TEPD's end of year Reflective Meeting.

<p style="text-align: justify;">QRTA - TEPD -&nbsp;The TEPD&rsquo;s academic team held a reflective meeting with its Student Teachers (STs). During the meeting, STs reflected on the most important stages of their learning journey, the knowledge and skills gained both on a personal and professional level, as well as the challenges faced and how they were overcome.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">At the end of the meeting, academic staff, including STs&rsquo; Academic advisors, commended STs for all the work done and effort exerted throughout the year while, STs on the other hand, expressed their appreciation for the support given throughout their learning journey.&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The&nbsp;<strong>EDU-SYRIA/EDU-JORDAN program</strong>&nbsp;-funded by EU through the regional trust fund in response to the Syrian crisis: the EU &lsquo;Madad&rsquo; Fund and managed by the German Jordanian University welcomed a new batch of Student Teachers benefiting from&nbsp;<strong>scholarships for the &ldquo;Teacher Education Professional Diploma&rdquo; at the Queen Rania Teacher Academy</strong>&nbsp;for the academic year 2021/2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Student Teachers are 70 Jordanian beneficiaries from organizations who support Vulnerable Jordanian Youth: National Aid Fund, Al-Zakat Fund, Al-Aman Fund, and Tkiyet Um Ali, covering the subjects of Arabic, English, science, mathematics, and Early Grades.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The&nbsp;Professional Diploma equips teachers for the current challenges in education, preparing educators to treat learning environments as more than mere space, but as the birthplaces of innovation, leadership, intellectual curiosity, and civic participation among youth. The Diploma combines theory and an extensive school practicum for teachers in&nbsp;General Pedagogies of Teaching and Learning and in subject-specific pedagogies in order to transfer new skills and knowledge gained.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Professional Diploma graduates are life-long learners and reflective practitioners who&nbsp;are able to&nbsp;use data-based inquiry to improve the learning of students and move learning to ensure student agency. Teachers are&nbsp;well-equipped to effectively&nbsp;help students acquire&nbsp;knowledge and skills&nbsp;necessary for preparing a generation that can contribute to building its&nbsp;community and country. The Diploma also prepares&nbsp;participants to make&nbsp;the learning environment more&nbsp;innovative and creative.&nbsp;</p>
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