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Teacher Education Improvement Project (TEIP)

Teacher Education Improvement Project (TEIP)/ Upgrading Academic and Professional Teaching Qualification of Under – Qualified Class Teachers for Grades 1-4.

Country: 

Palestine / West Bank - Ramallah

Date:  

2010-2013

Client:

ABU Consult Berlin GmbH, for the benefit of Ministry of Education & Higher Education (MoEHE), Funded by World Bank.

Project background:

Teacher Education Improvement Project (TEIP) is a three years project funded by World Bank.

The main objective of this project was to improve the competencies and skills of class teachers (who teaching grades one to four) in the West Bank and Gaza schools, and in doing so contribute enhancing learning student in primary schools. In other words it aimed at preparing the under-qualified; grade 1-4 class teachers to upgrade their academic qualifications to degree level and to gain a professional teaching qualification, thereby meeting the standards of teacher certification. 

TEIP was consisted of three main components which were as the following:

  1. Strengthening school based practice of pre-service teacher education programs to support the establishment of a system of context-based practical experiences in schools which will become a central part of the teacher education program of studies,
  2. Upgrading academic and professional teaching qualification of under-qualified class teachers to upgrade teaching skills and competencies of under-qualified teachers in grades 1-4, thereby bringing teacher qualifications to an equivalent of a professional certification,
  3. Project management and implementation to support the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) and its line ministries which were responsible for project implementation.

The project objective:

Support and implementation of the preparation of templates for upgrading programs for under-qualified, grade 1-4, class teachers.

  • Design and implementation of Readiness-to-Teach Index of competencies for experienced, grade 1-4, class teachers.
  • Identify the selection criteria of around 2,500 under-qualified teachers in the targeted schools to participate in the pilot phase.
  • Provide a list of available teaching aids and classroom equipment considered necessary for the satisfactory implementation of the new Palestinian curriculum.
  • Develop and implementation of upgrading programs for Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs).
  • Design and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation system for measuring the effectiveness of the upgrading programs.
  • Preparation of a final report with a comprehensive set of recommendation and implementation advices for taking component 2 of TEIP to scale.