The Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for the Curriculum and Evaluation Sector, Dr. Hamad Al-Yahyai, confirmed that the “Emirati school teacher” is a model for the future teacher, as “it is characterized by its arming of technology and its use as a reinforcing element of education.” And empowering them, and providing the means to achieve the goals of education by providing the best ways to refine the depth of skill, knowledge and creativity of teachers, and strengthen them.
He stressed to the UAE today that the ministry takes into consideration that the teacher is the incubator of education to create generations characterized by tolerance and intellectual balance, and is rooted in identity and armed with extensive and deep educational experience, adding: «The ministry creates an integrated system that enhances the role and position of the teacher in the fabric of society to be creative and innovative, He employs all the data to serve innovation in teaching and learning.
Al-Yahya'i said that the future teacher, in general, needs to focus on several basics to cope with the successive developments in the world of technology and teaching methods, most notably the use of technology and care for knowledge, and close adherence to the characteristics of the graduate, and not only focus on the results of this graduate in the quarterly and final examinations, in addition to The need for the teacher to understand his subject well, and not only to the teaching material in the collection of information, and to guide students to access it interactively.
This came in response to a question about the requirements needed by the teacher of the Emirates School to achieve the requirements of the twenty-first century, during a press conference organized by the Hamdan bin Rashid Foundation for Education, yesterday, at its headquarters, to announce the launch of the 12th Forum in the dialogue of educational policies for the international team of teachers. The conference was attended by Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Secretary General of Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Educational Performance, Dr. Jamal Al Muhairi.
Al-Yahyai added that the policy dialogue forum will witness discussions between experts and specialists on the required features in the future teacher and ways to enhance them, and will result in many important points needed by the "future teacher" in the UAE school, stressing that the ministry has made great efforts, and still, in the rehabilitation and development of capabilities Its teachers are in line with the requirements of the 21st century, through a comprehensive policy that achieves the “milestone of the future” industry, which was one of the themes of the government's discussions at its annual meetings, recently in Abu Dhabi.
The annual International Forum is being held in Dubai under the patronage of the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Excellence in Educational Performance. The International Working Group on Teachers in Education 2030, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development and the UAE National Education Committee, will discuss the policies and practices of teaching in Dubai from 8 to 11 December. Educational expert from education ministers, policy makers, school leaders and teachers.
With the theme of “The Future of Teaching,” the forum aims to challenge teaching and learning insights that match the reality and emerging challenges of 21st century teaching systems.
85% of teachers globally are trained according to national standards
This year's Global Education Monitoring Report shows that only 85% of teachers worldwide have received training according to national standards.In many countries, teachers face multiple challenges, concentrated in difficult working conditions, poor pay, lack of support and training.
The UIS estimates that 55% of children and adolescents of primary and secondary school age do not achieve the minimum levels of reading proficiency, and that 60% do not acquire critical math skills, so teachers need more than academic knowledge. Skills that allow them to integrate into a rapidly changing world of work. With the accelerating pace of technological progress, traditional models of public education are challenged by emerging models of teaching and learning that involve radical rethinking of how learning is organized, Teachers expected their roles in the current and future teaching environments.