The Future of Education
Thirty-three Years of Teacher Preparation in Counseling and Assessment
Hoda Husseini Bibi, Lebanese Association for Rehabilitation & Development, Beirut (Lebanon)
Abstract
From 1990 till 2023, the Lebanese Association for Rehabilitation & Development (TAAHEEL) has been focusing on the most important pillar of the school, the Teacher. Continuous Professional Development Workshops (PDW) Series were established to meet the various needs of teachers. This Paper identifies five PDW series: The First (1992) focused on training teachers to career counsel their students through IRSHAD CAREER INTEREST INVENTORY (ICII). The Second (1994) focused on preparing teachers to become Teacher Counselors in their classrooms. Third (2004) focused on accrediting teachers in assessment of special needs students utilizing the Battery of Developmental Assessment (BDA). Fourth (2014) focused on introducing Gifted Education in schools of Lebanon and MENA Region. Fifth (2020) Interactive E Booklets of I Play & Learn Series were composed to assist teachers deliver the learning material to students (aged 3 – 9) during Covid - 19 epidemic. It is our intention to present a model of practice for other countries with similar cultural and demographic characteristics.
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Keywords |
Professional Development Workshops (PDW), IRSHAD CAREER INTEREST INVENTORY (ICII), Battery of Developmental Assessment (BDA), Lebanese Association for Rehabilitation & Development (TAAHEEL), |
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References |
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