Damascus-Sana
During the second day of the educational development conference held by the Ministry of Education in cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education at the Conference Palace in Damascus, participants discussed the mechanism of developing educational curricula and their components and their role in promoting the building of the nation and the citizen and the need for integration between pre-university and university educational institutions.
During the conference, entitled "Educational Future Vision for Promoting the Building of Man and the Homeland," the participants presented a series of research papers and worksheets on the changing roles of the teacher and the learner in the 21st century and the impact of training future teachers on the development of the educational process and the values of citizenship and belonging in Arabic language books for secondary school students. Education in the age of software and technological revolution.
Participants also discussed a number of issues related to the reality of private education in Syria, the role of educational curricula in preparing the learner to assume his national responsibilities, the development of pre-university curricula, education for excellence and creativity, and the role of NGOs in supporting education, the reality of outstanding schools and educational integration. For people with disabilities in schools and kindergartens and the importance of providing learners with language skills in order to achieve mastery and problems faced by English teachers in preparatory and secondary education and non-traditional teaching methods in secondary schools. Of.
Participants called for the need to prepare and qualify the teacher well to be effective in the educational sector and focus on the practical and practical side in the study plans and curricula and the introduction of learners in order to master the Arabic language skills and the adoption of interactive learning methods in various language activities that stimulate language learning and link university admission in some To obtain a good grade in the Arabic language and activate competitions and initiatives supported financially in order to master the skills of the Arabic language and media coverage.
Assistant to the Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Riad Tayfour pointed out the importance of modifying the admission mechanism in some colleges, especially colleges of education whose outputs constitute inputs to the Ministry of Education so that a standardized test is considered for students before enrolling to measure their tendencies and potential well, pointing to the need to add scientific paths Others such as health and engineering pathways to the educational ladder in the Ministry of Education and not limited to scientific, professional and literary secondary.
From the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) pointed out the need to adopt modern trends in curricula and education and to ensure that the best way.
Dr. Darem Tabbaa, Director of the National Center for Educational Curriculum Development, said that the reform of education is a fundamental goal adopted by the countries to create an educational environment that meets the requirements of society, pointing to the need to build curricula on a national basis based on the interest of the homeland and deep human understanding of life in addition to that developed curricula must achieve flexibility according to standards Developmentally appropriate indicators that are eligible for future employment and education needs.
From the Faculty of Education at the University of Hama, Dr. Noura Hakimah spoke about the importance of the application of mathematical communication skills among teachers of mathematics and the mechanism of development through educational interest in communication skills and the ability to use symbols, vocabulary and mathematical concepts and to identify the training needs of teachers in the light of developed curricula and the preparation of websites supervised by Specialists in the Center for the Development of Educational Curricula and the provision of work guides for the teacher and educational counseling and awareness brochures and model lessons for modern teaching methods.
Wael Mohamed, Director of Special Education at the Ministry of Education, pointed to the increase in the number of private educational institutions during the past years, which contributed to the development of societal thought by increasing investment in human development, pointing out that the curriculum of private schools is not very different from the public except in the rich books.
Iman ElBaradei, an expert in learning and creative training at the Excellence and Innovation Authority, pointed out the need to seek to build an educational system that is in itself a tool to detect excellence and creativity without the need for standardized tests to include programs, strategies and methods to care for the areas of excellence and creativity among all students and in various scientific fields to be distinguished They are creative in all areas of life.
Dr. Ahmed Al-Keng, a faculty member at the Faculty of Education at the University of Hama, called for the necessity of joining all community efforts to support the educational process and provide coordination mechanisms between governmental organizations and the Ministry of Education to achieve effective educational support and the issuance of laws that allow for joint cooperation.
Sbeit Suleiman, Director of Research at the Ministry of Education, stressed the importance of nurturing excellence to reach a good product and benefit from graduates of psychological counseling in the schools of excellence to their desperate need in addition to training teachers to identify the characteristics of outstanding students and personal characteristics and work to provide enrichment curricula in schools outstanding.
Lana Zakhour, a researcher in the field of education, said that mental health is a priority in the educational development plan adopted by the ministry, calling for networking with the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs to support school mental health and cooperation with the community and local community in this regard.
Dr. Alia Rifai, from the Faculty of Education at Damascus University, called for the appointment of graduates of the faculties of education in the integrated schools and the appointment of assistant teachers in classrooms and teachers in the resource rooms and work to change the negative attitudes of teachers about disability.
In turn, Bushra Massoud, head of the Media Unit at the National Center for Educational Curriculum Development, drew attention to the importance of media and its impact in all aspects of life, especially in the field of education, stressing the need to invest the media and modern technologies in the service of education.
In her presentation, Iman Al-Hourani, the first director of informatics at the Ministry of Education, said that informatics has become an essential subject through which the student starts to search and explore in all other subjects, which is the most important material because the student acquires intellectual and performance skills that lead him to search for other sciences.
The sessions were attended by Minister of Education Emad Al-Azab and Higher Education Dr. Bassam Ibrahim and a member of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Baath Party, Chairman of the Office of Education and Vanguard Yasser Al-Shoufi.
The activities of the Educational Development Conference kicked off yesterday morning and will continue until tomorrow.
Helena Indian and Sakina Mohammed
