iEARN Qatar 2018 Open House held at Hamad Bin Khalifa University Student Center.
DOHA: Education Above All (EAA) Foundation through its programme, Reach Out to Asia (ROTA), held the largest annual International Education and Resource Network (iEARN) Qatar 2018 Open House on April 24 at Hamad Bin Khalifa University-Student Center, under the patronage of Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (Muntajat) Q.J.S.C.
Organised in partnership with the National Center of Educational Development at Qatar University and Ministry of Education and Higher Education, it offered students and teachers a chance to display their work & achievements and showcase their iEARN projects for the 2017-2018 school year.
The International Education and Resource Network (iEARN) is a non-profit organization that connects schools and youth organizations worldwide via a virtual network to empower young people, encourage inter-scholastic collaboration, and debate world issues in real time.
The programme was an ideal platform for teachers’ development, as participants can take advantage of the collaborative features of the iEARN to meet national requirements, as well as for self-development purposes.
Since 2008, ROTA has been the exclusive representative of the International Network for Education and Resources in Qatar and, in partnership with the National Center for Educational Development since 2014, has trained 853 teachers from 120 schools.
The iEARN program builds on the basic principle of Project Based Learning (PBL) and empowers teachers & youth to collaborate online in order to connect classroom learning with real world issues.
This year, 658 students from 12 schools participated in iEARN Qatar.
Addressing participants during the opening, Mohamed Alnaame, Senior Management Representative of Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, said: “I am sure that this platform has provided opportunities for students to experience project-based learning. Across the globe, Project Based Learning (PBL) appeals to a larger international audience as students can learn how to be ready for our changing world, especially as it becomes more entrepreneurial and interconnected.”
