ENTEC mentoring project, I grew to believe that every educational institution should have a mentoring support program for their novice teachers. The satisfaction a mentor experiences while training and improving teacher mentees’ performances is beyond description. Personally, my mentees highly valued the support and feedback they used to receive on their classes and work.

Fatima Mafarjeh
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