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UAE education scheme hosts teachers' workshopUAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid's Smart Learning Program recently hosted a workshop in Dubai to give teachers an in-depth understanding of the program’s goals and explain how they can implement them in the region. The program, launched by Sheikh More… |
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Lenovo launches ThinkPad X131e laptopLenovo has announced the launch of the ThinkPad X131e laptop, built especially for students with the technologies to enhance classroom learning along with a rugged design to meet the physical demands of school days. The ThinkPad X131e off More… |
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Qatar University, Exxon plan teachers academyQatar University and ExxonMobil will pilot a program designed to help educators enhance their math and science teaching skills through an innovative training program. The prospective Qatar University ExxonMobil Teachers Academy is a More… |
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Volunteer teachers get Bahrain ministry jobsBahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has issued an edict employing all teachers who volunteered to work for the Education Ministry last year. He issued directives to the Finance and Education ministries as well as More… |
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Tamkeen graduates 60 kindergarten teachersA total of 60 teachers for kindergartens have graduated from a new training programme led by Bahrain’s labour fund Tamkeen. The Career Progression Programme for Kindergarten Support was launched in partnership with Bahrain University follo More… |
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Bahrain may extend school hoursBahrain’s Education Ministry is planning to extend class hours in secondary schools, to bring them in line with working hours in developed countries. Schools in developed countries have more than 900 hours of classes per year compared to b More… |
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Bahrain ministry suspends 111 employeesThe Education Ministry has suspended 111 employees for participating in anti-government protests and strike called by the dissolved Bahrain Teachers Society (BTS). Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nuaimi said probe committees had concluded t More… |
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Skype launches online learning platformSkype has launched an online platform which enables school teachers and students to have an easy way to find each other for collaborative projects and shared learning. “Skype in the classroom” is a free global community created in response More… |
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Bahrain teachers call off protestTeachers have called off their strike, a day after Bahrain's main union announced its members would be returning to work. The General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions brought an end to a nationwide general strike on Tuesday, but some More… |
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Teachers urged to keep politics out of classroomsClashes erupted between pro- and anti-government students at Al Ahd Al Zaher Secondary Girls' School in Bahrain. A group of students rallied and started chanting political slogans, prompting other classmates to chant opposing slogans. More… |
