Middle East Professional Learning Initiative

We've got a new webinar coming up this week! Join us Tuesday on Zoom as MEPLI Fellow Mohammad Al-Amine unpacks strategies for using stories to foster engagement! https://lnkd.in/g6fGpEtz

"تُعتبر فترات الحروب والكوارث بمثابة كابوس يهدد استقرار الأسر وخاصة الأطفال. فالأوضاع الصعبة والقلق المستمر يؤثران بشكل كبير على نموهم الطبيعي وتحصيلهم الدراسي. ومع ذلك، يظل التعليم بمثابة ملاذ آمن يمكن أن يخفف من حدة الصدمات النفسية التي يعانون منها." في هذه المقالة، يستعرض زملاء ميبلي (٢٠٢٤) nayla abi-antoun tawk وNesrin Kassem وMusa Abu Hadeed عشرة أفكار لأنشطة تعليمية يمكن تنفيذها في المنزل مع تفاصيل محددة حول كيفية تطبيقها والمدة الزمنية المطلوبة والصعوبات المحتملة. اضغطوا هنا لقراءة المقال كاملا: https://lnkd.in/dMifWUYS

Designing meaningful activities for students navigating conflict and crisis is no easy task. Explore 8 activity ideas that offer emotional support, spark creativity, and build resilience. Click the link below to read this new article by MEPLI Fellows Rasha Halat (2023) and Tina Jaber Rafidi , Ph.D. (2024). https://lnkd.in/gGQCEzZv

We're excited to introduce the Media Literacy Toolkit, developed and designed by MEPLI Fellow Safa’ Obeid (2023), to enhance students' critical thinking, informed decision-making, and digital literacy skills. This comprehensive resource offers practical strategies for navigating and understanding today’s complex media landscape. Download the toolkit for free here: https://lnkd.in/d5z32DbM

Students have more access than ever to unchecked, online media, and educators play a crucial role in teaching young people how to be media literate. Read this new article by MEPLI Fellow Safa’ Obeid (2023) for ways to foster critical thinking and media literacy. Click to read: https://lnkd.in/eCzvUUWw

Routines are critical for supporting children through times of war. MEPLI Fellow Lara El Khatib's new article shares some simple and effective tips to create and sustain a routine during these incredibly challenging times. "Routines serve the same purpose of predictability, which becomes extremely important during times of war. Routines don’t have to be fancy, complex or expensive – just something the parent and child can do together consistently, preferably daily." Click here to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/evStCrpg

Celebrating our MEPLI fellows Dr. Siham Al-Amoush (2021) and Amal Farhat (2020) who have successfully completed the Qatar University Teaching in Higher Education Fellowship: a comprehensive professional development program for the 2023-2024 academic year along with a dedicated cohort from Qatar University. This fellowship included comprehensive courses from both Qatar University and the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). During the celebration for this achievement, MEPLI Program Director Shaylyn Carey delivered an insightful speech, emphasizing this professional development program in a special award ceremony attended by the Vice President for Academics, university deans, and faculty members eager to learn more about the impact of this fellowship. The event underscored the significance of professional growth and its role in enhancing the quality of teaching and learning across the institution and the region.

Click the link below to read MEPLI Fellow Rana Fleihan's latest article, in which she shares several simple, easily implementable activities to foster empathy inside the classroom, or virtual classroom, and well beyond 💫 https://lnkd.in/gKx9qPxU

We invite you to join us for a virtual info session about the MEPLI Fellowship and the application process. To register, please scan the QR code on post, or use this link: https://lnkd.in/gYbKbBMf  The info session will take place on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 6:30 pm (Lebanon and Palestine)/7:30pm (Jordan).

We are grateful to announce that the application for MEPLI's 2025 Cohort is now open. Please read more information about the program in the flier attached. In light of the ongoing darkness and challenges regionally this year, the application portal will remain open for several weeks, and the deadline to apply is on December 11, 2024. To apply, please click the link below, and then click the box in the upper right-hand corner to create an account: https://lnkd.in/gYrb_39U